Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Martin Wisckol's The Buzz: Loretta Win's Hugh Hefner's Favor (OCR)
Hugh Hefner gives more money to the Garden Grove congresswoman than any other candidate

Hill Gives Way In Modjeska Canyon (OCR)
Light rain to continue through the morning as the storm moves through.

Santa Ana Considering $9 Million Housing Loan (OCR)
The money would allow developers to buy and renovate five low-income apartment buildings in central neighborhood.

Calvert To Meet With Business Reps On Lawsuits (OCR)
Business leaders complain ADA compliance lawsuits are frivolous.

Turning Costa Mesa Into Bike-Friendly City (DP)
Group aims to educate cyclists, motorists on safety, as well as lobby for more bike racks and 'Share the Road' signs around town.

Editorial: Bever Elected Fairly, With Vote Majority (DP 1/5/08)
"To the victor go the spoils" opines the Daily Pilot regarding Eric Bever's election as Costa Mesa Mayor.

Editorial: Baugh's Call For Compromise Wise (DP 1/5/08)
Scott Baugh, the Orange County GOP chairman, did the smart thing this week and divorced himself of his ties with Newport Beach drug and alcohol rehabilitation home operators.

NOTE TO READERS: Frank Mickadeit has a column about local judicial races, but it is sadly and unsurprisingly absent from the OCR website. New year, same old bad OCR site.