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Cutting Through Smoke Surrounding California's Prop. 19new

Recent polls show marijuana legalization will go down in flames in California on Nov. 2, while some interpreting those surveys claim many voters saying no to pollsters will punch yes to Prop 19 once inside the voting booth, paving the way to victory.
OC Weekly  |  Matt Coker  |  10-26-2010  |  Drugs

Craig Monteilh Says He Spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine for the Fedsnew

Ex-convict, con man, convert -- an early conversation with the man who says he spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine on behalf of the feds.
OC Weekly  |  Matt Coker  |  03-10-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Orange County's Most Controversial Native American Leader Draws a Line in the Cemeterynew

Juaneno Indian Chief David Belardes is suing the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano and Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown because a Rectory Garden was built over land that is part of a cemetery where thousands of Juanenos are buried, three bodies deep.
OC Weekly  |  Matt Coker  |  02-10-2009  |  Housing & Development

Adderall Treats ADHD, but It Can Lead to Addictionnew

Adderall has joined Oxycontin, Vicodin and many more prescription drugs that SouthCoast Recovery counselors deal with -- in addition to traditional street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and meth. Down economy? The recovery business is booming.
OC Weekly  |  Matt Coker  |  09-02-2008  |  Drugs

Hatesville, USAnew

Welcome to Costa Mesa ... if you're colored, please leave.
OC Weekly  |  Matt Coker  |  07-21-2006  |  Race & Class

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