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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 officers allegedly engaged in a “multiyear overtime fraud scheme” that involved exaggerating the number of hours they worked protecting Caltrans crews.
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George Gascón had previously banned charging juveniles as adults in all cases, sparking heavy criticism. Now he says he's open to it in crimes involving "severe violence."
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Enrique Cristobal was released in 2020 after serving 17 years for attempted murder, only to be immediately detained by immigration agents because he came to the U.S. illegally with his parents when he was 14.
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Spurred mostly by Sheriff Alex Villanueva's refusal to enforce the vaccination mandate, county supervisors took a step towards giving the Director of Personnel the power to fire or otherwise discipline county employees who defy the order.
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Motivated by allegations that Sheriff Alex Villanueva has abused his power, the groups want the Board of Supervisors to change the county charter so an elected sheriff could be removed by a four-fifths vote of the board.
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L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva raised more than $1.2 million for his re-election campaign last year — more than all six of his challengers combined.
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In response to a letter from county counsel, Attorney General Rob Bonta's office has agreed to review the sheriff's investigation of the inspector general and others.
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The effort to remove the progressive district attorney has until July 6 to gather more than 566,000 valid signatures from registered voters.
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The powerful union representing deputy sheriffs sponsored the Wednesday night debate. You can still see the replay.
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Sgt. Rosa Gonzalez — who won a $1 million settlement in 2019 after suing over alleged sexual harassment by the Banditos — says because of her testimony and her reporting of discrimination in the personnel department, she was moved into a less prominent job with fewer career opportunities.
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Top officials did not comment directly on the incident at a Burlington store two days before Christmas, but they discussed how officers are trained to carefully determine whether an active shooter situation is occurring before taking aggressive actions.
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The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy. Valentina, 14, was killed Dec. 23 when an LAPD officer fired at an assault suspect in a Burlington store in North Hollywood and a bullet passed through a wall.
