Frank Stoltze
I came to L.A. as a very young reporter on New Year’s Day, 1991. Two months later, four LAPD officers were caught on videotape beating Rodney King. A year later, the night before the riots/rebellion broke out, I was in the Nickerson Gardens housing project in Watts at an extraordinary rally of rival gangs that had brokered a truce.
Today, I cover Civics and Democracy in L.A. As we face perhaps the greatest threat to democracy since the Civil War, I seek to engage with communities and examine the hurdles to becoming involved in the political process. I cover the various social and political movements seeking to improve the lives of Angelenos. I also cover anti-democratic forces.
And after all these years, I still need to figure out the best donut shop in L.A. The best torta. The best (not fanciest) coffee. Best of all I get to meet the smartest, most interesting people and bring their voices to you.
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Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian has yet to schedule a meeting to discuss ethics reforms — more than a year-and-a-half after they were first proposed. -
Chan was a central figure in a bribery scheme orchestrated by former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar.
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Incumbent George Gascón faces a more conservative challenger, Nathan Hochman, on the November ballot. The race could drive passions and fundraising on the part of advocates for more reforms and backers of law and order policies.
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In what some experts say is a maturing of the progressive movement, candidates and organizations staged strong grassroots door-knocking efforts across multiple campaigns.
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The games will be broadcast live starting at 3 a.m. on March 20 and 21 — not a deterrent for diehard baseball fans in Ktown.
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Curing is the process of verifying thousands of vote-by-mail ballot signatures that didn’t match signatures on file.
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The Los Angeles Civil Rights Department fined Smart & Final $10K for allegedly discriminating against a Black man.
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Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman is currently in second place in the early vote tallies.
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Follow the latest results for the seven Los Angeles City Council seats on the March 5 primary ballot.
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The largest contributors include: labor unions that represent L.A. police officers, firefighters and utility workers, as well as the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
