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Michael is a native Angeleno and a photojournalist / professional basketball player. He most recently played in Japan.

Mike Ojo

News

‘My Daughter Came to the U.S. For Death:’ Family of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, Killed by an LAPD Officer, Demand Justice During Emotional Press Conference

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

Hadley Tomicki

Crime

Sean Penn-Supported Covid Testing Site in Echo Park Is Hit By Thieves

Featured

$50,000 Offered to Help Solve Bizarre Case of a Hiker Who Was Killed By a Sniper While Hiking Near Highland Park   

Why Truck Drivers Are #BoycottingColorado For a Condemned Cuban Immigrant

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

As Omicron Variant Emerges, Issues With Porta-Potties and Sinks For Homeless Persist Despite L.A.’s Intent To Do Better

Tacos

Taconomics: Mexico’s Taquerías Are Struggling With Inflation, Too

‘Crypto Homies’ Will Turn Iconic 90s Toy Figurines Like ‘Mr. Raza,’ ‘Big Loco,’ and Friends Into NFTs. Estimated Value? $100 Million

Downtown L.A.’s Notorious Cecil Hotel Is Being Turned Into Affordable Housing for Skid Row

Urban Wilderness

Two Punks Trained a Bunch of Ducks to Visit Dee Dee Ramone’s Grave at Hollywood Forever and Perform ‘Quackskrieg Bop’

Capital & Main

Will L.A.’s 2028 Olympic Agreement Address Homelessness and Jobs?