Email Author Patrick Range McDonald

Awards

• 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 December 9, 2010

  "The Parent Trigger"

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

  "The Parent Trigger"

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

  "City of Airheads"

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

  "City of Airheads"

• 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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2009 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Queer Town: Big Media Wants Full Access to Prop. 8 Trial

  published Dec 31, 2009

  We're almost finished with 2009 and 2010 is already shaping up to be a very interesting year -- at least for gay and lesbian folks.​Queer Town sounded the alarm a few weeks ago about the need to all... More >>

• Queer Town: Meredith Baxter Comes Out with Help from Gay P.R. Guru

  published Dec 18, 2009

  A few weeks ago, TV star Meredith Baxter, who played Michael J. Fox's mother in the hit series Family Ties, made headlines by publicly coming out as a real life lesbian on the Today show. ​Huge ne... More >>

• Tiger Woods' P.R. Machine Hits Bogey After Bogey

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Hollywood public relations guru Howard Bragman thinks sex scandal-plagued Tiger Woods and his media handlers have been screwing up royally.​"The scandal wasn't about the scope of his transgressions,... More >>

• L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti Flip-flops on Medical Weed?

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Has Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti flip-flopped on medical weed shops?It was only a few weeks ago, on November 6, that Garcetti, now a leading voice in the debate over a medical mari... More >>

• One Last Pre-Trial Hearing Before Prop. 8 Showdown

  published Dec 15, 2009

  On Wednesday, in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will hold one more pre-trial hearing before lawyers meet on January 11 to start a non-jury trial on the constitutional merits of Propo... More >>

• L.A. Weekly Counts 545 Pot Shops in Los Angeles

  published Dec 14, 2009

  From the Wall Street Journal to the Daily News to members of the Los Angeles City Council, a lot of people seem to think there are up to 1,000 medical weed stores in this city. Guess they still haven'... More >>

• City Planning Commission Again Greenlights the Manhattanization of L.A.

  published Dec 11, 2009

  It took a few hours, but the City Planning Commission, whose members are appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, once again approved the ongoing Manhattanization of L.A.​"It makes peopl... More >>

• NPR Gets L.A.'s Medical Weed Facts All Wrong

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Maybe NPR has been reading too much of the Los Angeles Times coverage of this city's pot shop problem, or maybe one of its reporters is relying too heavily on the word of local politicians, but a rece... More >>

• Will L.A. City Council Put Off Medical Weed Vote Until 2010?

  published Dec 09, 2009

  The maps, the maps! Where are those darn maps?!​Once again missing key facts, that's the question some Los Angeles City Council members were asking Planning Department officials at today's council m... More >>

• Facts or No Facts, L.A. City Council Still Plows Ahead on Medical Weed Law

  published Dec 09, 2009

  Whether they were taking their cues from medical marijuana advocates or still dreadfully ill-informed, several Los Angeles City Council members continued to throw around bad numbers and loose facts as... More >>

• L.A. Planning Commission Considers Doomscraper at old CBS studios

  published Dec 08, 2009

  On Thursday morning, L.A.'s Planning Commission will consider a controversial development project that could drastically change a charming, old-style neighborhood, permanently alter historic buildings... More >>

• Queer Town: Are Gay Pundits Hurting the Gay Marriage Movement?

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Over the past few days, gay pundits such as blogger Michael Petrelis and Bay Area Reporter news editor Cynthia Laird have been hammering Courage Campaign's Rick Jacobs for refusing to publicly release... More >>

• HuffPo L.A. Gets Off to Shaky Start

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Whenever a news media outlet starts, and publicizes, its debut coverage of Los Angeles with a top ten list from local billionaire Eli Broad -- not to mention what's essentially a press release from a ... More >>

• Trutanich Probes Pot Backer Duncan

  published December 3, 2009

  Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is investigating medical pot activist Don Duncan, who L.A. Weekly reported... More >>

• Medical Weed Ad Boycott Called Against L.A. Weekly

  published Dec 01, 2009

  In an unsigned notice posted on WeedTRACKER.com the other day, a person calls for medical marijuana collectives "that advertise in the LA Weekly (to) pull there (sic) advertising and support from the ... More >>

• Why Is Billionaire Ron Burkle Borrowing $56 Million?

  published Nov 09, 2009

  When members of the Pittsburgh Penguins visited billionaire Ron Burkle at his mansion in Beverly Hills last week, they were reportedly quite impressed.​"Oh, my, it was mind-blowing," goalie Marc-And... More >>

• Was Antonio Villaraigosa Napping at an MTA Meeting?

  published Nov 05, 2009

  Was Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa napping at a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board meeting in late October?According to Hollywood community activist John Walsh, who... More >>

• Queer Town: Proposition 8, A Year Later

  published Nov 04, 2009

  It's been a long year since Proposition 8 was passed on November 4, 2008, when the existing right to legally marry in California was shockingly taken away from gays and lesbians.​That soul-wrenching... More >>

• LAPD Crime Digest Still No-Show on Web Site

  published Oct 30, 2009

  We don't always agree with the Los Angeles Times editorial page, but on Wednesday they got one thing right: The new LAPD chief needs to be more transparent.​The Times wrote that outgoing LAPD chief ... More >>

• Queer Town: Chaz Bono Goes Public About Transgender Transition

  published Oct 29, 2009

  Earlier this month, L.A. Weekly wrote about the behind-the-scenes moves involving Chaz Bono's first public acknowledgment of his physical transition from woman to man.​While Hollywood publicist Howa... More >>

• L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Reworks His Image

  published Oct 28, 2009

  Los Angeles Daily News reporter Rick Orlov wrote a fascinating item in his "Tipoffs" column yesterday, noting that L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is reworking his image by making staff changes and lo... More >>

• Underdog Howdy Doo-Me Triumphant at West Hollywood Drag Race

  published Oct 26, 2009

  In a stunning upset, underdog Howdy Doo-Me out ran Swine Flu at the West Hollywood Drag Race yesterday, capturing the title as the fastest drag queen in high heels over two inches high. Favorite Sw... More >>

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  Villaraigosa's Lease Up for Washington D.C. Digs

  published Oct 23, 2009

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa often talks about flying to Washington D.C. so he can grab some of those federal dollars for the city of Los Angeles -- it's one of the main excuses he gives to ... More >>

• Smith Waives Public Hearing, Trutanich's Pot Ordinance Moves to City Council

  published Oct 22, 2009

  Los Angeles City Councilman Greig Smith, who chairs the council's Public Safety Committee, has waived a public hearing for L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's draft ordinance on medical marijuana di... More >>

• L.A. Citizens Stop $500 Fee on Neighbors Who Challenge Developers

  published October 22, 2009

  It doesn’t happen often, and all of the details have yet to be ironed out, but outraged community activists appear to... More >>