Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Two Capistrano Unified Trustees Face Recall (OCR)
County Registrar of Voters verifies signatures in ouster effort.

Editorial: Indictment Leaves Much Unexplained (OCR)
More inmates charged with a jail beating death, but D.A. lets Sheriff's Department off easy.

Proposed Teacher Layoffs Jump To 1,862 (OCR)
Two more districts, Centralia and Brea Olinda Unified, plan staff cuts.

Acting Sheriff Defends Deadly Shooting At Mission Viejo Mall (OCR)
Two deputies shot and killed jewelry store robber at The Shops at Mission Viejo

Transit Agency Awards $100,000 Grants To Cities For Metrolink Studies (OCR)
Measure M money will go toward connecting major destinations.

Garden Grove Council To Consider Hotel Expansion And Other Development (OCR)
Embassy Suites Hotel's proposed 17-story hotel tower -- with 238 additional rooms plus banquet and meeting rooms -- would be the tallest building in the resort area.

Lawsuit Alleging Anti-Christian Remarks By Teacher Move Forward (OCR)
A Mission Viejo student sued his teacher in December for what he said were violations of his First Amendment rights.

Brea Teachers Want A Raise (OCR)
Brea educators want to be at the county average, district offers no salary schedule increase.

Part Of Seal Beach Closed To Swimmers After Sewage Spill (OCR)
Eeewwwww.

Losing An Advocate (DP)
Former Newport Beach City Councilman and prominent attorney Gary Proctor was found dead Sunday afternoon in his San Jose home in an apparent suicide, police said Monday.

DeVore Pushes Improved Agency Transparency (DP)
If Assemblyman Chuck DeVore has his way, public agencies that finance partisan political activities will soon have to disclose the sources of their funding, a move the assemblyman hopes will protect taxpayer dollars and encourage transparency.