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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

Featured

Trump Calls Lopez Obrador ~ AMLO Presidente! The People of Mexico Have Spoken

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

Nathan Solis

News

‘I Knew I Had to Come Here’: Meet the Los Angeles Activists Camped Outside the ICE Processing Facility Downtown

Tune of the Day

Tune of the Day: ‘Guatemala’ ~ Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi, Rae Sremmurd

No One Who Locks Up Children Should Be Able to Have a Nice Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant

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

Jennifer Velez

Politics

‘Almost Certain Women Will Be Killed’ After U.S. Move to Deny Asylum to Victims of Gang or Domestic Violence

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

Theater

‘We Need to Get Our Side Out’ ~ How Culture Clash Is Striking Back at Anti-Immigrant Hate

Los Angeles Is Asleep at the Polls ~ Five Scary Truths We Learned After California’s Primary Election

This Week In Starbucks Racism ~ The Case of the ‘Beaner’ Cup in La Cañada

Dilan Garcia

Video

Angeleno Profiles: Neighbors Hold Their Recyclables for Doña Julia, a Mid-City ‘Angel’

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

Los Angeles

Jazz and Tui Forever: The story of Jitlada, Original Southern Thai in East Hollywood

immigration