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Headlines: Joe Rogan Under Fire For Suggesting ‘Shooting’ L.A.’s Homeless; ‘Carmageddon’ Hits the SGV Today

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

Recent Reversal of State Loitering Law May Be Why One Koreatown Resident Sees More Sex Workers On His Commute

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Headlines: Street Takeover and Car Crash Already at 6th Street Bridge; Untangling the Sheriff ‘Cover-Up’ In Mitrice Richardson’s Suspicious Death

Headlines: Fights Shut Down Knotts Berry Farm; How Disneyland Has Gotten So Damn Expensive

Leonardo is a San Pedran now living and writing out of Simi Valley. Find him @nardrageous on Twitter and Instagram, where he enjoys talking about politics, culture, and sopapillas.

Leonardo Poareo

Personal Essay

A Love Letter to ‘My Grimy’ San Pedro, On The Dawn Of Its Gentrification

Headlines: Indoor Mask Mandate May Return On July 29; Officer Grazed By Bullet Confronting Fairfax Thieves

Headlines: L.A.’s Water Restrictions Help Reduce June Water Use by 9%; Truck Drivers Stop Traffic on the 710 to Protest

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

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More Than 140 L.A. Times Staff Members Demand The Times Stop Surprise Testing New Hires For Weed

Headlines: Punk Legends Descendents Not Down With Oath Keeper Wearing Their Shirt; An Apology For Forcibly Sterilizing Over 200 Women

Headlines: Jill Biden Apologizes For ‘Breakfast Tacos’ Gaffe Towards Latinos; Dodger Stadium Workers Agree to Strike Before All-Star Game