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Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

The L.A. Taco Voting Guide to Deciding Between Raman vs. Ryu and Mitchell vs. Wesson

Mike Dickerson is a researcher, writer, and advocate focused on homelessness and L.A. government. Mike is also a co-founder of Ktown for All, an organization focused on connecting to and advocating for unhoused Koreatown residents.

Mike Dickerson

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Trading Endorsements for Cash: Who’s Behind All the Confusing Prop and Candidate Mail That You Immediately Throw Away?

Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.

Samuel Ribakoff

L.A. Taco Votes: Our Voter Guide to Knowing What’s Up with the Propositions on Election Day 2020

Richard Herman is a nationally renowned immigration lawyer, author and activist. He has dedicated his life to advocating for immigrants and helping change the conversation on immigration. He is the founder of the Herman Legal Group, an immigration law firm launched in 1995 and recognized in U.S. World News &amp; Report’s “Best Law Firms in America.” He is the co-author of the acclaimed book, Immigrant, Inc. &#8212;Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (John Wiley &amp; Sons, 2009). Richard’s poignant commentary has been sought out by many national media outlets, including The New York Times, USA Today, BusinessWeek, Forbes, FOX News (The O’Reilly Factor), National Public Radio, Inc., National Lawyers Weekly, PC World, Computerworld, CIO, TechCrunch, Washington Times, San Francisco Chronicle and InformationWeek.

Richard Herman

UPDATE: L.A. Taco Legal Corner: Filing Fees to Become a U.S. Citizen to Increase By as Much as 266 Percent on October 2, 2020

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Lacey vs. Gascón: Los Angeles’ Divisive—and Defining—District Attorney’s Race

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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

Decriminalize Street Food…Again: 100 L.A Street Vendors March for Their Right to Earn

Nancy Guan is a multimedia journalist with an emphasis on writing and audio storytelling. She has experience reporting on housing issues in L.A., art, food, and culture.

Nancy Guan

San Gabriel Valley for Black Lives Matter: Hundreds Turn Out to Protest Police Brutality in L.A.’s Suburbs

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

‘This Is Bigger Than Carnitas:’ How an ‘All Lives Matter’ Post by El Momo Underscores Deep-Rooted Anti-Blackness

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

Melissa Mora Hidalgo

Marching for Black Lives and Cruising to Support Undocumented Immigrants, This Is the New, Progressive Whittier