Email Author Patrick Range McDonald

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 16, 2010

  "City of Airheads"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published March 6, 2010

  "Black Lung Lofts"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published July 22, 2010

  "Educating Maria"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published September 16, 2010

  "City of Airheads"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published December 9, 2010

  "The Parent Trigger"

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 9, 2010

  "The Parent Trigger"

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published September 16, 2010

  "City of Airheads"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 26, 2009

  "Los Angeles on $300,000 a Year"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 26, 2009

  "Los Angeles on $300,000 a Year"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published October 8, 2009

  "The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Men"

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2008 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Ron Burkle: Poor Little Rich Grocer

  published June 12, 2008

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• Queer Town: Big Gay Night at Armani

  published Jun 05, 2008

  Christoph Babka, a handsome blonde with a keen sense of duty, was burned out working in Hollywood, so he decided to shake things up. "We try to get the younger generation involved," he said, holding ... More >>

• Queer Town: The Fat is in the Fire

  published Jun 05, 2008

  The court has not only ignored the will of the people and imposed a redefinition of marriage on Californians, it has inflicted years of legal chaos, quite possibly on the entire country. Glen Lavy, ... More >>

• Queer Town: June Weddings For Gays

  published Jun 04, 2008

  This morning, the California Supreme Court denied a request to rehear its May 15 ruling that legalized same sex marriage. Gay and lesbian couples can now wed, starting on June 17--the date set by the ... More >>

• Queer Town: No Time For Gay Losers

  published Jun 03, 2008

  On Monday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen officially certified the anti-gay marriage ballot measure. If passed, the initiative would overturn last month's California Supreme Court ruling--... More >>

• QUEER TOWN: Obama and the Gays

  published Jun 02, 2008

  On Tuesday, the Democratic Party will finally wrap up its long, hard fought primary season. There will be a lot of talk about who will ultimately be the best candidate to defeat Senator John McCain on... More >>

• LA Times Polls Gays, Not the Opposition

  published May 24, 2008

  Yesterday, the LA Times released an amazing poll of Californians' views on same sex marriage. One startling fact--from the gay point of view, at least--was 58 percent of female registered voters would... More >>

• June Weddings For Gays May Be Quashed

  published May 23, 2008

  If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was hoping for a quick injection of gay dollars into California's ailing economy this summer, it may not happen. Opponents of same-sex marriage asked the state's Sup... More >>

• California GOP: The Queer Enablers of Gay Marriage

  published May 22, 2008

  IN EARLY OCTOBER 1991, after several nights of mass protests, California Gov. Pete Wilson burned in effigy at the corner of... More >>

• WeHo Reacts to California Supreme Court Gay-Marriage Ruling

  published May 22, 2008

  The phone started ringing at Timothy Jay Candles a little bit after 10 a.m. Thursday and didn’t stop. At 1 p.m., the... More >>

• Gay and Happy at a West Hollywood Candle Shop

  published May 15, 2008

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• Former Developer of Sunset Skyscraper Files for Bankruptcy

  published May 13, 2008

  A few weeks ago, the LA Weekly first reported about Molasky Pacific, a Las Vegas-based real estate firm, selling its share of the old CBS TV-and-radio complex on Sunset Boulevard to Apollo Real Estate... More >>

• John Walsh, Chris Shabel and Miki Jackson

  published May 15, 2008

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• Larry Bowa

  published May 15, 2008

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• Karen Ocamb

  published May 15, 2008

  On a recent Monday morning, Karen Ocamb sits back on a couch and gears up for another heavy week of hard-news journalism. Her... More >>

• Christopher Rice

  published May 15, 2008

  On a clear, sunny day — the same day not long ago that his fourth novel came out and he turned 30 — Christopher... More >>

• Another Clintonite Bites the Dust

  published May 12, 2008

  The LA Times probably had its farewell lined up for weeks. Last year, the newspaper went after the California State Assembly Speaker for his sleazy handling of political contributions with a special k... More >>

• Robert Nudelman: A Tireless Defender

  published May 08, 2008

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• L.A.'s Newest Gay Night Out: Tom Whitman's Cherry Pop

  published May 8, 2008

  Tom Whitman, looking trim and muscular, walked up to the bar at the opening of his brand-new Saturday-night party Cherry Pop... More >>

• Doomscraper? Here Comes Hollywood's First-Ever Mega-Skyscraper

  published May 1, 2008

  A few weeks ago, on a chilly Thursday evening, Chris Shabel, a gray-haired woman with a quick smile, slowly shuffled into... More >>

• Molasky Pacific Leaves Columbia Square

  published Apr 30, 2008

  Molasky Pacific, a real estate development firm based in Las Vegas, will no longer take part in the effort to build a 40-story skyscraper on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Instead, the company asked ... More >>

• Kaye Rebuffs Rumor

  published Apr 12, 2008

  Nine days ago, PolitickerCA.com wondered aloud if former Daily News editor Ron Kaye, who had just left the Valley newspaper, would be running for city council in Greig Smith's district--Smith plans to... More >>

• Brewer hires Cortines

  published Apr 05, 2008

  The press release, whether deliberate or not, was sent out late in the news cycle on a Friday evening--6:43 p.m. to be exact. 17 months after officially taking the helm at the Los Angeles Unified Scho... More >>

• Ray Cortines: Friend or Foer

  published Apr 03, 2008

  Once again, the name of Ray Cortines is buzzing around the halls of Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters, according to today's LA Times. The former interim superintendent of LA Unified is ... More >>

• Yagman to Surrender

  published Mar 24, 2008

  At the U.S. Federal Courthouse in downtown today, civil rights attorney Steve Yagman has finally been ordered to surrender to prison authorities on Monday, March 31, at a federal prison and medical fa... More >>