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I am a first-generation Oaxa-Californian raised in Venice Beach. Bike powered and car-free, I am an activist that will take you up on a ride.

Areli Morales

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Filberto ‘Beto’ Gonzalez, a Zapoteco in L.A., Loved Providing For His Family and Playing ‘El Basket’

I enjoy exploring every corner of Los Angeles, looking for art wherever I can find it.

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Here are L.A.’s Cleanest—and Dirtiest—Beaches, Graded by Heal the Bay   

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

Mariah Castañeda

The Horrific Accounts of Women and Gender Non-Conforming People After They Were Arrested During L.A.’s Protests

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; In 2023, 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.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

A Taco Shop Gave Away 800 Tacos to Feed Homeless in Skid Row

Too Bad It Took a Pandemic to Get L.A.’s Homeless Population Some Basic Services

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

Samuel Ribakoff

L.A. Taco Votes: Your Ultra Last Minute Voter Guide for Los Angeles County

Sean Maung

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‘Each Bouquet Tells a Story,’ a Day in the Life of a Florist in L.A.’s Disappearing Flower District

Christian Letourneau is a cook, writer, and ersatz mariner based in Los Angeles.

Christian Letourneau

Homelessness

What Does It Take to Keep a Food Business Open in Skid Row? A Day in the Life of Five Entrepreneurs

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Are Vigilante Groups on Facebook to Blame for the Spike in Violence Against L.A.’s Homeless?

Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

Lisa Kwon

Darrell Fields, Beloved Guitarist Living in Skid Row, Burned to Death While Inside His Tent

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