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Frank Stoltze
What I cover
I cover how well democracy is working, how various social and political movements seek to improve the lives of Angelenos and how national conversations are affecting local decision making.
My background
I arrived in L.A. in 1991, the year four LAPD officers beat Rodney King and a year before the riots/rebellion. I’ve covered everything from fires and floods to police corruption and political scandal. My work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the L.A. Press Club and the Associated Press.
My goals
I seek to listen to a wide variety of community voices as I hold powerful people accountable and to reveal how seemingly small policy changes have large-scale ripple effects on the people of L.A.
Best way to reach me
I would love to hear your feedback, questions and ideas. You can reach me by email at fstoltze@laist.com, or if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @frankstoltze.
Stories by Frank Stoltze
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca promises to adopt jail reforms from a citizens panel, but county supervisors insist on a watchdog to make sure.
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Long Beach police say raids on seven medical marijuana dispensaries is the start of a citywide crackdown on pot shops.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday considers a blue ribbon report that describes deputy-on-inmate violence inside LA County jails.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday said he “would not quibble” with a blue ribbon report that found “a persistent pattern of unreasonable force.”
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The council acted after activists submitted nearly 50,000 signatures opposing the law. The choice was to either place the ban before voters or repeal it outright.
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Citizens Commission on Jail Violence says Baca "failed to remediate overly aggressive deputy behavior as well as lax and untimely discipline of deputy misconduct.”
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The Los Angeles City Council is expected to approve AEG’s proposed $1.1 billion downtown football stadium. The vote could lure the NFL back to Los Angeles.
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U.S. Attorney's office targets dispensaries that are operating as commercial businesses; crackdown focuses on Eagle Rock and downtown Los Angeles.
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The first vote comes Monday, when the Los Angeles City Council’s Ad Hoc Stadium Committee conducts what's expected to be its final meeting.
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“It's my position that over-the-counter sales for money of marijuana are illegal,” Lacey said. “Those folks are simple drug dealers,” Jackson said.
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Villaraigosa says AEG owner has assured him a buyer will be found for the company who will agree to the terms negotiated with the city for proposed football stadium.
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Two men arraigned in Riverside on drug and gun charges are suspected of involvement with a Mexican drug cartel based in Michoacan
