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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.

Philip Iglauer

News

Meth Dealers Tried and Failed to Disguise Drugs as Aztec Art

L.A. Schools, UTLA End Mediation With No Deal, Leaving Grim Scenario For What Happens Next

Skid Row Cleanup Threatens Seizure of Homeless Property Amid Typhus Outbreak

Sam Ribakoff is a reporter, journalism teacher, communicator for labor unions, and a nice guy from Long Beach.

a man stands in front of a mural with a pig in a police hat being crossed out

Sam Ribakoff

Featured

Props 1 and 2 Are for Affordable Housing but Come at a Cost ~ L.A. Taco Voter Guide Part 3

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

L.A. High School Kids Stage Walkout Over Kavanaugh Confirmation to Supreme Court

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

‘Toker’ Dies ~ Chicano Rapper Was Shaped by Eazy-E in West Coast Heyday as Brownside

This Downtown Street Is Covered in Piles of Rat-Infested Trash ~ Neglect By L.A. Officials Apparent During Typhus Outbreak

Persona Non Grata: Why a Box Is Covering the Christopher Columbus Statue at Grand Park

Crime

Cops Make $11 Million Drug Bust, Arrest 13 Suspected Sinaloa Cartel Members in the Valley and Ventura County

Warren Szewczyk covers local politics in Southern California. You can find his work at warrensz.me.

Warren Szewczyk

We Have Ten Years to Save the World: Climate Change Is Definitely F*cking Happening ~ An Update