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Media

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Los Angeles

East L.A. Gang Members Admit to Fire-Bombing Black Homes in the Ramona Gardens Projects

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

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Jason McGahan is a two time LA Press Club award recipient and a former staff writer for LA Weekly.

Jason McGahan

Homelessness

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News

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L.A. Weekly Launches Online Campaign Against ‘Bullies’ Calling for Boycott

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Erick Galindo

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