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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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Facing a tough re-election battle, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer sought Monday to bolster her image on job creation during an event at Los Angeles City Hall.
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California Republican leaders urged the party faithful to close ranks around their nominee for governor at this weekend’s state party convention in San Diego. Meg Whitman faces what promises to be a bruising campaign against Democrat Jerry Brown for the state’s top job.
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The Republicans blasted their Democratic opponents during this weekend’s state party convention in San Diego, even as the GOP struggled with internal differences over the gubernatorial nominee.
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Republicans gather for their state party convention in San Diego Friday. They’re meeting as some conservatives question their party’s candidate for governor.
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters visited South Los Angeles Tuesday, on her first trip to her district since a House subcommittee accused her of violating ethics rules.
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President Obama is headlining a fundraiser for congressional Democrats in Los Angeles Monday.
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Residents of Bell packed another City Council meeting Monday night, outraged over the council’s salaries and those of top administrators. The council responded to the concerns, but it wasn’t enough to quell calls for four of its members to resign. The council voted to slash its own salaries, but there was still an air of defiance.
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State Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday subpoenaed hundreds of employment records from the city of Bell, where the chief administrative officer made nearly $800,000 a year.
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The three top administrators whose exorbitant salaries sparked outrage in the tiny city of Bell in Southeast L.A. agreed to resign Thursday night.
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A new survey mirrors a recent Field Poll that found a slight majority of Californians now support gay marriage. The poll also explores how major religious groups in California feel about same-sex marriage. The survey by the Washington D.C. based non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute arrives as a federal judge mulls the legality of Proposition 8 – the law that outlawed those marriages in this state.
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Former eBay chief Meg Whitman wants to know if California Attorney General Jerry Brown is using state resources in his gubernatorial campaign against her.
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Los Angeles County's launched a new program to make it easier for kids to visit their incarcerated mothers. It's intended to help mothers and children as incarceration rates rise.
