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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 DA-elect's first official public meeting was organized by Black Lives Matter-LA.
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The former career cop says the justice system is deeply flawed and plagued by deep racial disparities.
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Proposition 25 would have upheld a state law passed last year that ended pre-trial detention and cash bail for people accused of most misdemeanors.
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Prop 25 would have upheld a new state law that did away with cash bail for most misdemeanors.
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Prop 20 would have rolled back some of the criminal justice reforms of recent years.
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Body camera video released late Friday shows a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a man as he is jumping over a fence with a gun in his hand in the Willowbrook neighborhood earlier this month.
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The race between incumbent District Attorney Jackie Lacey and challenger George Gascón has been called a referendum on the criminal justice system in Los Angeles. Boiled down, the race asks: How broken is the system?
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DA Todd Spitzer's office ruled in June that the officers' actions were "reasonable and justified" when they shot 19-year-old David Sullivan during a traffic stop that went awry.
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DA Todd Spitzer declined in June to file charges against Officers Bobby Colon and Jennifer Tran over the killing of David Sullivan.
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Activists have gathered more than 60,000 signatures on a petition calling for Chief Cynthia Renaud's resignation.
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The vote was unanimous — with even staunch law enforcement supporters on the commission saying it’s time for Villanueva to go.
