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 still-unidentified deputy refused to testify, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. His partner also took the Fifth. Two detectives on the case said they would not testify because doing so could compromise their investigation. -
The report identified 11 "deputy gangs" and seven "subgroups." Some have tattoos, hand signals, and rituals that are similar to a criminal street gang, it said.
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The report identified 11 "deputy gangs" and seven "subgroups." Some have tattoos, hand signals, and rituals that are similar to a criminal street gang, it said.
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Vishal Singh is a leftist activist who has taken it upon himself to document as many street demonstrations as possible It's gotten him roughed up, arrested, and shot with non-lethal projectiles.
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The protest movement sparked by the killing of George Floyd motivated Vishal Singh to become 'a volunteer citizen/activist journalist.'
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Some judges and prosecutors are resisting Gascón's new policy that directs deputy DA's to no longer seek most sentencing enhancements.
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"I have to represent to the judge that I believe dismissing the enhancements and allegations are in the interest of justice," one prosecutor said. "I don't believe that."
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After coming under fire from prosecutors and victims' advocates, Gascón lifted his ban on seeking longer prison sentences for people accused of hate crimes, elder abuse, child abuse, and sex trafficking.
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Officer Toni McBride shot Daniel Hernandez six times in April as he approached her with a boxcutter in his hands. The commission found she violated policy when she fired her last two shots as Hernandez lay wounded on the ground.
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Officer Toni McBride shot 38-year-old Hernandez six times as he approached her with a boxcutter in his hand. The commission found her last two shots, fired while Hernandez lay wounded on the ground, violated department policy.
