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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

Families of Charly ‘Africa’ Keunang and Alex Jimenez — Killed by LAPD in 2015 — To Get Million-Dollar City Council Settlements

Paulina Velasco is a multilingual reporter and audio producer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared on KCRW, Marketplace, The Guardian, and Slate.

Paulina Velasco

Homelessness

‘I’m Not the Problem, I’m the Solution’: How RV Dwellers in the Valley Face the Squeeze of Expanding Parking Restrictions

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

‘The Homeless Count Always Ends Around Election Time’ ~ Skid Row Reacts to Drop In Official Figures

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

Casa de Clarke: A Model For Unsupervised Homeless Housing Opens in Highland Park

Photo Essay ~ Walk the Talk Parade 2018 in Skid Row

Jason McGahan is a two time LA Press Club award recipient and a former staff writer for LA Weekly.

Jason McGahan

Homelessness Is So Bad This Man Decided to Chain Himself to a Fence and Go On a Hunger Strike

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

Community

How This POC, Women-Led Group Is Taking a DIY Approach to Feeding South L.A.’s Homeless

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Homelessness in Los Angeles: This Is a Crisis

News

Homicides Continue to Drop, But Gang Killings in L.A. Grow, New Figures Show

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

Bel-Air

Don’t Blame the Homeless for Skirball Fire, Blame the City

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