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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2009 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Queer Town: Maine's Gay Marriage Fight Comes to L.A.

  published Sep 11, 2009

  When gay Californians and their straight allies were battling Proposition 8 last fall, the "No on 8" campaign called on gays and lesbians across the country to contribute money to the cause. The large... More >>

• Gadfly Extraordinaire John Walsh Finally Turns to Blogging

  published Sep 10, 2009

  Longtime Hollywood resident John Walsh may not be as famous as such bloggers as Perez Hilton or Matt Drudge, but among gadflies, community activists and City Hall insiders in Los Angeles, he's somethi... More >>

• Antonio Villaraigosa: Overkill Mayor of the World

  published Sep 04, 2009

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa loves the Big Sell. It was on display again yesterday outside City Hall, where he made the grand announcement that L.A. will be the "farmers market capital of th... More >>

• CIM Group: Hollywood's Richest Slumlord

  published September 3, 2009

  View more photos in Ted Soqui's "Inside a Filthy, Hazardous Hollywood... More >>

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  Steve Bing Hits Vegas With Bill Clinton, Cancels on Jane Fonda

  published Sep 02, 2009

  Super secretive rich guy Steve Bing seems to be really getting around these days ... and in a very public way. Probably too public for his own liking.This thought struck us when we read Jane Fonda's b... More >>

• Once Again, No 'Hubby, Hubby' for California: First Gay Marriage and Now Ice Cream

  published Sep 02, 2009

  When we heard the news that Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream renamed a flavor in support of gay marriage, we were absolutely, 100 percent THRILLED! Finally, we could eat something tasty and fattening and feel ... More >>

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  New Prescription Card Features Villaraigosa's Mug

  published Sep 01, 2009

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a new discount prescription card yesterday, writes longtime Daily News reporter Rick Orlov. Villaraigosa also announced the program on the Huffington Po... More >>

• New Villaraigosa Appointee Dogged by Ethics Questions

  published Aug 31, 2009

  When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed Democratic insider Jay Carson to chief deputy mayor last week, a whole bunch of people in L.A. political circles were scratching their heads, trying to figure... More >>

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  The Curious Case of Jay Carson

  published Aug 28, 2009

  "It's a weird thing," a California Democratic insider tells L.A. Weekly. "It doesn't make sense at all. Why would he go from Bill Clinton to Hillary Clinton to Steve Bing to Antonio Villaraigosar Why ... More >>

• Queer Town: Ted Kennedy, Champion of Gay Rights, Has Died

  published Aug 26, 2009

  U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, a longtime champion of gay rights, died Tuesday in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. He had been battling a malignant brain tumor for the past year. rKennedy was the brother of Pr... More >>

• West Hollywood Film Festival Breaks Down into Comedy of Errors

  published Aug 21, 2009

  If the late, great director Robert Altman were still alive today, he'd immediately buy the movie rights of a recent WeHo News article and turn it into a clever satire about the wacky world of film fes... More >>

• Queer Town: Proposition 8 Trial Set for January, Gay Groups Told to Butt Out

  published Aug 20, 2009

  While gay rights groups in California continue to clash over which year to push forward with a pro-gay marriage ballot measure (check out this Queerty post), Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker an... More >>

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  Just In: Michael Jackson's Huge FBI File For Sale, 10 Cents Per Page

  published Aug 18, 2009

  Gay blogger and activist Michael Petrelis, who's based in San Francisco, received an interesting letter in the mail yesterday. According to the FBI, he can buy Michael Jackson's FBI file, which is a w... More >>

• L.A. Times Shills for Villaraigosa's 'Summer Night Lights'

  published Aug 18, 2009

  Reading the L.A. Times this morning, we stumbled upon Hector Tobar's breathless column about Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's supposed anti-gang program called "Summer Night Lights."rTobar visits Ramon Ga... More >>

• Villaraigosa Video Spoof Takes Top Billing in Mayor's 'Community Clips'

  published Aug 14, 2009

  In city halls and state houses across the country, politicians often have a thing called "clipping" services. It's something that culls all of the headlines from print and digital media -- newspapers ... More >>

• Queer Town: Did Equality California Pull a 2010 Switcheroor

  published Aug 14, 2009

  It's always interesting how things are never exactly what they seem when it comes to Equality California, one of the leading gay rights groups in the state and a major force behind the failed "No on 8... More >>

• Queer Town: 'Yes on 8' Campaign Criticizes Equality California, Gay Marriage Movement

  published Aug 12, 2009

  In an email to supporters this afternoon, ProtectMarriage.com, the anti-gay marriage group that ran November's successful "Yes on 8" campaign, criticized Equality California's recommendation to place ... More >>

• Queer Town Exclusive: Rick Jacobs: Gay Marriage Can Be Won in 2010

  published Aug 12, 2009

  For months, gay rights groups have been questioning whether 2010 or 2012 is the best election year to overturn Proposition 8, with the gay community and straight allies waiting for an answer. Today, t... More >>

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, Dies

  published Aug 11, 2009

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, died early this morning at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She was 88 years old. Shriver was the sister of former president J... More >>

• "Like a Boss": Villaraigosa's Work Habits Spoofed in Outlandish Video

  published Aug 11, 2009

  Just the other day, Matthew Olay sent us an outlandish video spoof he made about Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's work habits. Olay explained that an L.A. Weekly feature story, titled "The Al... More >>

• State Bureaucrats Consider Oil Drilling Off L.A. Coast

  published Aug 11, 2009

  Marcia Hanscom, the influential, grassroots environmentalist who successfully won the battle to save a major portion of the Ballona Wetlands, has raised a red flag alert to her supporters, writing tha... More >>

• Villaraigosa Gets Cheech Marin Hitched

  published Aug 10, 2009

  Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has long been known to run with the glamour crowd in Los Angeles, and this past Sunday was no different.According to news reports, Villaraigosa officiated the marriage of co... More >>

• LAPD Chief Bill Bratton: A Hero or a Palinr

  published Aug 10, 2009

  Ever since Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bill Bratton announced his resignation last week, it's as if the guy has become some kind of victorious, military hero who fought a horrible, bloody miss... More >>

• Queer Town: Courage Campaign Seeks $200k for 2010

  published Aug 10, 2009

  Over the past few days, Courage Campaign, one of the leading political organizations in the fight to overturn Proposition 8, has been asking supporters to donate $200,000 so it can help launch a pro-g... More >>

• Queer Town: Jeffrey King Calls Out Power Gays

  published Aug 06, 2009

  Queer Town talked with Jeffrey King the other day, and he was not happy. A prominent figure in the gay community and founder of In The Meantime Men's Group, a South Los Angeles outreach organization f... More >>