Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Sheriff's Candidates Face Daunting Challenges (OCR)
Supervisors will hear public comment about who to hire to fill ex-Sheriff Mike Carona's term on May 6 and will publicly interview short list of candidates on May 27.

Santa Ana's Repair Ticket: 1 Year, $111 Million (OCR)
The city is considering the most expensive list of projects and improvements in years, most of it focused on roads.

Men's Central Jail Still Locked Down (OCR)
Visiting, other privileges still canceled after Friday night fight between Hispanics and blacks, sheriff's officials say.

Brawl Leads To Lockdown (LAT)
About 1,300 inmates are denied outdoor recreation and visits from family and friends after a melee between blacks and Latinos in Santa Ana.

HB City Council Eliminates Campaign Contribution Limits (OCR)
New law is not retroactive but will apply for the coming November elections.

Editorial: Low Lofty Idea, Low Appeal In Brea (OCR)
Central planning is the key mindset in the city of Brea.

"In God We Trust" Display Coming To Mission Viejo, Council Decides (OCR)
City Council unanimously approves adopting the national motto 4-0

Garden Grove To Consider Century Triangle Proposals (OCR)
City staff members have received three proposals so far from developers - one for an exclusively residential development and two others for mixed use.

Villa Park To Tackle Filthy House, Political Signs (OCR)
Ordinance on temporary political signs and possible public nuisance declaration on a filthy home on tonight's agenda.

Residents Displaced For Hospital Expansion (DP)
Four Newport Beach mobile homes will have to either be torn down or moved to make room for a new traffic signal on Superior Avenue.

Frank Mickadeit: Protester True To Flag, But Wrong On Do (OCR)
Claims the late publisher of the Nguoi Viet Daily News was "soft on communism" are countered by those who knew him.