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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Feuer had struggled to gain traction in his bid to replace Eric Garcetti -
The L.A. city councilman and former LAPD sergeant was struggling to gain traction in the race for the city's top job.
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Former Sheriff's Chief LaJuana Haselrig's legal claim says the sheriff forced her into retirement in retaliation for her blowing the whistle on his alleged coverup.
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In a whistleblower legal claim, Robin Limon states she watched the video with Villanueva days after the March 2021 incident and that he blocked a criminal investigation into the deputy’s actions.
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The sheriff had taken aim at the Los Angeles Times reporter who first broke the story, saying she's under investigation for receiving "stolen material" — only to later say she is not.
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Last month the sheriff said he was unaware of the video and that as soon as he watched it he launched an investigation into a "potential coverup" by senior department officials.
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The sheriff had resisted a subpoena, but earlier this month a court ordered him to testify under oath.
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Katie Hopkins is a British commentator known for her racist, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant writing.
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Sgt. Karla Carranza wants to see the Sheriff's Department provide more youth programs and believes deputy gangs are a problem. If elected, she would become the first woman to lead the department.
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Citing rising crime and restrictions on policing quality-of-life violations, the sheriff says he's no longer willing to share patrolling responsibility with the LAPD and the Long Beach Police Department.
