Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2013 Stories by MATT COKER

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  Kathia Maria Davis, Hockey Mom Accused of Sex Acts with 13 y.o. Boy, Gets 3rd Legal Faceoff

  published Apr 26, 2013

  Kathia Maria Davis, the Laguna Niguel hockey mom accused of sexually assaulting her son's 13-year-old teammate, will be tried a third time, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office.Ju... More >>

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  Julien Briaire, Trabuco Hills High School Senior, Faces Felony for Campus Bomb Threat

  published Apr 26, 2013

  A Trabuco Hills High School senior was arrested Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat was emailed to school officials while he was on the Mission Viejo campus, according to the sheriff's department.J... More >>

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  [UPDATED with "Break From Realityr"] Catherine Kieu Becker Tried for Dosing Husband's Dinner and Slicing Off His Penis

  published Apr 26, 2013

  See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about the wife suffering "a break from reality," according to her attorney.See Update No. 1 on the next page about the prosecutor claiming in his opening that ... More >>

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  Man Shot After Driving at Undercover Cops and Then Uniformed Officers: Police

  published Apr 26, 2013

  The driver of a minivan drew the attention of undercover cops in another vehicle in Garden Grove Thursday night, leading to uniformed officers being called in to question the man, the minivan charging... More >>

• Moises Rendon Held for Bizarre Kidnap Try on 15 y.o. Girl, But What About His Accomplicer

  published Apr 25, 2013

  Santa Ana Police have a 28-year-old man in custody for allegedly being the creeper who was wearing gloves and carrying a rag as he ran at an desperately tried to grab a 15-year-old girl walking to San... More >>

• [UPDATED with Cinema Spat Ends:] Iron Man 3 Dispute Between Theater Chains and Disney Doesn't Rust Disneyland Exhibit

  published Apr 25, 2013

  See the update at the end of this post on the warring theaters reaching an agreement with Disney that has them selling advance Iron Man 3 tickets.ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 16, 3:27 P.M.: For an idea on how... More >>

• Extra! Extra! Read All About It: UC Irvine's New University Student Newspaper is Saved!

  published Apr 25, 2013

  The New U was saved! The New U was saved!Yes, those UC Irvine students buried financially in tuition, boarding, book and PBR costs that'll have them paying back government loans until they reach the S... More >>

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  News & Notes as Newport Beach Film Festival Opens Tonight with Doc Broadway Idiot

  published Apr 25, 2013

  The greatest thing about last Thursday's Newport Beach Film Festival issue was that I freely said with pride that I was on the cover, the idea being people assumed that was a reference to the rock-har... More >>

• Yale in Cinema Celebrates a Decade at NBFF

  published Apr 25, 2013

  Orange Coast College is not the only institution of higher learning celebrating 10 years at the 14-year-old Newport Beach Film Festival.This also marks the 10th anniversary of the "Yale in Cinema" cel... More >>

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  [UPDATED with More GOP Celebrants:] "Let Fire Ring Freedom Ring!" Sing Orange County Republicans Dancing Around Beach Pits

  published Apr 25, 2013

  See the update at the end of this post about the other GOP assemblyman, state senator and "Surfin' Congressman" attending Sunday's beach bonfire. Also, the original post has been corrected to reflect ... More >>

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  "OCC Shorts" Bundles Another Rich Program for Its 10th Newport Beach Film Festival Run

  published Apr 25, 2013

  A comedy about a narcissist who meets his match, an actioner about a high school student out for revenge, dramas about an abused girl caring for her cancer-striken father and a lonely, self-harming gi... More >>

• [UPDATED with Land Transfers Blocked:] Dr. Ronald Franklin Gilbert's Family Files 2 Civil Suits Against Patient Accused of Murder

  published Apr 24, 2013

  See the update at the end of this post on a judge blocking the land transfers with a preliminary injuction.ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 5, 11:39 A.M.: The family of Dr. Ronald Franklin Gilbert has filed two l... More >>

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  [UPDATED with Winning Bid:] Anyone Want to Buy Chris Dorner's Gunr

  published Apr 24, 2013

  See the update at the end of this post on the winning bid.ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 12, 3:43 P.M.: A Southern Nevada pawn shop owner is hoping someone will drop a couple thousand on a .38 Special Christoph... More >>

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  Gokhan Kucuk, John Giang Ly and Joon Heung Son Busted in "Operation Fashion Faux Pas"

  published Apr 24, 2013

  Gokhan Kucuk of Huntington Beach, John Giang Ly of Westminster and Garden Grove shoe shop owner Joon Heung Son are facing felony charges stemming from "Operation Fashion Faux Pas," an Immigration and ... More >>

• Local Cambodians Diss State Voter Guides

  published Apr 24, 2013

  *Corrected since original publication to reflect the affiliation of the writer who covered the Santa Ana gathering.Members of the sizable Cambodian population in Orange County and Long Beach have a pr... More >>

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  Jessica Karp, UCI Adjunct Professor, Seeks to Expose ICE's "Secret" Meetings with Gov. Brown

  published Apr 24, 2013

  The American public must be let in on what's going on behind closed doors regarding the federal government's attempts to preserve the full force of its controversial Secure Communities immigration enf... More >>

• 'OCC Shorts' Stands Tall

  published April 25, 2013

  Newport Beach Film Festival's (NBFF) Collegiate Showcase—to be held in the Studio at Sage Hill School—presents short films from... More >>

• White House Knew Anaheim's Fisker Auto was Sputtering Year Before $500k Loan Stopped: AP

  published Apr 24, 2013

  The Obama White House knew Fisker Automotive was sputtering financially in 2010, a year before a half-billion dollar government loan to the Anaheim-based electric car maker was frozen, the Associated ... More >>

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  Board of Supervisors OK's Settlement with Family of Marine Sgt. Fatally Shot by Deputy

  published Apr 23, 2013

  Despite the district attorney clearing sheriff's Deputy Darren Sandberg of wrongdoing in the February 2012 shooting death of Manuel Loggins at San Clemente High School, the Orange County Board of Supe... More >>

• Margie Carranza, Emma Hernandez Get $4.2 Million for Being Shot by Cops Hunting Dorner

  published Apr 23, 2013

  The city of Los Angeles will pay $4.2 million to Margie Carranza and Emma Hernandez, the mother and daughter newspaper deliverywomen who had their small pickup--and, in the case of one, herself--shot ... More >>

• Tatsuya Suda, Famous Computer Engineer, Accused of Criminal Conflicts from Japanese Telcom Firm's Secret Cash for UCI Research

  published Apr 23, 2013

  An internationally renowned computer engineer has reportedly been criminally charged for conflicts of interest involving secret payments from a major Japanese telecommunications firm funding his UC Ir... More >>

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  [UPDATED with Toothy Praise:] Will the Graphic 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival Trailer Mandible Be a Floss Leaderr

  published Apr 23, 2013

  See the update at the end of this post about the positive public, critical and dental reception to the NBFF trailer.ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 12, 1:43 P.M.: I--swear to God--have a teeth cleaning appointme... More >>

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  How to Stop Worrying and Love Lexus Lanes

  published Apr 23, 2013

  Remember that dust-up several years ago when it was discovered Caltrans was not filling potholes or performing other routine maintenance on the 91 freeway linking Orange and Riverside countiesr Seems ... More >>

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  David Rose Scammed Doctors and Dentists to Pay for Coto de Caza Rents, Luxury Cars, Powerboat, Green Bay Packers Stock: Feds

  published Apr 23, 2013

  A federal grand jury in Santa Ana has indicted a Coto de Caza businessman for allegedly defrauding dozens of doctors and dentists out of money to fund a luxury lifestyle that included powerboats, expe... More >>

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  Arrested Development Fans Can Rejoice "I Just Blue Myself" at Santa Ana Art Gallery Exhibit

  published Apr 23, 2013

  You know it takes mucho to tickle us cynical bastards at the Weekly, but we see late May as Christmas with the Netflix release of new Arrested Development episodes.See, to us, Arrested Development is ... More >>