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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.
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Citing rising crime and restrictions on policing quality-of-life violations, the sheriff says he's no longer willing to share patrolling responsibility with the LAPD and the Long Beach Police Department.
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LA DA Declines to File Charges Against Ex-Inglewood Police Officers In 2016 Fatal Shooting Of CoupleThe killings of Marquintan Sandlin and Kisha Michael after officers found them unconscious in a car led to the firing of five officers and Inglewood paying $8.6 million to settle wrongful death lawsuits.
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They oppose his reformist policies and say he’s running the office in a high-handed manner that has killed morale. Gascón is unapologetic about his efforts to end mass incarceration and combat systemic racism.
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The sheriff did say he's investigating a "potential coverup" after learning that "many people, including senior executives," failed to ensure there was a criminal investigation of the deputy.
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The Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission says it's acting because the Sheriff's Department has failed to eliminate gangs "despite years of documented history of this issue."
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The accusation comes in a statement from the Check the Sheriff coalition, which includes the ACLU and other groups.
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That's the finding of a report by the LAPD inspector general that examined incidents between 2015 and 2020.
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Eli Vera and Matt Rodriguez say KFI is violating FCC rules by giving him his own weekly radio show without providing his electoral opponents equal time.
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A recent survey of the Latino community in Los Angeles found that only a fifth of those polled want to defund the police. The report comes from Cal State LA's Pat Brown Institute.
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"After listening to the community, victims, and colleagues, I understand there may be the rare occasion where the filing of special circumstance allegations may be necessary," Gascón said in a memo.
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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."
