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Headlines: See Eric Garcetti’s “Cringe-y” Intro Video As Ambassador To India

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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A Life Downsized to a Van on a Street in Echo Park ~ 16,000 People in Vehicles in L.A.

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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Garcetti Faces Backlash for Statements in Support of U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

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

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Los Angeles Without Gas-Powered Cars? ~ Here’s a Breakdown of What’s Inside Mayor Garcetti’s ‘Green New Deal’

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.

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More Than Half of Elite LAPD Gang Unit’s Searches Could Be Unconstitutional, Inspector Says

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;

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‘Are You Ready For Garcetti?’ ~ L.A. Mayor Not Running for President After All

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City Hall Intrigue: Garcetti Appointee Resigns After Being Named in FBI Corruption Probe

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‘I’m Not Responsible 100% For Everybody’ ~ Mayor Garcetti Responds To Questions About Expansive FBI Probe

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Jose Huizar Warrant Reveals FBI Is Looking Into Garcetti’s Former Deputy Mayor, Councilman Curren Price

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Where’s Eric Garcetti? ~ L.A. Mayor Ignored by Teachers Union After Offering to Mediate

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