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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 fire chief said average response times on emergency calls have ticked up slightly, while the police chief said there might be “some delay in routine calls.”
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The assault of Berlinda Nibo in L.A. last Jan. 6 went viral. An expert says far-right extremists have expanded their activities to political battles over vaccines, gender and race.
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Judge Orders Inglewood Police to Preserve Shooting, Other Records. Mayor Calls Planned Purge RoutineThe ACLU requested and got a temporary restraining order after Inglewood’s City Council voted to destroy police records that were more than five years old.
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Valentina Orellana-Peralta said her daughter dying in her arms was “one of the greatest and most profound pains that any human can imagine.”
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LAPD body camera video shows officers opening fire on a man suspected of assaulting a woman, apparently unaware Valentina Orellana-Peralta was in a fitting room behind the man and that one of their bullets went through a wall and struck her.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department is shortening its training from 22 weeks to 14 weeks, although a senior official says some training was not necessary and other elements will just be delayed until firefighters have started working.
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Chief Michel Moore called the incident the "worst thing anyone can imagine." He emphasized his department is still investigating and said they want to be transparent.
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After someone stole a U-Haul full of toys and food for 200 needy families, the community stepped up and quickly replaced them.
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Capt. Johnny Smith says he was demoted to a lower rank of captain after telling his superiors about excessive force during George Floyd protests and blowing the whistle on a lax body cam policy.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has finished vetting Garcetti for the nomination.
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The DA called a news conference to tout his accomplishments in his first year in office and wound up fending off questions about whether his policies are fueling crime.
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Data we obtained shows huge drops in cases in which prosecutors have sought longer sentences for defendants accused of using guns during a crime and/or committing a crime for the benefit of a gang.
