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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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Seven Tacos and a Tlayuda ~ These Are the Required L.A. Street Food Spots to Try in 2019

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.

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‘We Won!’: Street Vendors Rejoice as Los Angeles Finally Makes it Legal

Paulina Velasco is a multilingual reporter and audio producer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared on KCRW, Marketplace, The Guardian, and Slate.

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Street Vendors Across All of California Are Now Legal – On Paper, At Least

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

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Taco Cart Guy: Take Our Jobs If You Dare ~ by Lalo Alcaraz

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

Erick Galindo

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Birria in The Trunk ~ The Improbable Rise of Teddy’s Red Tacos

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;

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New ‘Special Enforcement Zone’ Against ‘Bulky Items’ Is Fresh Attempt to Keep Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog Vendors Out of Hollywood

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‘Taco Should Be A Verb’ ~ Five Essential Jonathan Gold Quotes About Tacos

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

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Street Vendor Gets a Taste of Justice ~ The Case of Humberto Yauli

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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How to Teach Students Spanish Using Tacos and Pupusas ~ Meet Professor Sarah Portnoy

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