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<p>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.</p>


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Headlines: Street Vendor Advocate Gets a Haircut to Show Support; A Doctor Claims DEA is Making Up ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’

<p>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.</p>


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L.A. Rapper Kee Riches Killed In Compton Over The Weekend

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Palos Verdes Fault Line Could Create Quake ’45 Times’ Stronger Than ’94 Northridge

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Headlines: California Passes New Laws Against Catalytic Converter Thieves; Lawyers Recommend $8 Million Settlement for Andres Guardado

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Headlines: L.A. Schools Will Start Stocking Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug After Recent Student Deaths; Ukraine Surf Team Competing in H.B.

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Headlines: Local Sports Shop Owner Makes Hats Dedicated to L.A. Taquerías; Finding Baja’s ‘Ultimate Fish Taco’

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Headlines: Southern California House Sales Drastically Drop After Typical House Payment Goes Up Nearly 50%; ‘Little

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Headlines: Criminal Attacks on Street Vendors Surged This Past June and July; Being ‘Brown and Gay in L.A.’

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Headlines: Smash-and-Grab at Venice’s African Surf Shop; L.A. Named One of the ‘Rudest’ Cities In U.S.