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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

News

Street Vendor Gets a Taste of Justice ~ The Case of Humberto Yauli

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

Jennifer Velez

Shots Fired in Highland Park, Marking Fourth Shooting in Just Three Weeks

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

People

From the Streets of Atwater to the Next Possible Chief of the LAPD ~ Meet Robert Arcos

Three LAPD Veterans Named Finalists for Chief ~ Robert Arcos, Michel Moore, Bill Scott

Street Vendors: ‘We’ll Believe Legalization Drive When We See it in Practice’

Horrific Hit-and-Run in South L.A. Leaves 22-Year-Old Cyclist Dead, Police Search for Suspect

Featured

LAPD Officers Won’t Be Charged For Shooting, Running Over Eric Rivera in Wilmington

Video Captured Robbery Attack that Left Oaxacan Street Vendor Badly Beaten

Los Angeles Ordered to Stop Enforcing Gang Injunctions

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

Jason McGahan

New LAPD Plan Would Allow for Release of Video from Officer-Involved Shootings

LAPD