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

Jennifer Velez

Events

Stuff To Do This Weekend in Los Angeles: Cuban American Music Festival ~ GTFO LA!

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

Should We Use L.A. or LA? ~ An Open Thread With Our Readers

News

‘They Have Your Biometrics’ ~ Ongoing ‘DACA Drama’ Forces Some to Avoid Renewing Status

GTFO LA! Stuff To Do This Weekend: Barrio Baroque

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

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

‘ColdChela’ Celebrates L.A.’s Latino Homebrewers With Its Annual AYCD Beer Festival

Homelessness

Casa de Clarke: A Model For Unsupervised Homeless Housing Opens in Highland Park

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Sports

How Triple G Became An ‘Honorary Mexican’ In His Quest to Win Over L.A. Boxing Fans

The Case For Frozen Burritos at Ramona’s

An Ode to Oaxacan L.A. ~ Friday Nights at Poncho’s Tlayudas