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

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How L.A. and Immigrant Right Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Deployment of Tactical Forces to Sanctuary Cities

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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These Are Your Rights If a Restaurant Gets Raided By ICE, For Both Customers and Owners

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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A Small Business Owner Raised $8,000 to Buy Shoes for Migrant Children Because Someone Has to Pick Up the Slack

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News Update: ICE Raids Delayed, Huntington Park’s New ‘RoboCop’ & Guerrilla’s New Late Night Menu

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

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Kids Dying in Border Detention: Unnamed Girl Is Sixth Child Death in U.S. Custody Since September

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13,000 People Left L.A. County Between 2017 and 2018, Census Says

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It’s Like a Facebook For Police Surveillance: How Agencies Track Your Car and Overshare Its Info With Anyone Who Asks

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This is the 82-Year-Old Hanging Those ‘No ICE’ Signs Over Freeways

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

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Scene Report: ‘Families Belong Together’ Rally ~ July 21 ~ MacArthur Park

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