Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
HQ Building Funds Came From Other Sources, CUSD Admits -- OCR
District's $35 million administration building wasn't built just with redevelopment money.
Alicia Robinson's The Political Landscape: Outgoing Leader Talks Legacy -- DP
What Tod Ridgeway is proud of and what he thinks he'll be remembered for are very different things.
Remodeled 22 Debuts Today -- OCR
One-way trips will be up to 12 minutes faster, officials say.
Bill Hunt To Fight Demotion Decision -- LAT
Carona election opponent was suspended after his failed attempt to unseat his boss.
Ospreys Nest At Newport Beach Construction Site -- OCR
City gets a six-figure tab stemming from building delays.
State Admonishes Judge For Courtroom Remarks -- OCR and LAT
James Brooks made sarcastic and intimidating remarks in one case and made ethnically insensitive remarks in another. The LAT web editor put the story under "Obituaries" -- although I doubt the admonishment carries a death penalty.
San Clemente Residents Make Noise About Barking Dogs -- OCR
City animal-services officials have received many calls supporting a tougher law, like the county's.
Newcomers Win Garden Grove And Westminster Elections -- OCR
A teacher, a police officer and a custodian capture seats on Westminster's school board, while a magazine editor pulls ahead for a spot on the City Council.
Destined For Development -- OCR
Anaheim officials are pondering possibilities for the region around Angel Stadium, if the NFL doesn't come.
Garden Grove OKs Plan For Amusement Park -- OCR
The city hopes to forge a separate identity by allowing development of the 150-acre site three miles south of Disneyland
Fullerton School Superintendent To Retire -- OCR
Cameron McCune is quiet on his plans once he resigns after six years as chief.
Evangelical Pastor, Obama Join Forces To Battle AIDS -- LAT and OCR
The O.C. leader of Saddleback Church has taken heat from his peers over the invitation and conference.
OC High School Writes Rules To Take "Freak" Out Of Dancing -- OCR
Aliso Niguel principal rescinds his ban, but lengthy 'contract' must be signed by parents, students.
Registrar Certifies Election Results -- DP
Newport-Mesa outcomes unchanged, but some candidates gained, lost ground.