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 move is prompted by frustration with Sheriff Alex Villanueva's resistance to oversight and other actions. -
It will need nearly 570,000 valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. A previous recall effort fell short.
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Brad Gage said either the chief was lying or getting bad information from his subordinates when he told the police commission last week that Houston Tipping did not have a cut to his head.
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Revelers shared their anxieties about the future of American democracy amid the January 6 hearings, the Supreme Court’s decision to roll back the 50-year right to abortion, and, yes, high gas prices.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay a total of $11.5 million to settle two lawsuits that alleged negligent care at the Twin Towers jail.
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The Citizens Commission on Jail Violence conducted its second public hearing on deputy gangs Friday, but no witnesses testified.
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Eight candidates are vying to replace incumbent Alex Villanueva, who is running for reelection.
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The unions that represent LAPD rank-and-file officers and L.A. County Sheriff's deputies have opened their campaign war chests.
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The campaign to oust the DA is intensifying with a deadline to collect signatures on the recall petition looming.
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Deputy gangs known as the Executioners and the Banditos were at the center of the first public hearing by the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission as part of its investigation.
