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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Josie Huang filed a claim with L.A. County after she was arrested and injured by deputies in 2020. -
Josie Huang was arrested and injured by L.A. Sheriff's deputies while covering a 2020 protest. If approved by the Board of Supervisors, she will be awarded $700,000 under a settlement agreement with L.A. County.
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The district attorney himself didn't participate. The debate organizers placed an empty podium on stage in his place.
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A spokesperson for George Gascón said the district attorney won't attend because of a previously scheduled event.
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Both were on-duty members of the SWAT unit who were in unmarked cars.
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Price stands accused of embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest and is the latest of four members of the council to be criminally charged.
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The scandal laid bare the racial dynamics that sometimes pit council members against one another and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering to maintain power. Combined with the corruption charges against sitting and former council members, it upended public trust.
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The City Council’s Ad Hoc Committee On Governance Reform approved the plan, which will now be sent to the full council to decide whether to place it before voters on in November 2024.
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The allegations stem largely from a 2017 Las Vegas trip he took when he was chief of staff to former Councilmember Mitch Englander.
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Moderate Republican delegates have proposed a platform that would end the state party's official opposition to abortion and same sex marriage.
