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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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It's one of the largest awards ever in L.A. County involving an off-duty police officer who killed someone.
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LAist learned this statistic after making a request for data from the city of Beverly Hills following a class-action lawsuit that claimed police their engage in a pattern of racial discrimination.
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Rob Bonta said Sheriff Chad Bianco's "concerning" remarks are under review by his office.
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Federal prosecutors allege that when Ridley-Thomas was an L.A. County Supervisor he backed county contracts and lucrative contract amendments while one of his relatives got substantial benefits from USC in exchange.
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Matt Rodriguez says Alex Villanueva has “emboldened" a violent deputy clique and he chastised the sheriff for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission to talk about so-called "subgroups."
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Chad Bianco joined in 2014 and was a member for one year. He says he didn't actively participate with the group, while insisting it does not "promote violence and government overthrow." Extremism experts disagree.
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The legislation was a top priority for police watchdogs after the murder of George Floyd. It was the bane of police unions.
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The family of Leonel Chavez, 24, plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit; the CHP has provided very few details about the incident.
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The deadline was supposed to be this Friday. But union reps are still hammering out a bunch of issues, including broader religious and medical exemptions.
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The panel also sought to turn up the heat on Sheriff Alex Villanueva by asking county lawyers to seek all legal remedies to force him to also testify about the investigations.
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The sheriff said a recent RAND report overstates any problem with deputy cliques, saying, “It is a problem of perception, but not reality."
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Sheriff's Capt. Britta Steinbrenner, a 34-year agency veteran, says it's time to end "the good old boys club" at the department.
