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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Mayor Karen Bass proposes cutting hundreds of vacant jobs from various departments, including Street Services, Recreations and Parks, and Sanitation. -
No more Styrofoam container for your Chinese takeout or that Diet Coke you ordered — at least not in Los Angeles.
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Assistant District Attorney Diana Teran faces 11 felony charges.
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The project will rename most of the terminals and all of the gates with the goal of world-class signage that leans into psychology.
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Mayor Karen Bass said the budget proposal comes 'amidst national, state and local economic uncertainty driven by broad economic trends and the coming national election.'
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The shortfall the mayor must close for next fiscal year is estimated to be at least half a billion dollars, according to the city's chief deputy controller.
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One proposal would triple the maximum fines the Ethics Commission could impose against violators.
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The council voted 3-2 to disband the Human Equity, Access and Relations Commission, known as HEAR, despite calls from the community to retain it.
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The officer thought the man had a gun and opened fire, inadvertently also hitting a 14-year-old girl who was hiding inside the store.
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After San Gabriel's city council rejected the proposal as "too narrow", one city councilmember argued the entire DEI commission, created in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, had "run its course."
