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

Jennifer Velez

News

Missing Ride-Share Driver Found at Downtown Hospital

ICE Arrests 212 in L.A. During Five-Day Sweep

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

Honor Your Love for Straight Edge Punk Rock This Sunday at the ‘Minor Threat Matinee Art Exhibit’

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

Music

‘Curating Resistance’ Merges Punk and Academia at UCLA

Investigation Underway For Lyft Passenger Who Allegedly Fell to His Death on 110 Freeway

Los Angeles

After Years of Discord, L.A. Times Will Once Again Have Local Ownership

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

A 12-Year-Old Girl Is in Custody After Today’s Shooting at Castro Middle School

‘Welcome Back to L.A.,’ Jim Kirk — An Open Letter to the Latest Editor in Chief of the Los Angeles Times

Tacos

In Defense of the $5 Taco: It’s Time to Embrace Our New Reality

Lena Nozizwe is an award-winning journalist whose storytelling toolkit includes a pen, a DSLR camera, a digital recorder, and a sense of adventure.

Lena Nozizwe

Mixed Emojis: Voices from the Los Angeles Women’s March 2018