Frank Stoltze
@StoltzeFrankly
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Correspondent covering the L.A. area, with a focus on criminal justice and politics for @NPR Station @KPCC 89.3FM, @LAist et al. Member @nlgja DM news tips.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined April 2009
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Senator @AlexPadilla4CA says he won't run for CA governor, says he will focus on countering President Trump’s agenda. “I choose not just to stay in the Senate. I choose to stay in this fight because the Constitution is worth fighting for.."
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.@MayorOfLA Bass lifts the emergency declaration on homelessness, says city "firmly pointed in a new direction." "Let me be clear: the crisis remains, and so does our urgency. Every day, we will continue to be on the streets, engaging with people living in encampments and RVs.."
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Whistleblowers say LA’s top homeless official hired unqualified friends, tried to destroy public records
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LAHSA officials had refused to disclose the documents, but reversed themselves after weeks of questions by LAist and criticism from attorneys who said the…
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Former #LAFD chief Kristin Crowley is at City Council this morning to make her case to get her job back. @MayorOfLA Karen Bass sacked Crowley, saying the dept was ill-prepared for the Palisades Fire. She needs 10 council members to support her to be reinstated - an uphill battle
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Nice work Emily!
New from me: Match Group, the company behind dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, has tracked abusive users for years. They’re just not telling you. “Do we push back on how much we are required to reveal, or do we try to go beyond what is required?” https://t.co/IOg1aqFnL4
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How about that OC race between Republican incumbent Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran! Derek Tran (Party Preference: DEM) 151,785 50.0% *Michelle Steel (Party Preference: REP) 152,021 50.0%
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California Code of Regulations regarding electioneering etc at polling places, drop boxes: https://t.co/qEghyHSJJy
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Billionaire developer @RickCarusoLA has donated $250,000 to an independent expenditure committee in support of @NathanHochmanDA, who is seeking to defeat District Attorney George Gascón in the Nov election. The latest fundraising totals from @briannaclee
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Challenger Nathan Hochman has raised five times more money so far than incumbent District Attorney George Gascón.
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.@CAgovernor Newsom today signed two bills into law that were inspired by @nicholasgerda's reporting on OC Supervisor Andrew Do. Check it out.
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Bills signed into law increase transparency
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Setting up a fierce debate, city-commissioned report recommends changes that would lower LA rent hikes
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The independent economic analysis finds some rent increase rules favor landlords and recommends changing the formula for deciding annual increases for…
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The race for Los Angeles District Attorney between incumbent George Gascón and @NathanHochmanDA is being watched nationally as a bellwether for the state of the progressive prosecutors movement.
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Incumbent George Gascón is running against criminal defense attorney Nathan Hochman to be L.A. County's District Attorney. It's a powerful and influential…
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Concealed Carry Firearm Permits Soar More Than 42,000% in Los Angeles, These are The Neighborhoods With The Most Permit Holders
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More Angelenos are now permitted to carry concealed firearms in public than ever before. With more people licensed to carry firearms in public than ever before, will L.A. see a rise in shootings and...
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California's Department of Toxic Substances Control just released the operating permit for Ecobat, the lead-battery recycling facility in City of Industry. As I reported, there's a contentious atmosphere around the plant into which this permit is dropping:
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One of the nation’s few lead smelters is just outside Los Angeles and wants to renew its operating permit. But nearby residents say the state isn’t doing enough to protect them from the lead the...
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NEW from @Mollydacious @pubhealthwatch: "Clean hydrogen could be the angel of decarbonizing the energy sector, but...poorly defined hydrogen could be the devil, because it might prolong the use of fossil fuels."
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Billions of dollars in public money are beginning to flow to seven “hydrogen hubs” around the country, including in California. But advocates warn without adequate safeguards, the projects could...
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Congrats Leslie!
Ta-da! Today's my first official day on campus as Director of Audio News and full-time professor of journalism at @USCAnnenberg. Can't wait for the semester to begin!
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BREAKING: Orange County officials today sued a nonprofit at the center of an @LAist investigation into millions of tax dollars that have gone unaccounted now for years, saying it “brazenly plundered” millions directed to it by Supervisor Andrew Do. https://t.co/aupb0vl4nr
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The nonprofit Viet America Society has been at the center of a long-running LAist investigation.
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For @LAist, I looked at a Metro program piloting free prepaid cards for low-income riders — "like an EBT card" for transportation. These cards can be used for Metro services AND Uber, Lyft, Amtrak, bikes, etc. (1/3)
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Low-income L.A. County residents could get up to $1,800 to use on Metro and other transportation services.
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