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<div>Ivan Ehlers is an Ecuadorian-American cartoonist and writer. He is a regular contributor to <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>MAD Magazine</i> and the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>.</div>
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Ivan Ehlers

Sunday Taquitos #23: Cold As ICE

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Sunday Taquitos #22: Donald Trump’s Egg Hunt

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Blending her time in the kitchen as a line cook with her passion for storytelling, Lauren Bethke writes about community, inclusivity and the city she loves the most—Los Angeles.</span></p>


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Lauren Bethke

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Who Is L.A.’s Hero Posting Up These Anti-ICE Parking Signs?

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<p>Odessa Hairapetian is a community-rooted journalist who tells stories of the underrepresented, underground, and unknown. She is passioned by the draw between art and people and empowered by conversation.</p>


Odessa Hairapetian

The Highs and Lows of BIG SLEEPS, Legendary Pico-Union Graffiti Artist Turned Kidney Disease Activist

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<p>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).</p>


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I Almost Died to Try Long Beach’s Viral New Tacos. Was It Worth It?

<p>Izzy Ramirez is a Los Angeles-based staff reporter with L.A. TACO, documenting immigration enforcement and state power as it unfolds on the ground. Their work centers real-time alerts and long-term public archiving throughout the Southern California region.</p>


Izzy Ramirez

<p>Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.</p>


Erwin Recinos

Daily Memo: 16th In-Custody ICE Death Reported as ICE Ramps Up Targeting in Los Angeles

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<div class="gmail_default">Nik Venet is an L.A. native and terminal Eastsider covering politics, law enforcement and human rights. After enduring a few years in legacy media, he found there is no way to cover politics without clear language. He is supervised by two rowdy black cats who remain unimpressed with his credits.</div>
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<p>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.</p>
