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OC Blog News Roundup - January 31, 2008

Posted by: Jubal | 01/31/2008 6:04 AM

Thumbnail image for news_roundp.gifToday's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Indictment Of Deborah Carona Amendend (OCR)
Lawyer says grand jury was 'misled' about sheriff's wife, spokesman for prosecutors says change just addresses 'minor issues.'

More Questions About Bowers (OCR)
The Bowers Museum is displaying Chinese art on loan from collectors who in the 1990s pleaded guilty to tax evasion and smuggling art.
$11 Million To Go To 16 Cities For Sidewalks, Trails, Greenery (OCR)
County transit agency handing out funds from federal grant.

Powder Scare Shuts Scientology Centers In Tustin, Newport (OCR)
Powder delivered to at least nine Southern California churches turned out to be cornstarch and wheat germ, authorities said.

Turbans Now OK At Costa Mesa Bar (OCR)
Pierce Street Annex revises dress code after Sikh man is denied entry because of religious headwear.

HB Man Charged With Threatening OC Supervisor (OCR)
Authorities said Steve Van Arroyo threatened Supervisor John Moorlach, his staff and family.

Capo Shores Residents Buy Their Park (OCR)
The mobile home park was purchased in an estimated $100 million sale.

Tustin Unified Considering New Bond
(OCR)
The last district bond in 2002 brought in $80 million to renovate school sites.

WWII-era Bomber Donated To Great Park
(LAT)
A planned O.C. museum will honor El Toro's history, designers say. A 1943 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura is the first acquisition.

Huckabee Hits OC (DP)
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at the home of an avid supporter Wednesday morning, reportedly raising more than $100,000 hours before he planned to appear in a televised debate.

The Polical Landscape: Big Bucks For Measure B (DP)
Retired Newport Beach businessman Jack Croul may have tipped the fundraising scales even further in Measure B's favor earlier this week with another $50,000 donation to the City Hall in the Park campaign.

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