Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

O.C. sheriff warns more cuts likely next year (LAT)
Sanda Hutchens, who detailed to the Board of Supervisors $21.6 million in this year's cuts to command staff and other areas, said next year could be worse. Those cuts would hurt public safety, she says.

Recycling trashy behavior (OCR)
There is room for improvement in how much Orange County residents are tossing in their trash cans.

Baldwin Hills man shot after argument in Santa Ana (OCR)
One 18-year-old and two juveniles were arrested.

400,000 to ‘drop’ in O.C. earthquake drill (OCR)
There’s going to be a sizable encore to last fall’s Great Southern California ShakeOut, the largest earthquake safety drill in American history.

4 post offices could be closed (DP)
Local branches could be shut down or consolidated as part of U.S. Postal Service’s cost-saving plan. To some residents, their post office has been a mainstay for years.