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Michael Darling is an L.A. native who can usually be found in a corner booth at Tom Bergin&#8217;s or at @Futurehasbeen.

Michael Darling

Boyle Heights

How an L.A. Statue Of a Jewish Revolutionary War Hero Moved West, Again and Again

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

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

Eva Recinos is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She is less than five feet tall.

Eva Recinos

Community

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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

Los Angeles

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Desilu Muñoz

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Jared Cowan is a photographer who also writes and podcasts extensively about L.A. filming locations. He is the co-founder of My Valley Pass, through which he leads film tours of the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. Jared is also the co-editor of the recent book &#8220;World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2&#8221; and the editor of the upcoming &#8220;World Film Locations: Philadelphia.&#8221;