Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Toll Roads Agree To $42 Million Settlement For Penalties (OCR and LAT)
Plaintiffs in class-action suit had alleged that penalties for unpaid tolls were excessive.

Consultant's Bill For Harmonious Labor Negotiations: $300,000 And Rising (OCR)
Met hired consultant Agreement Dynamics in February 2008 to help with labor negotiations.

US Attorney Won't Prosecute Duvall (OCR and LAT)
Sempra Energy re-instates Heidi Barsuglia.

Costa Mesa Eyeing Purchase Of Fairgrounds (OCR)
City leaders will discuss options to acquire the property in a closed session Tuesday.

The Buzz: Jerry Brown Shows OC His Moderate Side (OCR)
The Democrat leads 2010 governor's race polls even though he hasn't yet declared his candidacy.

Ground To be Brokenn On 91 Freeway Widening Project (OCR)
The $59.5-million plan to widen the eastbound side of the freeway for six miles is expected to ease the commute between Orange and Riverside counties.

Mickadeit: Events Belie ACLU Slap (OCR)
Frank writes about Laguan Beach's generosity toward the homeless.

OC Shouldn't Accept Irvine Co. Land Now, Environmentalists Say (LAT)
The 20,000 acres of nature costs money to maintain -- money the county doesn't have, activists argue.