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Frank Stoltze
What I cover
I cover how well democracy is working, how various social and political movements seek to improve the lives of Angelenos and how national conversations are affecting local decision making.
My background
I arrived in L.A. in 1991, the year four LAPD officers beat Rodney King and a year before the riots/rebellion. I’ve covered everything from fires and floods to police corruption and political scandal. My work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the L.A. Press Club and the Associated Press.
My goals
I seek to listen to a wide variety of community voices as I hold powerful people accountable and to reveal how seemingly small policy changes have large-scale ripple effects on the people of L.A.
Best way to reach me
I would love to hear your feedback, questions and ideas. You can reach me by email at fstoltze@laist.com, or if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @frankstoltze.
Stories by Frank Stoltze
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Kevin de León is spending money set aside for a future run for higher office to send glossy mailers and text messages touting his support for three measures on the November ballot.
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The idea is that members would represent fewer people and smaller geographic areas so they would be better attuned to the needs of their districts.
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Kevin de León is running for his second term, despite previous calls for his resignation. He faces Ysabel J. Jurado on the November ballot.
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Newsom cannot directly order local governments to remove tents from public places, but he can pull back state money by the tens of millions if they don’t.
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The California Department of Justice said there was a "lack of evidence of wrongdoing” by Kuehl and Patti Giggans, executive director of the nonprofit Peace Over Violence.
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Mayor Karen Bass told the City Council the proposed initiative "risks creating bureaucratic confusion" in the police department.
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County supervisors move to expand powerful board and enact other reforms.
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Right now, each supervisor represents about 2 million people — more than members of Congress and more than some U.S. senators. When the board was created the county's total population was 500,000.
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Lazarus' supporters said she had turned her life around in prison. The victim’s friends and family said Lazarus is a master of manipulation and should remain locked up.
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The idea of expansion gained momentum in 2022, after the City Hall tapes scandal.
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In a letter to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Alex Villanueva claims the officials "smeared" his name.
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Council members unanimously directed the city attorney to draft ballot language for the package, which involves a number of changes to the city charter.
