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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Incumbent Alex Villanueva and former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna debated Wednesday night at the Skirball Cultural Center. -
It was the first one-on-one debate between Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso, who are competing to be L.A.’s next mayor.
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The sheriff is one of the most powerful elected officials in L.A. County. Robert Luna, the former Long Beach police chief, is running against incumbent Alex Villanueva.
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Judge William Ryan wants to know why the Sheriff's Department sought a search warrant from Judge Craig Richman after a different judge ruled earlier this month that a Special Master was needed.
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The warrant presented to Kuehl said there is "probable cause to believe" that property in her home "was used as the means of committing a felony." The supervisor calls the search “part of a … bogus, non-investigation.”
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“They leave dead rats in front of people’s homes or in backyards,” the deputy told the Civilian Oversight Commission during its fifth hearing on deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
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Frank Hernandez was caught on bystander video repeatedly hitting a man during an attempted arrest in 2020.
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The registrar says the effort fell nearly 47,000 valid signatures short.
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The move is a response to Sheriff Alex Villanueva's controversial decisions and resistance to oversight.
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Sheriff says he'll be a no-show after the commission turns down his demands, including one to cross-examine other witnesses.
