Frank Stoltze
I came to L.A. as a very young reporter on New Year’s Day, 1991. Two months later, four LAPD officers were caught on videotape beating Rodney King. A year later, the night before the riots/rebellion broke out, I was in the Nickerson Gardens housing project in Watts at an extraordinary rally of rival gangs that had brokered a truce.
Today, I cover Civics and Democracy in L.A. As we face perhaps the greatest threat to democracy since the Civil War, I seek to engage with communities and examine the hurdles to becoming involved in the political process. I cover the various social and political movements seeking to improve the lives of Angelenos. I also cover anti-democratic forces.
And after all these years, I still need to figure out the best donut shop in L.A. The best torta. The best (not fanciest) coffee. Best of all I get to meet the smartest, most interesting people and bring their voices to you.
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Incumbent George Gascón is running against criminal defense attorney Nathan Hochman to be L.A. County's District Attorney. It's a powerful and influential role that determines what crimes get prosecuted. -
It's a proposal to dramatically change the way Los Angeles County government operates.
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"Additional revenue is desperately needed by the fire district," says Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone.
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The measure comes in response to an increase in high-profile “smash-and-grab” robberies and the fentanyl crisis.
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The proposal would raise the minimum wage from the current $16 an hour to $18. Yearly increases from there would be tied to the consumer price index.
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A federal judge sentenced former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan to 12 years in prison in connection with a "pay-to-play criminal enterprise" stretching back to 2013.
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The case gained national attention when former LAPD Detective Stephanie Lazarus was arrested 23 years after the crime thanks to DNA evidence.
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Incumbent DA George Gascón and challenger Nathan Hochman offer their philosophies on the criminal justice system.
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Judge Stephen Wilson dismissed the suit “with prejudice,” meaning it can't be brought back to court.
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Inspector General Max Huntsman says the new policy is unlikely to pierce a code of silence surrounding the gangs.
