Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Anaheim Striding Toward WiFi Network -- OCR
EarthLink hopes residents will sign on as December completion date approaches.
Twisted Sister City -- OC Weekly
R. Scott Moxley writes on how Irvine shanghais Taiwan.
Frank Mickadeit: Irvine Move Was Hardly Last Minute -- OCR
Frank questions Irvine officials' cover stories about signing the PRC sister city documents.
Church Group Asked To Help Foster Kids -- OCR
Orange County's Social Services Agency reaches out to the faith-based community to recruit and support foster and adoptive families.
Servite's Plans Concern Neighbors -- OCR
Homeowners worry school's expansion would affect their quality of life. Move in next to a high school and there are all these...students! Who would have known?
OC Lawyer Alleges Retaliation -- LAT
Joseph Cavallo says his indictment in a bail bond kickback case is political payback for defending certain clients.
Editorial: OC Grand Jury Swats Pesky OC Agency -- OCR
Report is critical of the Vector Control District, which ought to be dismantled
Op-Ed: OC Is California's GOP Kingmaker -- OCR
Assemblyman Bob Huff opines that primary results confirm the county's pivotal power for candidates
Santa Ana Is Hoping To Build Loftier Downtown -- LAT
But some wonder whether gentrification efforts near the Artists Village will compromise the area's diversity.
Web Ad Leads To Illegal Fireworks -- OCR and DP
Police seize ‘virtually a van full' of the devices in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa after an undercover investigation. A Costa Mesa man is arrested.
Irvine Pair Guilty In Child Slave Case -- OCR and LAT
Egyptian nationals plead guilty to four charges in Irvine human-trafficking case.
Libraries Phase Out Bookmobiles -- OCR
Santa Ana discontinues its bookmobile service, part of a national trend.Only two cities in Orange County still have them.
Firefighter Injured In Buena Park Blaze -- OCR
Six engines and two truck companies respond to Thursday night fire. Two residents displaced.
Returning Homes To Their Historic Past -- OCR
The San Juan Historical Society has raised $25,000, but needs about $500,000 to restore three dilapidated historical houses.
Two Doctors Resign From UCI Stroke Center -- OCR and LAT
They lengthen the list of recent departures from the medical center.
Mission Hospital Receives $1 Million Gift -- OCR
Bender family's donation to go toward a multimillion-dollar project to transform the 49-room maternity center.
Irvine Co. Buying San Francisco Tower -- LAT
Irvine Co. is paying a record price for a skyscraper in San Francisco, evidence that the city's commercial real estate market is recovering from the tech crash.
Costa Mesa Fire Chief Out On Medical Leave -- DP
As Costa Mesa says goodbye to Police Chief John Hensley, who retires today, Fire Chief Jim Ellis has left his job on medical leave, and it is unknown when he will return, city officials said.
N.B. Leader Seeks Local Control Of Drug Rehab Centers -- DP
For several years, Newport Beach residents have complained about problems involving drug and alcohol rehabilitation homes, and city officials have responded that their hands are tied by state and federal laws.
A Vision And A Visionary -- DP
When Clint Wilkins first knew Sage Hill School, it wasn't much to see -- just a series of Post-it Notes covering three walls of an office.
Ask A Mexican! -- OC Weekly
OC Blog compadre Gustavo Arellano answers everything you wanted to know about Mexicans but were afraid to ask.
I would rather the war on west nile and fire ants be waged at Vector Control. I don't trust the former parolees that make up private bug killers work forces to have the health of the county as a primary concern. I'm crazy like that.
Posted by: No Cooties in Orange | June 30, 2006 at 09:25 AM
OCR article on Anaheim WiFi mentions Jeff Flint consultant for Earthlink. The same Jeff Flint, Chief of Staff for Curt Pringle?
Curt Pringle moves from Garden Grove to Anaheim and buys the Mayor election with NFL money. Fullerton has free WiFi and Anaheim residents get to pay.
Something is rotten in the state of Anaheim.
Posted by: William Fitzgerald | June 30, 2006 at 10:13 AM
William:
You utter disregard for even the most rduimentary facts makes it impossible to take you seriously. Just being a hater is not enough.
Posted by: Jubal | June 30, 2006 at 12:18 PM
Great comment Jubal on the Servite story.
On Huff's column, wasn't that just recycled from the OCGOP web site? I thought the Reg at least went through the pretense of being nonpartisan(the Dem pieces go in the back of the Sunday commentary--known as the Commentary Obit page. No one gets that far unless Greenhut's article continues on that page.
Posted by: Bladerunner | June 30, 2006 at 03:16 PM