Frank Stoltze Crime and Politics Reporter
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Frank Stoltze was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where his father taught him how to body surf and golf and his mother showed him how to tell a good story.
Frank graduated from Southern Methodist University with Doak Walker and started his radio career in San Luis Obispo, cutting his teeth covering Diablo Canyon and the Monarch Butterfly grove. He went to work for KLON (now KKJZ) in Long Beach in 1991 and covered the riots before becoming news director at KPFK, where he learned who Noam Chomsky is.
Frank joined KPCC in 2000 and loves its downtown bureau, a stone's throw from Central Market tortas.
Stories by Frank Stoltze
Suspect may not have known he was shooting at LAPD cop
Three undercover LAPD narcotics officers were driving just west of downtown early Thursday when an SUV pulled up alongside their unmarked car, and fired a shot.
LA County Supervisors debate reforms on jail violence
The board accepts troubling report from blue-ribbon Citizens Commission, which calls for fundamental changes in the Sheriff's Department
Is LA County Sheriff Lee Baca listening this time?
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday considers a blue ribbon report that describes deputy-on-inmate violence inside LA County jails.
Frank Stoltze talks with voters and eats pickled eggs
If you remember the pitfalls of phone booths, make sure to listen to Frank's chat with Rabe. And then come out and tell Frank what issues motivate you right into the voting booth.
Sheriff Baca says he accepts jail reform recommendations
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday said he “would not quibble” with a blue ribbon report that found “a persistent pattern of unreasonable force.”
LA City Council repeals pot shop ban, but what's changed?
The council acted after activists submitted nearly 50,000 signatures opposing the law. The choice was to either place the ban before voters or repeal it outright.
Berman-Sherman fight gets a little nasty
The incumbent Democrats, locked in a bitter battle in the western San Fernando Valley, trade accusations over use of campaign funds
Sheriff Baca blamed for deputy-on-inmate jail violence
Citizens Commission on Jail Violence says Baca "failed to remediate overly aggressive deputy behavior as well as lax and untimely discipline of deputy misconduct.”
NFL stadium proposal goes to LA City Council (VIDEO)
The Los Angeles City Council is expected to approve AEG’s proposed $1.1 billion downtown football stadium. The vote could lure the NFL back to Los Angeles.
US aims to shut down 71 pot shops in Los Angeles
U.S. Attorney's office targets dispensaries that are operating as commercial businesses; crackdown focuses on Eagle Rock and downtown Los Angeles.
LA football stadium could hinge on 2 key votes this week
The first vote comes Monday, when the Los Angeles City Council’s Ad Hoc Stadium Committee conducts what's expected to be its final meeting.
DA candidates agree to go after pot shops
“It's my position that over-the-counter sales for money of marijuana are illegal,” Lacey said. “Those folks are simple drug dealers,” Jackson said.
Mayor: Any AEG buyer will honor Farmers Field terms
Villaraigosa says AEG owner has assured him a buyer will be found for the company who will agree to the terms negotiated with the city for proposed football stadium.
Take your pick: 2 debates offer taste of LA politics
Two debates Wednesday night offer the politically interested a chance to find out more about the candidates for mayor and the new district attorney.
More cartel-related arrests in Southern California
Two men arraigned in Riverside on drug and gun charges are suspected of involvement with a Mexican drug cartel based in Michoacan
