Email Author Patrick Range McDonald

Awards

• 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"

• 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"

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

  "Los Angeles on $300,000 a Year"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, 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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2011 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Is Blake Mycoskie of TOMS an Evangelical?

  published July 28, 2011

  When controversy broke on July 8 about TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie’s links to evangelical Christians, Jessica... More >>

• Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette of CM Squared Designs: Mannequin Men

  published July 28, 2011

  ChadMichael Morrisette and Mito Aviles are surrounded by humanlike mannequins — 20 of them or so, in fact — in the... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Capitol Resource Institute Gets Okay To Gather Signatures for Anti-Gay History Ballot Measure

  published Jul 26, 2011

  The Capitol Resource Institute (CRI) has been given the okay from the state of California to start a petition drive for a ballot measure that will seek to repeal a state law that ensures the contribut... More >>

• Stop SB 48 Campaign Seeks to Repeal California's Gay History Law

  published Jul 25, 2011

  Gay Californians and their straight allies may soon have to fight off another ballot measure. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a state bill into law that ensures that the contributions of gays an... More >>

• Palmdale Seeks Injunction Against California High Speed Rail Authority To Stop I-5 Study

  published Jul 19, 2011

  The city of Palmdale came out swinging on Tuesday, filing a motion in federal court that seeks a temporary injunction to keep the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) from spending certain fun... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Beverly Hills Versus the Westside Subway

  published July 14, 2011

  On an overcast morning, Susan Bursk, president of the Century City Chamber of Commerce, is running a meticulously staged press... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Did TOMS' Blake Mycoskie Really Not Know About Anti-Gay Focus on the Familyr

  published Jul 11, 2011

  Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, landed in a heap of trouble when news broke on Friday that he spoke at a June 30 Focus on the Family event in Orange County. Focus on the Family's longtime ant... More >>

• Will Royals Will and Kate Pop into Las Familias Del Pueblo When Visiting Skid Rowr

  published Jul 06, 2011

  Prince William and his wife, Kate, are heading to Skid Row on Sunday to visit Inner-City Arts school, which is all fine and dandy. But we suggest the royal couple also hang out at Las Familias del Pue... More >>

• New York Legalizes Gay Marriage, LGBT Activists in California Respond

  published Jun 25, 2011

  On Friday night, June 24, the New York State Senate passed a bill that legalizes gay marriage in the Empire State. Governor Andrew Cuomo quickly signed it into law, which will go into effect in 30 day... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Lowe's Home Improvement Builds Gigantic Wall in One Day, Blocks Neighbors' City Views

  published Jun 21, 2011

  "The wall went up in a day. I went away in the morning, and I came back later and couldn't see the city." So says 16th Place Neighborhood Association member Robert Portillo, who's now fighting L.A. C... More >>

• E Street Band Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, the Sound of Triumph and Hope, Has Died

  published Jun 19, 2011

  Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons, the powerful and inspiring saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died on Saturday at the age of 69. People who aren't Springsteen fans may not truly unde... More >>

• Code Pink Founder Talks with L.A. Weekly About Surprise Glitter Bombing of Tim Pawlenty

  published Jun 17, 2011

  Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty got a shock yesterday in San Francisco when he was glitter bombed by folks from the peace and justice group Code Pink, which has an office and store in L... More >>

• U.S. Conference of Mayors Picks Antonio '11 Percent' Villaraigosa to Lead Them, ah, Somewhere

  published Jun 17, 2011

  Well, the folks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors have decided to make Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa their new president -- guess they don't read the L.A. papers! It wasn't too long ago Los A... More >>

• Yes, Madonna, You Can Legally Vogue at The Abbey in West Hollywood

  published Jun 17, 2011

  West Hollywood still ain't quite Calabasas yet, at least not after last night's decision by the city's planning commission to allow dancing at the world's best gay bar, The Abbey. After the West Holl... More >>

• For Courage Campaign Video Project, Dustin Lance Black Explains What Real Life Stories He's Looking For

  published May 25, 2011

  Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and Courage Campaign recently kicked off a major video project, asking LGBTers across the nation to share their real life stories via a one- to two-minute... More >>

• Equality California Seeking Relevance With Prospect of Pro-Gay Marriage Ballot Measurer

  published May 23, 2011

  And so Equality California leaders came to West Hollywood yesterday, holding one of their town hall meetings to understand if ordinary gays and lesbians in California want to go back to the voting boo... More >>

• 'The Last Mountain': Filmmaker Bill Haney Talks About Big Coal, Fighting Back, and American Character

  published May 19, 2011

  Update: L.A. Opening Night information after the jump. Flying into town from Boston, documentary filmmaker Bill Haney talked with L.A. Weekly about his new film, The Last Mountain -- a searing indic... More >>

• California Remembers Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk, Excerpts from 'The Mayor of Castro Street'

  published May 18, 2011

  On Sunday, May 22, California will once again celebrate Harvey Milk Day. Blogger Michael Petrelis opines that one major gay rights group is doing a lousy job of educating the general public about the ... More >>

• Richard Zaldivar: The Man Behind the Wall

  published May 19, 2011

  Richard Zaldivar's enduring legacy has been the creation of the AIDS Monument in Los Angeles' Lincoln Park, which was... More >>

• Gloria Romero: Watching Out for the Kids

  published May 19, 2011

  Former California state Sen. Gloria Romero gained a reputation in Sacramento as a politician unafraid to fight the good fight,... More >>

• Dustin Lance Black: Black & Proud

  published May 19, 2011

  Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk and a gay rights activist, stares at the screen of a... More >>

• Roland Palencia, New Equality California Executive Director, Repeats Old Excuses for Proposition 8 Loss

  published May 17, 2011

  On Monday, Roland Palencia was named the new executive director of Equality California, the statewide gay rights group. He is replacing Geoff Kors, who built the organization into a political powerhou... More >>

• Will Gay Rights Powerhouse Equality California Finally Choose New Executive Directorr

  published May 13, 2011

  Frontiers News Editor Karen Ocamb predicts that Equality California, the major gay rights group, may announce the pick of a new executive director next week. She also describes some turmoil in the ran... More >>

• BrainCOCOA: L.A. Parent Lawrence Ross Starts Gawker-Like Blog To Fight Bad Education

  published May 13, 2011

  What does a fed up parent/journalist/writer do when he's sick and tired of bad education policiesr He starts a hard-hitting blog, of course. Los Angeles writer Lawrence Ross, who recently fought a su... More >>

• Does Million Trees L.A. Honcho Lisa Sarno Think Her Job Is To Help People Make Friendsr

  published May 12, 2011

  It seems we struck a nerve at the Los Angeles Mayor's Office the other day when we wrote about Antonio Villaraigosa's long-suffering Million Trees LA project. The much-publicized program kicked off in... More >>