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

Jennifer Velez

News

L.A.P.D. Chief Charlie Beck Announces He Will Retire

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

Jason McGahan

Viccky Gutierrez Was the First L.A. Trans Woman Murdered In Three Years

Robert Chlala is a writer and Ph.D. Candidate at USC researching L.A.’s changing cannabis industry for more than five years, focusing on issues of race, equity, and urban politics and economics. He has been involved in the cannabis space long before it became “an industry.”

Robert Chlala

Boyle Heights

Cannabis City: ‘It’s Been Chill’ Since Gray Period Began For Legal Weed in L.A.

Featured

Cannabis City: No One Can Technically Buy ‘Legal’ Weed in L.A. Today

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

Crime

Alleged L.A. Gang Member, You Are Now Free to Wear that Dodgers Jersey

Erick Huerta likes to eat his Hot-Cheetos with chopsticks.

Erick Huerta

Los Angeles

LAPD on Social Media: Selfies, Big Guns, and Live Coverage of Crime Scenes

L.A. TACO STAFF

Map of LAPD Citywide Gang Injunctions

Celebrating Kings Fans Knock LAPD Drone Out of the Sky

Real Noir ~ LAPD Photo Archives

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Krush IV Power ~ South LA

LAPD