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Nash Baker is a crime scene videographer and regular contributor to L.A. Taco.

Nash Baker

Crime

South L.A. Man Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old Daughter

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

Featured

Villanueva to Fire 16 Members of L.A. Sheriff’s Department Leadership

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

News

Murdering a Homeless Person Should Be a Hate Crime, City Council Says

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

L.A. Sheriff Vows to Roll Out Body Cams: Alex Villanueva’s First Sit-Down Interview as Sheriff-Elect of L.A. County

Two People Shot Dead at Unlicensed K-Town Cannabis Shop ~ No IDs Released Yet

Politics

How FBI Agents Raided the Office and Home of Boyle Heights Councilman Huizar

Meth Dealers Tried and Failed to Disguise Drugs as Aztec Art

Sheriff’s East L.A. Firearm Buy-Back at Belvedere Park: You Could Drive-Thru For the Gift Cards

Sheriff’s Deputies Profiled Thousands of Drivers on the 5 Freeway Through the Grapevine: Our Analysis

Two Murder Counts for Suspect in Sleeping Homeless Killings ~ Police Seek to Link Him to Spate of Recent Baseball Bat Attacks