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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2010 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

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  FEATURED STORY

  L.A. City Council Approves Hollywood's Massive Columbia Square Project

  published Jul 29, 2010

  Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved entitlements for a massive high-density project in Hollywood, where a 28-story residential building, a 7-story hotel, and a 17-story office... More >>

• Another Homeless Housing Project Angers Silver Lake Residents

  published Jul 28, 2010

  Last Friday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a $6.2 million loan to a non-profit housing organization so it can build a 36-unit apartment complex for the homeless and mentally ill near Sunset Bo... More >>

• 'WeHo News' To Partner With Frontiers Media

  published Jul 28, 2010

  WeHo News editor Ryan Gierach tells L.A. Weekly that his spunky online-only newspaper that covers the city of West Hollywood will soon announce a partnership with Frontiers Media. The publishing comp... More >>

• Dan Tana's Loses Federal Appeal on Trademark Dispute

  published Jul 23, 2010

  Dan Tana's, the famous Italian restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, recently lost another round in its dispute with an Atlanta sports bar/restaurant that goes by the name of Dantann... More >>

• Desmond Tutu Criticizes President Barack Obama's AIDS Strategy

  published Jul 22, 2010

  AIDS Healthcare Foundation president Michael Weinstein isn't the only person slamming President Barack Obama's AIDS strategy, which L.A. Weekly reported last week. Now Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Educating Maria

  published July 22, 2010

  On a recent afternoon inside the bustling day-care center Las Familias del Pueblo in downtown's Skid Row, Alice Callaghan... More >>

• 'Mormon Proposition' Director Reed Cowan Addresses Rash of Gay Mormon Suicides

  published Jul 21, 2010

  A 28-year-old gay Mormon took his own life in Utah on July 19, which outrages documentary filmmaker Reed Cowan, who made 8: The Mormon Proposition. On the blogosphere, it's been reported that the youn... More >>

• AIDS Groups Square Off in Dispute Over Competing Fundraisers

  published Jul 21, 2010

  AIDS Project Los Angeles has sued AIDS Healthcare Foundation for alleged unfair competition practices and trademark infringement, according to Los Angeles Business Journal, setting off a rare and tens... More >>

• Outfest: 'A Marine Story,' 'BearCity' and 'Strange Powers' Win Grand Jury Awards

  published Jul 19, 2010

  Outfest, the gay and lesbian film festival in Los Angeles, announced its audience and grand jury award winners yesterday, with the films A Marine Story, BearCity, and Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt &... More >>

• Outfest: Are Hollywood Studios Behind the Times with Gay Actorsr

  published Jul 19, 2010

  At an Outfest panel in Los Angeles on Saturday, Hollywood's outdated logic that Americans won't accept openly gay, male actors playing straight, leading roles was once again revealed, with panelists s... More >>

• Was George Bush's AIDS Strategy Better Than Barack Obama'sr

  published Jul 14, 2010

  AIDS Healthcare Foundation founder Michael Weinstein came out swinging yesterday at a Washington D.C. press conference, saying that President Barack Obama's AIDS strategy measures up poorly to his pre... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Makes Dubious Claim About Crime Rate

  published Jul 12, 2010

  On Friday morning, through his Twitter account, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made the dubious claim that L.A. is "still safer than it's been in 50 years." Which means we're back to 1960, wh... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Outfest: Movie Honchos Still Think Americans Can't Handle a Gay Superhero

  published Jul 12, 2010

  See photos from Outfest in Star Foreman's slideshow, "Outfest Opening Night Party." At an Outfest panel on Sunday, gay and lesbian filmmakers gave an inside look at the continuing struggle to get Hol... More >>

• Special Interests Spend Heavily on California Superintendent of Public Instruction Race

  published Jul 08, 2010

  If anyone thinks no one in California cared all that much about the little-known statewide race for superintendent of public instruction, think again. According to the state's Fair Political Practice... More >>

• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Picks Country Outlaw Merle Haggard for Hall of Fame

  published Jul 07, 2010

  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the 2010 inductees of the California Hall of Fame today, with country music outlaw Merle Haggard making the honor roll, which strikes us as kind of funny. Pos... More >>

• Atwater Village Activists Fear L.A. Councilman Tom LaBonge's Push For High-Density Redevelopment

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Friends of Atwater Village sounded the alarm on Sunday, with the neighborhood activist group writing on its news blog that L.A. City Councilman Tom LaBonge's controversial and "long-time dream" to red... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Who's Behind Janice Hahn Recall Effortr

  published Jul 02, 2010

  Today, Diana Chapman, a longtime watchdog of anything to do with Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, wonders who in the heck is behind the effort to recall the San Pedro politicianr "Honestly,... More >>

• West Hollywood Pushes For Any Kind of Outdoor Smoking Ban

  published Jul 01, 2010

  The West Hollywood Outdoor Smoking Task Force met again last Friday, and it seems that West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman and Councilwoman Abbe Land, who first proposed an outdoor smoking ban at bars a... More >>

• Proposition 8 Rally Probably Slated for West Hollywood

  published Jun 25, 2010

  A rally in response to the upcoming decision of the Proposition 8 federal trial will probably take place in West Hollywood, reports Frontiers News Editor Karen Ocamb. "The city has a special stake in... More >>

• Gay Rights Activists Target Andrew Pugno's Run for State Assembly

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Gay rights activists in California want to torpedo Andrew Pugno's run for state assembly, vowing to help defeat the Republican candidate, who continues to be a major advocate for banning same-sex marr... More >>

• Controversies Surround LAUSD's New Hire John Deasy

  published Jun 23, 2010

  Board members of the Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to hire John Deasy as deputy superintendent yesterday, which will make him a major player in the operation of the nation's second larges... More >>

• Singapore's City Harvest Church Controversy Comes to the Hollywood Hills

  published Jun 22, 2010

  Unbeknown to many Hollywood Hills residents, a major, developing controversy involving a wealthy Singapore minister and his widely influential mega-church has come to their posh neighborhood. Over th... More >>

• Housing Advocates Hold Raucous Protest at L.A. Council President Eric Garcetti's Home

  published Jun 22, 2010

  Angry at L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti for refusing to back a recently proposed four-month freeze on rent increases for L.A.'s rent-controlled apartments, affordable housing advocates ma... More >>

• Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado Sidesteps College Tuition Controversy

  published Jun 21, 2010

  When California State University trustees passed a 5 percent tuition hike for undergraduates last Friday, Lieutenant Govenor Abel Maldonado, who sits on the board of trustees, was sure to vote against... More >>

• What Ever Happened to 'Transparency' at L.A. City Hallr

  published Jun 18, 2010

  L.A. City Hall watchdog and CityWatch columnist Jack Humphreville sounds the alarm today about the City Council's apparent lack of transparency when dealing with pension reform and the possible sale o... More >>