Letters From Over Here
A Visit with Jean-Michel Basquiat on His Birthday
At Letters From Over Here, Patrick Range McDonald writes a powerful, ground-breaking essay about the life and work of Jean-Michel Basquiat. It’s unlike anything that’s been written about the world-class artist. McDonald confronts Basquiat’s critics, honors his genius, and examines his friendship-collaboration with Andy Warhol.
Housing Is A Human Right
Selling Off California: The Untold Story
In this short book published by Housing Is A Human Right, McDonald examines the powerful alliances and backroom deals that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. It’s a story too often ignored by the mainstream media.
Finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club’s “Best In-House or Corporate Publication” award
The Garcetti-fication of Los Angeles: A Gentrification Cautionary Tale
For Housing Is A Human Right, McDonald conducts a sweeping investigation about government-sanctioned gentrification in Los Angeles that’s devastating middle- and working-class residents. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti stands at the center of this must-read cautionary tale.
Winner of the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club
L.A. Weekly
City of Airheads: Villaraigosa Dismantles L.A.’s Vaunted Library System
For L.A. Weekly, McDonald exposes the life-altering impacts of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s decision to slash the budget of the Los Angeles Public Library system. Outraging the public, the investigative news story is credited for restoring funding for the city’s libraries.
Winner of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s “Public Service” award
The All-About-Me Mayor: Antonio Villaraigosa’s Frenetic Self-Promotion
For L.A. Weekly, McDonald investigates Antonio Villaraigosa’s work schedule and learns that the mayor of Los Angeles spends the vast majority of his days on things that benefit him, not Angelenos. McDonald’s exposé rocks L.A. City Hall — and triggers a tidal wave of public anger.
Finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club’s “Best News Feature” award
Politico
Who Fixed Los Angeles?
For Politico magazine, McDonald examines Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s troubling legacy — from slashing the budget of the public library system to a work schedule filled with ribbon-cutting ceremonies and trips out of town. His mayoralty is filled with promise, but ends in disappointment.
Advocate
Field of Dreams
For the Advocate, McDonald writes about how one woman and a cutting-edge legal project are leading the fight for justice and fairness for hard-working LGBTQ+ farmworkers in Central California.