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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; This year, 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.

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Headlines: Highland Park: Anti-Gentrification Activists Protest Restaurant’s ‘$19 Chilaquiles’ and Alleged Eviction Attempt

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Headlines: Local Artist Turns Grave Plot at Hollywood Forever Into a Pop-Art Space

Janette Villafana is a multimedia journalist from Santa Ana, CA who often covers stories that highlight diverse communities, their issues, success, and personal stories.

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Video: Co-Owner of Auld Dubliner in Long Beach Breaks Hibachi Truck’s Menu In Confrontation

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Headlines: L.A. Home Buyers Are Taking Advantage of Falling Mortgage Rates and Home Prices

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Headlines: Cannabis Business in Montebello Robbed ‘For Everything They’ve Worked For’ By Thieves

Oren Peleg is a journalist and screenwriter whose work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, Eater, and LA Magazine. He is the former food editor of LAist.

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L.A. TACO’s Staff Investigative Reporter Wins Second Place Anthem Award In Health Innovation Category

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Activist Anger and New Councilmember’s Promises Return Echo Park’s ‘Anti-Homeless’ Fence to the Spotlight