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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

News

Proud Boys Gathering at Atwater Bar The Griffin Draws Protests, Police, Possible MAGA ‘Mom’; No Arrests

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

Warren Szewczyk

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Friday Surprise: Protesters Target the Offices of Private Prison Giant GEO Group in West Los Angeles

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

Trump Calls Lopez Obrador ~ AMLO Presidente! The People of Mexico Have Spoken

Lopez Obrador Might Finally, Finally, Finally Become President ~ The L.A. Taco Guide to Mexico’s Presidential Election

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

‘I Knew I Had to Come Here’: Meet the Los Angeles Activists Camped Outside the ICE Processing Facility Downtown

L.A. TACO STAFF

John Oliver Destroys Mexico’s Presidential Candidates on ‘Last Week Tonight’: ‘Hope in AMLO Real, Content a Question Mark’

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

‘Almost Certain Women Will Be Killed’ After U.S. Move to Deny Asylum to Victims of Gang or Domestic Violence

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Hate Group Associated with White Supremacy and Misogyny Held a Meeting at Highland Park Brewery in Chinatown

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Gustavo Arellano

Why Everyone In the Country Was Watching the Congressional Races In Orange County

Los Angeles Is Asleep at the Polls ~ Five Scary Truths We Learned After California’s Primary Election