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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

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

News

Skid Row Cleanup Threatens Seizure of Homeless Property Amid Typhus Outbreak

This Downtown Street Is Covered in Piles of Rat-Infested Trash ~ Neglect By L.A. Officials Apparent During Typhus Outbreak

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

Featured

Families of Charly ‘Africa’ Keunang and Alex Jimenez — Killed by LAPD in 2015 — To Get Million-Dollar City Council Settlements

L.A. TACO STAFF

Community

Reminder: Public Buildings Are Cooling Centers During Extreme Heat; Where to Find Open Water Fountains

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

Homelessness

‘The Homeless Count Always Ends Around Election Time’ ~ Skid Row Reacts to Drop In Official Figures

Photo Essay ~ Walk the Talk Parade 2018 in Skid Row

Jason McGahan is a two time LA Press Club award recipient and a former staff writer for LA Weekly.

Jason McGahan

Homelessness Is So Bad This Man Decided to Chain Himself to a Fence and Go On a Hunger Strike

Crime

Interview With Shanks Rajendran, Filmmaker Behind the “Los Scandalous” Skid Row Documentary

People

The People Down on Skid Row ~ Photo Essay by Tom Andrews

I moved to L.A. 15 years ago after recovering from a crippling case of East Coast Bias. Viva California.

Cz Bartok

Skid Row Death Limo ~ Downtown LA

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