AltWeeklies Wire
California Could be in For a Prolonged Battle Over Gay Marriagenew
It looks like the gay marriage ban Proposition 8 won, but activists could upend the victory.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
11-07-2008 |
LGBT
Michelle Obama's Night Out in L.A.new
Michelle delivers her remarks as Sarah Palin is set to give her RNC address, and Michelle gives an indirect reference to Palin, noting that her husband is "not afraid of smart people."
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range Mcdonald |
09-12-2008 |
Politics
L.A.'s All-About-Me Mayor: Antonio Villaraigosa's Frenetic Self-Promotionnew
Time has become the mayor's defensive tool, and the mayor continually touts his rushing, 16-to-18-hour workday in speeches and media interviews to anyone who questions his commitment. But documents reveal that hours of travel, fund-raising and PR leave little time for his job.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range Mcdonald |
09-12-2008 |
Politics
Ron Burkle Confronts Life Without the Clintons and Instant White House Accessnew
With Senator Barack Obama winning the Democratic presidential nomination, and with a definite power shift within the party that's moving away from Bill and Hillary Clinton, political observers are already wondering if Burkle -- a top-echelon supporter of the Clintons -- will end up some kind of loser.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
06-13-2008 |
Politics
California GOP: The Queer Enablers of Gay Marriagenew
How Republicans accomplished what the Dems could not.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald and Matthew Fleischer |
05-27-2008 |
LGBT
Here Comes Hollywood's First-Ever Mega-Skyscrapernew
A community thrown into shadow and vistas of the Hollywood sign could be destroyed.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
05-02-2008 |
Housing & Development
Donald T. Sterling's Skid Row Miragenew
The billionaire Clippers owner claims he's creating a major homeless center. He's not, but image is what counts.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
03-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Terrorizing Mayor Villaraigosanew
Animal-rights zealots target his sister and suggest he should die.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
12-21-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Is 'Run' the Strategy Against Firestorms in California?new
From the self-congratulations of big pols to finger pointing over a lack of air support, one of the most troubling aspects of the tragedy -- despite the claims of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- was how little government has changed in response to the lessons of 2003.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald, Christine Pelisek and Jill Stewart |
11-02-2007 |
Disasters
A Sneaky Move Aims to Stop Calif. Charter Schoolsnew
The proposed law would prohibit the California State Board of Education from allowing statewide charter schools to operate longer than three years -- a limitation that would discourage schools from opening.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
08-17-2007 |
Education
The LAPD Tries a Classic Diversionnew
Chief Cayler Carter is publicly sacrificed, but the screwups on May 1 began with Chief Bill Bratton.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
06-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
