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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 Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission grilled Alex Villanueva on his plan to bring back some deputies who were fired or temporarily relieved of their duties.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva's election "changed the landscape," and his opposition to the new jail gave county supervisors "political space" to back away from it, said one anti-jail activist.
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Five officers had been fired for killing Kisha Michael and Marquintan Sandlin after finding them unconscious in their car. The settlement ends a wrongful death suit brought by Michael and Sandlin's families.
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L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he can outfit thousands of deputies for $13 million a year, compared with the $55 million annual price tag on a plan floated by former Sheriff Jim McDonnell.
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We're starting to get some of the details of Sheriff Alex Villanueva's plan to deploy body cameras on thousands of deputies -- and how he aims to cut program costs compared to his predecessor.
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Remember the L.A. County Sheriff's Department jail violence scandal? Some of these guidelines were instituted in response to a blue ribbon panel's recommendations on how to prevent another one.
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The head of the civilian commission that oversees the L.A. County Sheriff's Department says in 2019 the panel will focus on use of force, discipline, deputy behavior in the jails and investigations into reports that some deputies are still participating in secret cliques identified by tattoos.
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As a deputy he pushed for a smoking ban in the jails, started a separate union, sued the department claiming racial discrimination and got a doctorate in public administration.
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Alex Villanueva doesn't take office until next Monday, but on Wednesday his spokesman confirmed that he's removing the undersheriff, all four assistant sheriffs, eight of the 11 chiefs, and others.
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In farewell remarks, outgoing L.A. Sheriff Jim McDonnell says he'll be a "vocal supporter" of Sheriff-elect Alex Villanueva, and "when necessary, a vocal critic." McDonnell refuses to rule out a future run for the job.
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Villanueva, who appears poised to oust incumbent Sheriff Jim McDonnell, says the two advisors are "a dog and pony show." An ACLU policing expert says getting rid of them would be "a troubling step in the wrong direction."
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Retired L.A. County Sheriff's Lt. Alex Villanueva declared victory after the latest vote count showed him surging ahead by more than 87,000 votes.
