UGLARworks (&#8220;check out the Let It Rain&#8221; mural on Washington Blvd.), one of the city&#8217;s most impressive mural crews, has teamed up with LA TACO to bring you the Secret Mural Contest. Every day until the mural is found we will be releasing one clue to help you spot it. Once you figure out the…

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