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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2010 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Yet Another Major Study Finds Kids Get Sick Living Near Freeways, When Will L.A. City Council and Antonio Villaraigosa Take Action?

  published Dec 17, 2010

  How many prominent studies does it take for Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to keep more kids from getting sick? That's the huge, underlining question... More >>

• With Exclusive, Unfettered Access to Parent Trigger Organizers in Compton, L.A. Weekly Examines Charges of Deception and Harassment Made By Their Opponents

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Once Ismenia Guzman handed over a thick binder of parent signatures to a Compton Unified School District official last Tuesday morning, Shirley Ford knew her work was far from over when it came to imp... More >>

• 'Parent Trigger' Supporters Face Intimidation Tactics in School Reform Battle in Compton, Antonio Villaraigosa Jumps into Fray

  published Dec 10, 2010

  UPDATE: L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says school reform in Compton "isn't about pointing fingers or dragging our feet." More comments from Villaraigosa after break. First reported at 7 a.m. As exp... More >>

• Compton Parents Petition to Take Over Chronically Failing Public School Through 'Parent Trigger' Law, Send Shock Waves Throughout the Nation

  published Dec 08, 2010

  UPDATE: L.A. Weekly readers sound off on yesterday's Parent Trigger, no charter school has been approved at Compton Unified. After break. UPDATE: Compton Unified School District Acting Superintendent... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  California's Parent Trigger

  published December 9, 2010

  On a recent afternoon in Compton, Mary Najera of Boyle Heights is making a sale in the peach-colored dining room of a tidy... More >>

• Miss America Pageant Historian Ric Ferentz Passes Away in New York City

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Miss America Pageant Historian Ric Ferentz died on November 30 in New York City. Ric had an encyclopedic knowledge of the pageant's rich history and became a mentor and friend to many Miss America con... More >>

• Proposition 8: Ted Olson Argues Gay Marriage Can't Harm Straight Folks, U.S. Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt Wonders How Far Court Should Go?

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Nearly a year after court proceedings first started for the Proposition 8 federal lawsuit, attorneys for both sides argued their cases in front of a three-judge panel at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court o... More >>

• Proposition 8 Hearing Underway at U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jesse Jackson In Favor of Gay Marriage

  published Dec 06, 2010

  The Proposition 8 hearing is underway at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, with pro-Prop. 8 attorney Charles Cooper laying out his case for why anti-gay marriage forces have le... More >>

• Gay Rights Activist Geoff Kors Will Leave Equality California in 2011 After Nine Years at the Helm

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors announced today that he will leave his position in March, 2011, after leading the major gay rights organization for nine years. Many observers credit ... More >>

• Proposition 8: If Judge Vaughn Walker's Ruling Stands on Gay Marriage, Who Will Be Allowed to Get Hitched?

  published Dec 03, 2010

  So let's say that U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling on Proposition 8 stands as it goes through the appeals process and the 2008 ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in Californi... More >>

• Kamala Harris Victory in Attorney General Race Thrills California Gay Rights Groups

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Two prominent gay rights groups in California didn't waste any time celebrating Kamala Harris's victory over Steve Cooley in the state attorney general race, which L.A. Weekly called yesterday. "Toda... More >>

• Proposition 8: Thirteen Out-of-State Attorney Generals Don't Want California Gays to Get Married, Join George Wallace in History Books

  published Nov 23, 2010

  With the appeal hearing for the Proposition 8 lawsuit set for Monday, December 6, we thought it would be a good time to look into the out-of-state attorney generals who stuck their noses into Californ... More >>

• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Approves C-SPAN Request to Televise Proposition 8 Hearing

  published Nov 18, 2010

  On Wednesday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals approved a request by C-SPAN to televise a Proposition 8 hearing on December 6. Two cameras will be allowed in the courtroom, which will also serv... More >>

• Wanna Be a West Hollywood City Council Member? Get 20 or 30 Signatures and You Can Sling Mud All Day on Campaign Trail

  published Nov 15, 2010

  West Hollywood's campaign season officially begins today, with a nomination period for City Council candidates that lasts through December 10. Apparently, you don't need millions of dollars to get you... More >>

• Billionaire Haim Saban Gets Image Remake in Fawning Jewish Journal Cover Story, No Mention of Prop. 27 Debacle

  published Nov 12, 2010

  L.A. billionaire Haim Saban, who supported the controversial effort to sink a California citizens commission that will draw the boundaries for congressional and state legislature districts, gets help ... More >>

• L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Uncomfortably Finds Itself in the Middle of a Knock-Down Union Blow Out

  published Nov 11, 2010

  The Los Angles Gay & Lesbian Center, which bills itself as the "world's largest LGBT organization," probably hoped its battle with hotel workers union Unite Here Local 11 would somehow fade away befor... More >>

• Rushed and Confused L.A. City Council

  published November 11, 2010

  Last Friday was a festive day at City Hall and inside City Council chambers. Native American Indians were chanting and talking... More >>

• West Hollywood City Council's Big Dreams of Subway-Oriented Development Goes Down in Flames, Traffic Destined to be a Nightmare

  published Nov 08, 2010

  When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shot down a subway route through West Hollywood a few weeks ago, it probably shook up no group of people harder than West Hollywood City Council members ... More >>

• Proposition 23: Youth Leaders Say Echo Boomers Helped Shoot Down Big Oil-Funded Ballot Measure

  published Nov 04, 2010

  California Student Sustainability Coalition, a group that organizes young people to vote for environmental causes, says Echo Boomers played a major role in the defeat of Big Oil-funded Proposition 23 ... More >>

• Proposition 27: Billionaire Haim Saban Gets Burned by Howard Berman, Ballot Measure Loss and Republicans

  published Nov 04, 2010

  When Proposition 27 went down in flames on Tuesday night, so did L.A. billionaire Haim Saban's reputation as a politically astute businessman. Not only did the shady ballot measure the billionaire s... More >>

• California Election Results: Statewide Democrats Fend Off Republican Wave, Barack Obama Should Study Golden State for 2012

  published Nov 03, 2010

  On a night when the Republican party took over the House of Representatives and made things tight in the U.S. Senate, Democratic President Barack Obama should study what California Democrats did right... More >>

• California Proposition 20 Wins, Proposition 27 Loses: Politicians Will No Longer Draw up Their Own Districts

  published Nov 03, 2010

  Update, 11:50 p.m.: With 39 percent of California precincts reporting, Prop. 27 is heading for a huge loss -- 60 percent of voters oppose the ballot measure and 40 percent support it. California vote... More >>

• California Proposition 23 Election Results: Big Green Defeats Big Oil in Contentious Showdown Over What's Best for California's Economy

  published Nov 03, 2010

  Update, 11:46 p.m.: With 39 percent of California precincts reporting, Prop. 23 is heading for a major loss -- 59 percent of voters oppose the ballot measure while 41 percent support it. Opponents of... More >>

• Barbara Boxer vs. Carly Fiorina Election Results: California U.S. Senate Race Side-Steps Anti-Incumbent Anger, Exit Polling Predicts Democrat Boxer Wins

  published Nov 03, 2010

  Update, 10:13 p.m.: The New York Times is projecting that the Democratic Party will retain control of the U.S. Senate, but lose the House of Representatives. Update, 11:37 p.m.: Republican Carly Fior... More >>

• California's 2010 Embrace of Green Tech

  published November 4, 2010

  Voters spoke strongly Tuesday on Proposition 23, defeating it to save California's law restricting greenhouse emissions.... More >>