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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

News

‘The People Were There For the People’ ~ Remembering the September 19 Earthquake in Mexico ~ One Year Later

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

Featured

How Police Broke Down the Occupy ICE Encampment in Downtown L.A.

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

Warren Szewczyk

Deputy Serves Elderly Couple With Notice ~ Heartless Evictions Continue at Westlake Building Where Tenants Staged Strike

I report on food, culture and urbanism in Detroit and beyond 
Find me on Twitter @serenamaria36 or @tostadamagazine or contact me directly at serenamaria.com.

Serena Maria Daniels

The Taco Wire: Lady Crashes Through Ceiling at OC Restaurant; Free Tacos for Chargers Losses; Roy Choi Las Vegas

Burlington’s Six Month Rent Strike Ends With ‘Mickey Mouse’ Repair Jobs, Roaches, and Sewage, Tenants Say

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

An Algorithm May Decide If You Can Be Out on Bail ~ the End of California’s Cash Bail System

Major Shift on Police: Cops Will Have to Release Body Camera Footage and Records on Bad Behavior

Transport

The Yearlong Joyride With E-Scooters Is Over ~ Regulations Passed in L.A.

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

Highland Park Rent-Strike at the Avenue 64 Apartments: ‘We Have No Other Place to Go’

The Taco Wire: Bishop Apologizes to Ariana Grande For ‘Taco Bell’ Joke; Post-Katrina Taco Trucks; Of Course Worldwide Tacos Is Real