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 October 8, 2009

  "The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Men"

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

  "Los Angeles on $300,000 a Year"

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2013 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Los Angeles City Council District 13 Primary: Absentee Ballot Results Show Hollywood Activist Sam Kbushyan Leading Frontrunners

  published Mar 05, 2013

  In the Los Angeles City Council District 13 race, frontrunners Mitch O'Farrell, Matt Szabo, Alex De Ocampo, and John Choi are facing each other in a competitive race for one of California's most prize... More >>

• Los Angeles City Controller Primary: Absentee Ballot Results Show Dennis Zine Ahead of Ron Galperin

  published Mar 05, 2013

  In the Los Angeles City Controller race, frontrunners Dennis Zine, Cary Brazeman, and Ron Galperin are duking it out. Zine raised more money than his two rivals -- $811,000 to Galperin's $362,000 and ... More >>

• Los Angeles City Council District 7 Primary: Absentee Ballot Results Show Felipe Fuentes Leading Pack

  published Mar 05, 2013

  In the Los Angeles City Council District 7 race, frontrunner and former state assemblyman Felipes Fuentes will most probably run away with the contest. That's not to say he's the best candidates in th... More >>

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  West Hollywood City Council and Term Limits Races Turn Political Scene Upside Down But Voters Get Last Word on Election Day

  published Mar 05, 2013

  After months of political contention, West Hollywood voters will decide today if term limits for City Council members should be approved and if incumbents Jeff Prang and John Duran should be re-electe... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti Flip-flops to Support Parent Trigger School Reform After Media Pressure

  published Mar 04, 2013

  Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti flip-flopped days before the March 5 primary election, embracing Parent Trigger, the dramatic law now spreading nationwide that lets disgusted parents take ... More >>

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  Jack Humphreville Fights Lone-Wolf Campaign Against City Hall Power Brokers and Los Angeles' Proposition A Sales Tax Measure

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Read L.A. Weekly's news story on Proposition A: "L.A. Sales Tax Hike: Will $211 Million Increase Fix City's Problemsr" While nearly all of L.A.'s political establishment -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa... More >>

• Felipe Fuentes, Los Angeles Council District 7 Frontrunner, Secretly Amended Vote 138 Times

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Correction: A previous version of this post stated that Fuentes "switched" his vote 138 times. That was incorrect. The legislator missed 138 votes. He later "added" his vote 138 times, after knowing t... More >>

• Proposition A Los Angeles Sales Tax: Is This Another City Hall Scamr

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Read L.A. Weekly's news story "L.A. Sales Tax Hike: Will $211 Million Increase Fix City's Problemsr" Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council president Herb Wesson say they need to rai... More >>

• Council District 3 Race: Frontrunner and Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield Secretly Amended Votes 89 Times in Sacramento

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Correction: A previous version of this post stated that Blumenfield "switched" his vote 89 times. That was incorrect. The legislator missed a vast majority of votes and changed three of them. He later... More >>

• Will Underdog Ana Cubas Succeed as the Big Latino Hope in Council District 9 Racer

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Things are certainly changing in L.A. City Council District 9, although politicians and certain news outlets may play it down for the public. You see, African American leaders want to keep a black cou... More >>

• Mayoral Underdog Kevin James Gets Booty-Shakin' Hip-Hop Campaign Song

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Update: Luke Caldwell also made videos for the 2012 presidential election. More after the jump. Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti may have the slick TV ads, but Kevin Jame... More >>

• Eric Garcetti's 5 Most Notorious "I Didn't Know" and Deceptions Caught by the Media -- A 2013 Los Angeles Mayoral Race Scorecard

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Updated below with Eric Garcetti today telling Los Angeles Times he "has no memory" of owning a lease to drill oil under Beverly Hills. Headline has been changed to reflect this breaking news. Updated... More >>

• Why Did the L.A. Times Endorse Felipe 'Worst Legislator in California' Fuentes For L.A. City Councilr

  published Feb 26, 2013

  One of the most troubling endorsements this campaign season came from the Los Angeles Times when the paper recently backed former state Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, also known as the "Worst Legislator ... More >>

• Wendy Greuel Slams Rival Eric Garcetti With Devastating Academy Awards Spoof

  published Feb 26, 2013

  In a campaign mailer perfectly timed to coincide with the Academy Awards show (it's one of those "only in L.A." political moments), Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel takes off the gloves and ... More >>

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  Can Mayoral Candidate Wendy Greuel Still Feign Ignorance about 'Gold Card Desk' Parking Ticket Scandalr

  published Feb 25, 2013

  It's always interesting, and, of course, a bit suspicious, when seemingly smart politicians are "surprised" or claim ignorance when something peculiar happens on their watch -- as if that's a valid ex... More >>

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  Brainiac Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti Pleads Ignorance On Clear Channel Vote as Rival Emanuel Pleitez Files Ethics Complaint

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Read L.A Weekly feature article about inner-city success story Emanuel Pleitez. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Emanuel Pleitez is now getting into the thick of a brewing scandal involving rival Eric G... More >>

• Will Mayoral Candidate Emanuel Pleitez Hurt Eric Garcetti With Immigration Planr

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Read L.A. Weekly feature story "Meet Emanuel Pleitez." Los Angeles mayoral candidate Emanuel Pleitez, a 30-year-old Stanford grad and technology executive who grew up on the mean streets of El Sereno... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Meet Emanuel Pleitez

  published February 21, 2013

  Sprinting from porch to porch in working-class neighborhoods has become routine for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Emanuel Pleitez, although... More >>

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  L.A. City Council District 13 March Election

  published February 21, 2013

  Silver Lake activist Diane Edwardson is wary. She has lived in L.A. City Council District 13, which includes Hollywood, East Hollywood, Silver... More >>

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  West Hollywood Terms Limits Ballot Measure Wins Big Endorsements from Politicos John D'Amico and Sam Borelli

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Will voters finally put term limits on West Hollywood City Council members, who almost never get voted office and only leave until they die or retirer That's the reality of WeHo politicians' strangle-... More >>

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  Washington D.C. Trumps California As Most Gay Place in the United States, Says UCLA Study

  published Feb 19, 2013

  With all its gay equality laws and gay-friendly cities, you'd think California would have the gayest population by percentage in the nation. Not so, according to a new study from UCLA's Williams Insti... More >>

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  Mayoral Candidate Kevin James and Education Reformers Speak Out About Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel's Silence on Parent Trigger

  published Feb 15, 2013

  UPDATE, 5 p.m.: Eric Garcetti breaks silence on Parent Trigger. After the jump. UPDATE, 4 p.m.: Wendy Greuel tells L.A. Weekly she supports the Parent Trigger. Eric Garcetti is now the only mayoral c... More >>

• More Political Intrigue in West Hollywood City Council Race, But Will Voters Care on Election Dayr

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Every two years, West Hollywood residents often get a startling look at how their government is actually run via City Council elections, and every two years West Hollywood residents almost always vote... More >>

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  Los Angeles Unified School District Approves Historic Parent Trigger, L.A. Mayoral Candidates Weigh In Or Stay Mum

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Elected board members of the Los Angeles Unified School District -- the second largest public school system in the country -- unanimously approved a Parent Trigger for the 24th Street Elementary Schoo... More >>

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  Mayoral Candidate Emanuel Pleitez Gets Aggressive with Rival Eric Garcetti and Hauls Out Immigration Politics

  published Feb 12, 2013

  UPDATE: Emanuel Pleitez speaks out at press conference, after the jump. After seeing a bump in his polling numbers among Latino voters, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Emanuel Pleitez is getting aggres... More >>