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Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief 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).

Javier Cabral

Crime

24-Year-Old Off-Duty LAPD Officer Shot and Killed by Alleged ‘Tagger’ at Avenue 26 Taco Stand (UPDATE)

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

News

LAPD Officers in Downtown Have Shot or Used Force on Four People So Far This Year

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

Featured

Valentine’s Day Police Killing ~ One Dead After Separate LAPD Officer Involved Shootings

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

Jason McGahan

City Attorney to Drop Assault Charge Against Melina Abdullah After Wave of Protest

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

Video: LAPD Used a Drone for the First Time to Nab Hollywood Robber

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

Nash Baker

After Standoff with Mom, LAPD Arrest Brother of Grechario Mack, Who Was Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting

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

Mariah Castañeda

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

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

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

Major Shift on Police: Cops Will Have to Release Body Camera Footage and Records on Bad Behavior

LAPD