Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
OC Bishop Faces Contempt Hearing Over Sex Abuse Suit -- LAT
Bishop Tod D. Brown waives right to arraignment, will face hearing in December. He apologizes to abuse victims who confronted him at courthouse.
Frank Mickadeit: Attempt To Clear Brown Goes Sideways -- OCR
Beating or orange jumpsuit?
Capistrano Unified Secret Meetings Criticized -- LAT and OCR
School district trustees routinely violated the state's open-meetings law, the O.C. district attorney's office says.
Editorial: Opposition To The 241 Extension Deepens --OCR
The 241 toll road hearing is postponed, but opposition to a sensible plan seems hard to overcome.
Mission's Garden Raises Legal, Moral Questions -- LAT and OCR
San Juan Capistrano's new feature has no city permit, and some Native Americans also protest.
Day Labor Issues Heat Up Council -- OCR
Orange discusses options to deal with street solicitation for work.
Few Buyers For Foreclosures in OC -- OCR
Only 1 of 34 homes is sold at a public auction held last week.
Amid Doubt And Fear, Realtors Gather In Anaheim -- OCR
Agents attending the California Association of Realtors' convention are intent on sharpening skills needed to survive a housing market that's weathered two years of declining home sales.
Rosie's Garage Founder Wins Prestigious Prize -- OCR
Rose Espinoza joins a list of some of the nation’s most influential people.
Irvine Chosen For Space Science Symposium -- OCR
Some of the nation’s most eminent figures in space science will gather at Beckman Center at UC Irvine on Dec. 1 to give a series of public lectures about where their field has been, and where it is going.
Coalition Shows Housing Gap In Anaheim -- OCR
A group urges the City Council to set standards to help the working poor at Platinum Triangle development.
Skate Board Park Left Out In School Stadium Plans -- OCR
Trustees will review architectural drawings for a $7.5 million facility at Huntington Beach High.
District Warns Of Water Shortage -- OCR
Metropolitan Water District asks customers to save 20 gallons a day or face possible rate increase.
Santa Ana Plan Aims For Downtown Rebirth -- OCR
Design would add high-rises, parks and central square to city core.
Great Park's Balloon Flying High -- OCR
Great Park's balloon attraction has carried 23,000 people since it opened July 14. Designers want to make it better.
Hearing On Toll Road Postponed -- OCR
Coastal Commission hasn’t set a new date for hearing on proposed extension; it could be February in San Diego.
City Hall Location On February Ballot -- DP
A measure that would require Newport Beach’s city hall to be built next to the city’s central library will be on the Feb. 5, 2008, ballot, the City Council voted Tuesday.
Costa Mesa Spent $32,000 Prosecuting Acosta Case -- DP
Prosecuting a criminal case against student activist Benito Acosta cost the city of Costa Mesa roughly $32,000, according to information from City Attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow.
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