
Frank Stoltze
Reporter at KPCC-FM (Pasadena, CA)
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.
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2 weeks ago |
laist.com | Frank Stoltze
LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . The Los Angeles police chief warned members of the City Council on Wednesday that the mayor's proposal to lay off more than 400 civilian workers in the department represents a “staggering” reduction to the workforce and would endanger public safety.
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2 weeks ago |
laist.com | Frank Stoltze
LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . Labor union leaders and their members told a Los Angeles City Council budget committee on Monday that Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed budget cuts cause a reduction in services to residents that will likely result in dirtier streets and more accidents on sidewalks, among other problems. Bass has proposed 1,647 layoffs across departments to deal with a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall.
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2 weeks ago |
laist.com | Frank Stoltze
LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . More than 200 people showed up at a City Council public hearing in Van Nuys on Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed budget Friday, with almost all warning that her plan to lay off over 1,600 people would devastate a wide range of city services.
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3 weeks ago |
laist.com | Frank Stoltze
Facing a nearly $1 billion shortfall driven by dwindling revenues and increasing costs, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday proposed laying off 1,647 workers and closing some city departments in the fiscal year that starts July 1. It's the most austere budget since the city was wracked by the 2008 recession. In her state of the city speech delivered shortly before the budget was released, Bass addressed city workers directly, saying "you are the city’s greatest asset...
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1 month ago |
laist.com | Frank Stoltze
The Trump Administration’s trade tariffs and crackdown on unauthorized immigrants are expected to reduce tax revenues to the city of Los Angeles, contributing to a projected near one- billion-dollar shortfall in the next fiscal year, according to city staff. City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo delivered the news to the City Council this week during his mid-year financial status report.
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Whistleblowers say LA’s top homeless official hired unqualified friends, tried to destroy public records https://t.co/W9wpXc3RUu

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