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Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

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Street Vendor Shot In Watts Highlights The Deadly Risks That Vendors Take To Earn A Living

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

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This Karaage-Making Taco Fiend Is Bringing Japanese Street Food to a Mar Vista Sidewalk

Tina Sampay is a writer and journalist from South Central Los Angeles.

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Stop Using Those Videos of Attacks on Street Vendors to Divide the Black and Brown Communities in L.A.

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

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Alitas El Diablito: Dreaming Big in Compton With Wings Flavored In Mole, Aguachile, A La Diabla Sauces

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L.A. Taco on KCRW: Listen to a Discussion on Street Vendors with Chery Glaser

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

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Street Vendor Shot In Watts Highlights The Deadly Risks That Vendors Take To Earn A Living

This Karaage-Making Taco Fiend Is Bringing Japanese Street Food to a Mar Vista Sidewalk

Stop Using Those Videos of Attacks on Street Vendors to Divide the Black and Brown Communities in L.A.

Alitas El Diablito: Dreaming Big in Compton With Wings Flavored In Mole, Aguachile, A La Diabla Sauces

L.A. Taco on KCRW: Listen to a Discussion on Street Vendors with Chery Glaser

Video Captured Robbery Attack that Left Oaxacan Street Vendor Badly Beaten