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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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The candidates include a city council staffer, two community organizers, the head of a housing nonprofit, the head of the San Fernando Valley NAACP, and three people in private business.
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Most of the 18 who spoke Tuesday oppose Moore's reappointment. The public can weigh in until Jan. 24.
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There is debate about LAPD Chief Michel Moore’s commitment to community policing as he seeks a second five-year term.
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The move comes after the panel's president set the vote for Jan. 10, just two weeks after Moore said he was seeking five more years as chief.
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“Today we take a great step forward,” Bass said, adding her plan is designed “to bring people inside from tents and encampments for good.”
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The largely symbolic move came as some supervisors expressed concern over robbing resources from some of the other 87 cities in the county to help the city of Los Angeles.
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Nearly 12% of the unhoused people in the U.S. — estimated to be about 582,000 on any given night — live in L.A. County.
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The unanimous vote came one day after Bass issued the declaration.
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After being sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, Bass called on Angelenos “to welcome housing in every neighborhood.”
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Karen Bass will become the first woman to lead Los Angeles.
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The numbers were down in 2021 compared with 2020, but a local expert says this is "a difficult category to count."
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Because of underreporting, the 786 hate crimes noted in the report probably "greatly understate" the scale of the problem, according to the head of the county's human relations commission.
