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

Samuel Ribakoff

News

‘People Are Still Living in Toxic Homes’ ~ County Allocates $5.2 Million to Continue Exide Cleanup

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

Tien Nguyen

Featured

Highlights From the Rogue 99, 2019 Edition ~ X’tiosu Kitchen

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Tacos

Highlights from the Rogue 99: Introducing the Contributor Writers From Boyle Heights Beat

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

Monica Garcia Speaks to L.A. Taco on Developer Money in Council Race and Huizar, Her Former Boss

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

Radio

L.A. Taco Podcast: The Feminist Impact of Yalitza Aparicio ~ Inside the L.A. Taco Yearbook

L.A. Taco Podcast: Discussing Filming Locations of ‘Heat’ ~ Trying Macheen’s Mole Fries

L.A. Taco Podcast: Los Originales Tacos Arabes Gets a Truck ~ Tasting the New Birria Tacos in West Adams With Hadley Tomicki

Kevin de León Enters Race to Replace Jose Huizar on City Council

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

Cesar Hernandez

Los Originales Tacos Árabes Inaugurates Its First Food Truck With East L.A. Celebration

Finals Will Not Be Cancelled at CSUN as Campus Police Investigate Mass Shooting Threat, Racist Graffiti Scrawled Across Campus

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