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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The City Council is looking at how to use litter laws to prohibit the dissemination of hate fliers. -
Mayor Karen Bass delivered a speech on the one year anniversary of taking office, saying she's made important progress on homelessness.
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Activists worry support for expanding the L.A. City Council is losing momentum.
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Two members of the City Council want the city attorney to look at how littering laws can be used to outlaw antisemitic flyers on people's properties.
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The idea gained momentum after the release of secretly recorded audio that featured council members discussing how to preserve their own power through the redistricting process.
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Many candidates do not buy space in printed sample ballots because they say it's cost prohibitive. A new plan would add lower-cost online publishing.
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Calls from inside jails will be free starting Dec. 1. Right now, people in jail are only allowed to make collect calls to the outside.
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Caltrans says the company that leased the space illegally sublet it to other companies.
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The upshot: “City services are slower,” says L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
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The 10 Freeway opens just over a week after a fire shut down a key stretch near downtown L.A.
