Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano

columnist, LA Times

Contact: Website

Gustavo Arellano is a longtime KCRW contributor with his weekly "Orange County Line" commentary, his frequent appearances on "Good Food with Evan Kleiman" and his yearly #TortillaTournament contest. He's a columnist with the Los Angeles Times, a journalism professor at Orange Coast College and an all-around cholo nerd.

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The voice of OC has spent over a decade delivering news in Orange County – even as half of the U.S. faces a rise in “news deserts .”

Orange County’s only nonprofit newsroom celebrates 15 years

The voice of OC has spent over a decade delivering news in Orange County – even as half of the U.S. faces a rise in “news deserts .”

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Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava faces a recall just a year into her term over accusations of corruption in Anaheim.

Anaheim to decide Rubalcava’s fate in recall election

Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava faces a recall just a year into her term over accusations of corruption in Anaheim.

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The number of Orange County’s unhoused population surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to the Point in Time Count , as the county pushed for more federal funding.

OC leaders strategize after report shows homelessness spike

The number of Orange County’s unhoused population surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to the Point in Time Count , as the county pushed for more federal funding.

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