Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Day Labor Numbers Dropping In Orange (OCR)
New ordinances cracking down on businesses allowing day workers to congregate add to declining numbers in Orange.

Little Saigon Protester Arrested On Suspicion Of Assault (OCR and LAT)
Police say videotape shows Trong Doan assaulting Nguoi Viet Daily News reporter Jan. 31.

Commissioner Reins In Fair Housing Director (OCR)
Board is probing allegations of financial mismanagement stemming from two letters.

Could Coffee Blends Bring New Wave To Surf City? (OCR)
Northern California's Surf City Coffee launches Nor-Cal and So-Cal blends, to celebrate end of trademark lawsuit, owner says.

Mission Viejo Asks Business Owners For Input Over Day Laborer Issue (OCR)
Heart of the issue is enforcement of trespass law.

OC Deputy Found Dead, Faced Molestation Charges (LAT)
Suicide is suspected.

Santa Ana Teacher Arrested After Students Find Gun In her Class (LAT)
The third-grade instructor at Diamond Elementary was taken into custody Wednesday and released on $20,000 bail. Parents are shocked by the news.

Top Cop Is Female (OCR)
Officer graduates No. 1 in her class; only 2nd time in 41 years a female achieves the honor.

Cure For Downtown Fullerton's Hangovers (OCR)
City officials hope new enforcement will make downtown bars better neighbors.

Rigonomics: Labor Unions'' Clout Worsening Our Debt (DP)
California will never get its financial house in order as long as the state employee labor unions decide who is going to be in office.