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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Inspector General Max Huntsman says the new policy is unlikely to pierce a code of silence surrounding the gangs. -
In Episode 3 of Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón, the L.A. County district attorney talks about his record, and family members of victims of crime offer their own views.
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In episode two of Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón we hear from the D.A. about his transformation to progressive prosecutor and from one of his frontline lawyers about their concerns.
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Incumbent L.A. District Attorney George Gascón faces a tough challenge from criminal defense attorney Nathan Hochman as Gascón seeks a second four-year term.
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If passed, the measure would allow the creation of a commission outside the L.A. City Council that would draw the political boundaries for council districts every 10 years.
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Kevin de León is spending money set aside for a future run for higher office to send glossy mailers and text messages touting his support for three measures on the November ballot.
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The idea is that members would represent fewer people and smaller geographic areas so they would be better attuned to the needs of their districts.
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Kevin de León is running for his second term, despite previous calls for his resignation. He faces Ysabel J. Jurado on the November ballot.
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Newsom cannot directly order local governments to remove tents from public places, but he can pull back state money by the tens of millions if they don’t.
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The California Department of Justice said there was a "lack of evidence of wrongdoing” by Kuehl and Patti Giggans, executive director of the nonprofit Peace Over Violence.
