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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  Huge Decline in LA County Porn Shoots is Not Orange County's Gain ... Yet

  published Apr 18, 2013

  A Los Angeles County law requiring the use of condoms in porn shoots is being blamed/credited for a migration of adult productions elsewhere--although not, apparently, to adjacent Orange County.Ventur... More >>

• Frank Cabada, Godinez High Senior, Honored by National Foundation for Engineering Studies

  published Apr 18, 2013

  A student at Santa Ana's Hector Godinez Fundamental High School will receive a national award this morning for the lengths he has gone to pursuing a career in engineering.Frank Cabada is one of six L... More >>

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  Max Page, "Little Vader" of VW Commercial, Uses Force for Good at Saddleback Hospital

  published Apr 18, 2013

  Max Page, the 8-year-old actor who in 2011 starred as "Little Vader" for Volkswagen in one of the most memorable Super Bowl ads ever, is using the force for good.He's scheduled to appear at a Saturda... More >>

• Dwight Howard Visits Kobe Bryant in Newport Coast; Let's Hope Victory Magic Rubbed Off

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Dwight Howard recently went to Newport Coast to cheer up Kobe Bryant, according to a photo the Los Angeles Lakers' ailing captain posted on his new Instagram page.Let's hope a little Black Mamba magic... More >>

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  Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie Rolls in Anaheim Thursday Night and at 4:20 on 4/20

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Anaheim is one of eight California cities where Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie screens at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18.Of course, the crowds may really show up to UltraStar's UtraLuxe theater in Ana... More >>

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  Did Bobby Hatfield Lose That Livin' Feelin' from Plot in Costa Mesa Suicide Bomber's Essayr

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Confession time: Like many in the media, I looked at Kevin E. Harris blowing himself up, having covered his Costa Mesa house in foil to prevent the government from reading his mind and writing the gub... More >>

• Local Films Get Their Due at NBFF

  published April 18, 2013

  I haven't seen any of the locally made or -tinged Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) entries I'm about to throw down, but don't let that stop... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  NBFF: Smaller, Shorter & Uncut

  published April 18, 2013

  The first—or close to the first—filmmakers I ever interviewed were these two guys who had made a couple of short films and were... More >>

• Atalie Mitchell Loses State Nursing License for Stealing Drugs from Patients, Using Post-Rehab

  published Apr 17, 2013

  The state's nursing board has revoked the license of a Mission Viejo woman who admitted stealing pain medications from Hoag Hospital patients. Atalie Mitchell's undoing began on April 4, 2009, when a ... More >>

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  Jenna Jameson Has a Clubbing New Birthday Party Set After Arrest-Spiked Anaheim Affair

  published Apr 17, 2013

  The last time Jenna Jameson was fixing to celebrate her 39th birthday, she didn't make it to Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim due to her getting arrested at a Newport Beach nail salon for allegedly assaul... More >>

• OC Deputies Union Gives to Boston Victims, Reward Funds and Lobbies Sanchez to Boost Homeland Security Dollars for Local Agencies

  published Apr 16, 2013

  The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) has contributed to a fund for victims of the Boston terror attacks and to the reward for the capture of whoever planted the bombs. But the Sant... More >>

• Newport Beach Film Festival Seeks Volunteers

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Are you an "enthusiastic film loverr" If so, the Newport Beach Film Festival wants you. With the 14th annual festival just nine days away, organizers are putting out a call for volunteers. Volunteers ... More >>

• Raymond Sean Clark, Homeless in LBC, Held in Murder by SUV fire; Police Seek Witnesses

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Long Beach police detectives are investigating a "horrific" murder pinned to a homeless man who allegedly burned a 63-year-old man to death inside his SUV parked in a convenience store lot along Pacif... More >>

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  Kevin E. Harris Threat was "Laughed Off" by Cops: Tipster Who Feared Costa Mesa Bomber

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Now that Kevin E. Harris has been exposed as a bomb maker who seems to have tried to lure Costa Mesa police officers and paramedics to his Mesa Verde home, where the 52-year-old later blew himself up,... More >>

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  Jenna Jameson is Ready to Pour Some Sugar with Her "Semi-Autographical" Novel Debut

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Maybe Jenna Jameson moving out of her Huntington Harbour home and leaving her twins with Tito Ortiz has nothing to do with her recent woes, which were capped a couple Saturdays ago by an alleged assau... More >>

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  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Octomom Nadya Suleman and 14 Kids May Be Moving Back or Have Already Returned to OC

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Octomom Nadya Suleman stopped making payments for her house and moved out with her 14 in-vitro'd children in the middle of the night. You did not just read an old sentence from when Natalie ceased mak... More >>

• Boston Marathon Explosions Bring "Heightened Alert" in Orange County: Sheriff Hutchens

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Orange County is on "heightened alert" due to today's Boston explosions that have killed at least two and injured nearly two dozen people, according to Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. "Although the tragic in... More >>

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  Kevin E. Harris, Costa Mesa Bomb Maker Who Blew Self Up, Left Bombs and Weird Manifesto

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Not quite to the scale of the Boston Marathon explosions, a blast at the Costa Mesa home of a 52-year-old man police and paramedics had come to aid two hours earlier Sunday killed the resident, who it... More >>

• Abdel Chehada, Ex-Teacher, Accused of Illegal Sex with Female Los Alamitos High Student

  published Apr 15, 2013

  A former North Orange County Regional Occupation Program (NOCROP) teacher assigned to Los Alamitos High School was arrested near his Huntington Beach home over the weekend for allegedly having engage... More >>

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  [UPDATED with Tito Takes Kids:] Jenna Jameson Accused of Brass Knuckle Beat Down

  published Apr 15, 2013

  See Update No. 4 at the bottom of page 2 on Tito Ortiz taking custody of his kids with Jenna.See Update Nos. 1-3 on page 2 with the name and hospital photo of the transgender porn star "victim;" the r... More >>

• Target Describes Hell He Went Through From FTC-Shuttered Firm's "Smokescreen" Lawsuit

  published Apr 12, 2013

  A Newport Beach-based company that provided legal advice to consumers and small businesses facing crushing debt filed a civil suit against four former "employees" accused of stealing client data, but... More >>

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  Mark Lijek, Real-Life Embassy Worker Depicted in Argo, Held Hostage by Rick Reiff Tonight

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Argo won the Oscar, Sir Ben is back on top and all is right with the world, at least through the Hollywood lens.Or is itrThat's what Rick Reiff aims to find out tonight, when the veteran Orange County... More >>

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  4 Anaheim Massage Parlors and a Private Spa Cough Up $54,176 in Fines After Inspections

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Four massage parlors and a private spa/spa rental business in Anaheim were rubbed the wrong way earlier this month by city police, who along with other agencies conducted inspections to see if prostit... More >>

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  Kat Secor and Her Paintball Team Destiny are Locked and Loaded for Huntington Beach Meet

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Kat Secor is one of the bestest people in Orange County. It says so in our Best of 2012 issue. She was featured because she's hella nice and sweet and will blow your head off if you get on the wrong s... More >>

• Kyndall Jack and Nicholas Cendoya Will Not Be Billed for Trabuco Canyon Search and Rescue

  published Apr 11, 2013

  Kyndall Jack and Nicholas Cendoya, the teens who went missing in Trabuco Canyon on Easter Sunday before being found in different spots in the middle of the week, will not be billed for the massive sea... More >>