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Headlines: Criminal Investigation Opened Into Sheriff Villanueva Fundraising; A ‘Mushroom Boom’ In Vernon

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

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Brown Faces and Natural Wine: Latino-Owned Sala Celebrates Three Years In Uptown Whittier

Alex Dwyer is a freelance writer living in Exposition Park, where he can be found either eating North African Tacos at Revolutionario, covering LAFC matches at Banc of California Stadium, or drinking Wenshan Baozhong — all the while listening to whatever music Los Angeles in the moment requires.

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Melissa was born in Moreno Valley, raised in Arizona, and recently returned from living in México, the motherland. She lives by the words: “siempre en la calle.” USC and Fulbright alum, but don’t tell her to &#8220;Fight On.&#8221;

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James Rojas (right) grew up attending and hosting disco parties in East L.A. Photo courtesy of James Rojas.

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‘La Raza Likes to Dance:’ Remembering When Underground Disco Parties Exploded In L.A.’s Eastside In the 70s

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The L.A. TACO Guide to Hiking East of East: Four Firme Nature Trails from Whittier Narrows to Puente Hills

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On Death, Love, and Lobsters: Eating in Puerto Nuevo to Remember My Abuelo

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Hail, Melissa King! How a Queer Chinese American From the SGV Won Top Chef and Scored a Big Victory for BIPOC Angelenos

Memo Torres is a multi-media taco journalist, a third-generation landscaper, host of L.A. Taco&#8217;s new Plant and Gardening column, Yerbalife, host of Apple Maps&#8217; L.A. food guide on all iPhones, Director of Partnerships for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco, a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino Journalists, a taco scout for numerous shows, can be seen on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles, Pressure Cooker, Mythical Kitchen, KCRW, and elsewhere.

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