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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According to a survey conducted by the union representing LAPD officers, many officers were unhappy with Chief Michel Moore's leadership during the local protests for racial justice earlier this year. -
A Black Lives Matter leader called the meeting a “great first step,” while quickly adding, “we also want to make it very clear that we plan to hold you accountable.”
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The DA-elect's first official public meeting was organized by Black Lives Matter-LA.
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The former career cop says the justice system is deeply flawed and plagued by deep racial disparities.
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Proposition 25 would have upheld a state law passed last year that ended pre-trial detention and cash bail for people accused of most misdemeanors.
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Prop 25 would have upheld a new state law that did away with cash bail for most misdemeanors.
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Prop 20 would have rolled back some of the criminal justice reforms of recent years.
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Body camera video released late Friday shows a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a man as he is jumping over a fence with a gun in his hand in the Willowbrook neighborhood earlier this month.
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The race between incumbent District Attorney Jackie Lacey and challenger George Gascón has been called a referendum on the criminal justice system in Los Angeles. Boiled down, the race asks: How broken is the system?
