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 two top vote-getters in Tuesday's special election will likely face each other in a June 27 runoff. -
The two top vote-getters in Tuesday's special election will likely face each other in the runoff. The registrar says "there are still many outstanding ballots" to be counted.
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There are seven people running to become one of 15 members of the L.A. City Council. If nobody wins a majority of votes in the race for the San Fernando Valley seat, there will be a June runoff between the top two finishers.
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There are seven people running to become one of 15 members of the L.A. City Council. If nobody wins a majority of votes in the race for the San Fernando Valley seat, there will be a June runoff between the top two finishers.
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The L.A. City Council has a number of options when it comes to replacing Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was convicted Thursday on felony corruption charges.
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There are seven people running to become one of 15 members of the L.A. City Council. If nobody wins a majority of votes, there will be a June runoff between the top two finishers.
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Ridley-Thomas was accused of helping secure a lucrative county contract and supporting two potential new contracts for USC's School of Social Work in exchange for a faculty job and a scholarship for his son.
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Edward Bronstein died in March 2020 while officers were forcibly taking a blood sample after his detention.
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Whoever wins the special election to replace former L.A. City Councilmember Nury Martinez in the San Fernando Valley’s 6th District will have their work cut out for them addressing the area’s homelessness crisis, especially the large number of vans and RVs parked on the streets.
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Ridley-Thomas is charged with conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud.
