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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.

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UPDATE: Union Representing Meatpackers in Vernon Farmer John Plant Reaches ‘Fair Agreement’ to Compensate Workers Until 2023

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

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California’s Youngest Congressional Candidate Nicole López Aims to Represent SELA in Crowded Race

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

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‘Knowledge is Power’ Southeast L.A. Students Empower and Fight For Environmental Justice in Their Comunidades

Editor 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).

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Outside Los Alpes Paletería, opened since the 70s. Photo by Elmer Argueta for L.A. TACO.

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These 12 Spots in Southeast Los Angeles Prove It’s L.A.’s Most Overlooked Food Destination

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

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Slaughterhouses and Burning Corpses? Examining Why East and Southeast L.A. Often Smells So Bad

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Longtime SELA Residents ‘Disillusioned’ After Finding Out Two Facilities Are Emitting a Carcinogen Into Their Air

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

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The guacamole is spread thick at Asadero El Poblano. Photo by Cesar Hernandez for L.A. TACO.

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This New Taquería Comes From a Family of Taqueros From Puebla That Introduced TJ-Style Tacos to LA

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The L.A. TACO Guide to Eating In the Inland Empire ~ Volume One

Community members gather to protest Exide Technologies being allowed to declare bankruptcy and avoid paying for environmental damage done to the communities of East and Southeast Los Angeles cities.

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Behind The ‘Ultimate Hypocrisy’ of Letting Vernon’s Toxic Battery Plant Off the Hook for Millions

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.

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He Checked Into a UCLA Hospital While Suffering From a Mental Illness, and a Sheriff Shot at Him Nine Times While Trying To Use the Restroom

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