Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Acting OC Sheriff And Union Are At Odds (LAT)
The deputies group opposes Jack Anderson's effort to become sheriff and his plan to replace deputy jailers with lower-paid officers.

Sewer Fees To Increase (DP)
The Orange County Sanitation District board of directors passed a proposal in a 17-6 vote to increase county sewer fees by increments of about $20 a year until 2013 -- though not before a sizable crowd in attendance voiced nearly unanimous opposition to the proposal.

573 Santa Ana Teachers To Receive Layoff Notices (OCR)
Santa Ana Unified School District's class-size reduction also faces elimination.

Rossmoor Can Survive As A City, County Agency Says (OCR)
Cityhood of the unincorporated community of 10,500 is fiscally feasible with a utility tax, according to a Local Agency Formation Commission report.

Saddleback Valley Unified Projects 240 Job Losses (OCR)
The $19.3 million cut includes about 170 teachers, International Baccalaureate program.

Santa Ana Unified Sends $200 Million Bond To Ballot (OCR)
Voters will decide the fate June 3 of a construction bond aimed at alleviating overcrowding.

Newport Leaders Won't Shy From Annexation (OCR)
Despite opposition from Costa Mesa, officials support efforts of a small enclave and a golf course trying to join city.

Frank Mickadeit: T-Rack Really Does Endorse This Time (OCR)
D.A. leaves out one prosecutor.

Nearly 200 Sets Of Human Remains Found On OC Construction Site (OCR)
The number is far higher than the state Indian heritage panel knew and fuels the argument of activists who opposed the building of homes near the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach.

Dana Parsons: Park Developer Expects To Get Used To Crying (LAT)
Day after Ron Granados' long-planned amusement is effectively ended, he became the father of quadruplets. He says he's ready for a noisy fight with Garden Grove over the sale of Willowick Golf Course.

Armor Supplier To Lay Off About 234 Employees (DP)
Ceradyne, the Costa Mesa-based ceramics manufacturer that provides body armor and other equipment to the U.S. Army, has announced plans to lay off more than 200 employees due to a slowdown in business.

The Bell Curve: Lead Us, Moorlach (DP)
An alarm clock that someone thought looked like dynamite spurred the evacuation of several Costa Mesa businesses and closed Charle Street for nearly three hours Wednesday, police said.

The Political Landscape: Newport Seeks Architect For New City Hall (DP)
Newport officials to assemble committee that will choose the best possible designer of the next city hall.

Gordon Dillow: In God - And Democracy - We Trust (OCR)
Cypress City Councilman Leroy Mills says he never thought the phrase "In God We Trust" would upset anybody.