Email Author MATT COKER
Awards
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2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010
"Douchebag Does Sundance"
2013 Stories by MATT COKER
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Octomom Nadya Suleman and 14 Kids Now Make Orange Home: Navel Gazing Readers
published May 28, 2013
According to Navel Gazing readers, who are never wrong about anything, Octomom Nadya Suleman has moved to Orange.Hey, La Habra, orange you glad I didn't say La Habrar That's, of course, where Natalie ... More >>
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Now-Deceased Anaheim City Manager Explains How Disneyland Became Disneyland: Video
published May 28, 2013
Chuck Schmidt's recent Staten Island Advance story is about the 50th Anniversary of Tomorrowland DVD that documented the 2009 Disneyland event.But the more interesting story Schmidt found involved the... More >>
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John Edward Kudla, 17, Charged as Adult in Hammer Attack on His Father, Reserve Sheriff's Sgt. Jon Kudla: Update
published May 27, 2013
See the update on page 2 with the counts against John Edward Kudla, who is being charged as an adult in the attempted murder of Orange County Sheriff's Reserve Sgt. Jon M. Kulda, who is comatose.ORIGI... More >>
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Dueling TED Conferences: Chapman U's Is Up First, Then It's Orange Coast's in Costa Mesa
published May 27, 2013
It's going to be dueling TEDS in Orange County.Cue Ned Beatty squealing like an egghead.Up first is TEDxChapmanU at Chapman University on June 4.TEDxOrangeCoast's fall conference is scheduled for Sept... More >>
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UC Irvine Scholars Make a Mega-Discovery About Mega-Galaxies
published May 27, 2013
UC Irvine-led research reveals two young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way.The revelation, published Wednesday i... More >>
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Arrested Development Crime-iny: Infographic
published May 24, 2013
Karen Clark, who describes herself as a "freelance designer, writer, TV junkie," saw the Weekly's exhaustive coverage in anticipation of the new Arrested Development season coming Sunday and offered t... More >>
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Richard Alan Nolan, Hospital Nurse, Faces Trial for Alleged Sexual Assaults on Male Patients
published May 24, 2013
Trial was scheduled to begin today for Richard Alan Nolan, a nurse accused of sexually assaulting two male patients at Anaheim's Western Medical Center.Charged in 2010 with five felonies ranging from ... More >>
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2 Fullerton Schools Locked Down as Cops Seek Intruder: Update
published May 24, 2013
See the update at the end of this post about the burglary.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 24, 11:24 A.M.: From City News Service:Two Fullerton schools are in lockdown as police search for a burglary suspect who br... More >>
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Tamra Barney Spin-off Extends Orange County's Real Housewives of Orange County Nightmare
published May 24, 2013
The long Real Housewives of Orange County nightmare not only continues, but it is also expanding, as Tamra Barney is getting her own Bravo spin-off.The untitled, unreal reality show will be the fourth... More >>
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Religious Facilities Burglaries: Robert Dennis, Fernando Flores Held, James Dorscht Sought
published May 24, 2013
The Irvine Police Department announced the arrest of two men and a warrant out for a third in the case of recent burglaries of religious institutions that has already resulted in the arrest of a fourt... More >>
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Justin Alvin Masao Tombleson Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter in Fatal Stabbings; He Faces 34 Years for Prior Strikes: Update
published May 23, 2013
See the update at the end of this post about Justin Tombleson facing another trial for prior convictions that could send him to state prison for 34 years with a conviction. Bajador Hossain Saidian nam... More >>
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OC Beaches Again Score Well on Heal the Bay Report Card (with Usual Bummer Suspects)
published May 23, 2013
Orange County beaches once again scored well on Heal the Bay's annual survey, with 95 of 102 testing spots being given an A or B during the summer. By the way, our county leads the state in number of ... More >>
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Orange County's Annual Hate Crime Report is Totally Gay (as in Being Increasingly Victimized)
published May 23, 2013
The Orange County Human Relations Commission issued an annual report this morning that finds "violent" hate crimes against gays and lesbians nearly doubled here from 2011 to 2012 but, overall, hatin' ... More >>
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Save San Onofre Coalition Files 2 Lawsuits to Stop Foothill/Eastern (241) Toll Road Extension
published May 23, 2013
The Save San Onofre coalition filed two lawsuits in San Diego Superior Court Wednesday aimed at stopping what it considers the first five-mile segment of a 16-mile toll road that would ultimately cut ... More >>
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Long Beach Airport Fares Remain Lowest in State, Second-Lowest in Country
published May 23, 2013
Average domestic air fares at Long Beach Airport have been the lowest in California and second-lowest in the U.S. for eight consecutive quarters, according to the Department of Transportation. During ... More >>
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Albert Pujols, the Angels' 10-year, $240 Million Man, None and Doner
published May 23, 2013
When Albert Pujols signed with the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim in December 2011, some baseball experts wondered what kind of production the 33-year-old would give in the later years of his 10-year, $240... More >>
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Stephen Disney and His Free Disneyland Passes Were Not All They Were Cracked Up to Be
published May 23, 2013
Boasting he was an heir and member of the famed family, Stephen Disney gave Disneyland passes to a nonprofit. For validation, all one needed to do was look at his driver's license and W-2 tax form fro... More >>
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Kwang Choi "K.C." Joy Answers "Hell No" When Asked If He Murdered Maribel Ramos: Update
published May 22, 2013
See Update No. 4 at the bottom of page 2 about K.C. Joy answering "hell no" when asked if he murdered his "dream," Maribel Ramos. Update No. 3 on page 2 is about unrequited love being a possible motiv... More >>
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Nicolas Cendoya, Rescued Hiker, Has More Woes Than Meth Count: Injured Searcher Seeks Help Defraying $350k Hospital Bill
published May 22, 2013
Despite the urging of county Supervisor Todd Spitzer, the Board of Supervisors decided against charging teen hikers in Trabuco Canyon for $160,000 in rescue costs--although the board did agree Tuesday... More >>
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Fantasy Bluthball: We Draft Locals for Arrested Development Roles
published May 23, 2013
Real A.D.: George Bluth Sr.Character: Patriarch of the Bluth... More >>
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Yes, We Have No Bluth Co. Banana Stand
published May 23, 2013
To promote the new season of Arrested Development dropping Sunday, Netflix took the Bluth's Original Frozen Banana stand on the road... More >>
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Arrested Development's Orange County
published May 23, 2013
You have to give it up to the writers (or researchers) on the original run of Arrested Development (A.D.). They went beyond... More >>
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Anthony Nicholas Orban, Cop Who Hung Self After Rape Conviction, May Still Be Sentenced
published May 22, 2013
Perhaps they will sentence war veteran-turned-Westminster cop-turned-brutal rapist Anthony Nicholas Orban over his dead body. Literally. The detective who kidnapped and raped a waitress at gunpoint in... More >>
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UCI Medical Center Patient Care Worker Strike Day Two: "We're Taking Care of the Patients We Need to Take Care Of:" Update
published May 22, 2013
See Update No. 2 on page 2 about employee absenteeism being up significantly but surgeries only being slightly down, with UCI Medical Center officials vowing, "We're taking care of the patients we nee... More >>
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Scott Evans Dekraai's Shit-Throwing Tantrum in Jail Could Help Fry Him, DA Essentially Says
published May 22, 2013
The conduct behind bars of the suspected worst mass killer in Orange County history may play a role in his death penalty trial, according to a prosecutor.Assistant District Attorney Dan Wagner will fi... More >>
