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Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, author of the long-running comic strip &#8216;La Cucaracha&#8217;.

Lalo Alcaraz

Events

Taco Trips: A Lalo Alcaraz Photo Album From Chicano Park Day ~ 2018

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

Featured

L.A. Poet Spotlight: How Shihan Van Clief Made His Mark on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam

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

The L.A. Taco Guide to the Festival of Books ~ Wes Avila, Junot Diaz, Guadalupe Rosales

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

Weed

Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Open Jars and Smelling Flower at Weed Shops ~ Cannabis City on 4/20

Thomas Gallegos is a former Marketing Coordinator at LA Weekly. Gallegos grew up in the Coachella Valley and fell in love with Los Angeles after attending California State University, Northridge, receiving a degree in Journalism.

Thomas Gallegos

Media

I Was Retained By the New Owners of the L.A. Weekly, And It Sucked

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

Liz Ohanesian

From Hollywood Stars to East L.A. Unrest ~ The Photography of George Rodriguez

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

Jennifer Velez

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

The L.A. Taco Interview ~ Brian Calle, Publisher of L.A. Weekly, Answers Critics

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

My Favorite Taco

My Favorite Taco ~ Jaime Jarrin, Dodgers Spanish Broadcaster

Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

Katherine Spiers

Food

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Dal Rae

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