Author and Journalist
Award-winning reporter Patrick Range McDonald has written a one-of-a-kind exposé, titled “Special Report: California Apartment Association’s Big-Money Schemes to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34,” about the real estate industry’s use of campaign cash to sway elections in California. In 2024, as the advocacy journalist for Housing Is A Human Right, McDonald worked for the Yes on Prop 33 and No on Prop 34 campaigns. Read more...
At Letters From Over Here, Patrick Range McDonald explores Manchester United’s pre-season tour of America with subtle humor and keen insight. Manchester United is arguably the biggest football club in the world, and McDonald’s one-of-a-kind article explores not only the team’s time in Los Angeles, but also its impressive history and passionate fanbase. Read more...
Patrick Range McDonald makes the case for unity in the United States and around the world with an uplifting, two-part essay at Letters From Over Here. The project is based on his experiences as a longtime journalist and housing justice activist. Read more...
Update: “A Visit with Jean-Michel Basquiat on His Birthday” is a finalist for a Los Angeles Press Club award for “Best Visual Arts/Design/Architecture Feature.”
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Patrick Range McDonald has written a powerful, ground-breaking essay about the life and art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Read more...
Patrick Range McDonald, the award-winning journalist and housing justice activist, has founded a free-flowing literary project at Medium called Letters From Over Here. It aims to publish a unique, alternative perspective on a wide array of subjects — from social issues to history to sports to the arts. Read more...
Selling Off California: The Untold Story has been chosen as a finalist for a Los Angeles Press Club award. Written by award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald, the must-read book exposes the powerful alliances and devastating policies that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. Read more...
An updated edition of Righteous Rebels: AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Crusade to Change the World has been released by Rare Bird Books. The critically acclaimed book by Patrick Range McDonald reveals the inspiring, untold story of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest HIV/AIDS medical-care nonprofit. Read more...
Patrick Range McDonald, the award-winning advocacy journalist for Housing Is A Human Right, has written a new book: Selling Off California: The Untold Story. It’s a must-read for understanding the powerful alliances and devastating policies that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. Read more...