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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

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Tacos

ICE Raids Delayed L.A.’s Best New Taquería From Opening In Silver Lake. Now It’s Finally Open.

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

Echo Park

Meet the Raza Pizzaiolo Making Silver Lake’s Viral Parking Lot Pizza From a Pickup Truck

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Los Angeles

The Lime x L.A. TACO Guide to Silver Lake

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

Astrid

Poetry

Fall in Love with Yesika Salgado: Silver Lake’s Fat, Fly, Salvadoran Poet

News

Police Video: LAPD Bullet Killed Silver Lake Trader Joe’s Manager Melyda Corado During Shooting

‘SOLD OUT’ ~ The Last Day of the Guerrilla Tacos Truck

RJ Vogt is a legal news reporter and freelance journalist in Los Angeles.

RJ Vogt

Food

Why Halal Burmese Food in L.A. Matters to the ‘World’s Most Persecuted Minority’

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

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

Jennifer Velez

Why Locals in Historic Filipinotown Are Bracing For Gentrification

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;

Jared Cowan

Featured

Photographing Iconic ‘Falling Down’ Landmarks, 25 Years Later

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