Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Anaheim OKs Tax Subsidies For Luxury Hotels (OCR)
Measure is meant to spur more suites to house conventioneers.

Council Adopts Special Tax District For Platinum Triangle (OCR)
Subject to vote by landowners, tax would pay for needed new infrastructure.


Irvine Ranch Gains State Landmark Status (OCR, LAT and DP)
Wilderness was preserved by Irvine Co. in an urban setting.

Boat Brings Back Memories For Little Saigon Refugees (OCR)
The Freedom Boat, a little fishing boat that was used by Vietnamese refugees to escape to Philippines, makes a stop today and tomorrow in Little Saigon.

'Disrespect' Caused Jail Brawl, Lockdown (OCR)
Visiting, other privileges still canceled after fight between Hispanics and blacks.

Villa Park Opts Too Put 'In God We Trust' To Vote (OCR)
City Council elects to place issue on November ballot.

Developer Strips 800 Homes From Initial Great Park Plans (OCR)
For now, Lennar Corp. will construct retail, educational and medical portions of Great Park's 953-acre Lifelong Learning District.

Buena Park Center To Expand By $4.7 Million (OCR)
The City Council approves going out to bid to contractors for an expansion of the senior and community facility.

Metrolink Debuts Its First 'Green' Locomotive (OCR)
Train is one of 15 to be integrated into fleet; O.C. system to see 7 of those trains.

H.B. Begins Process To Pay $200,000 To Condo Scam Victims (OCR)
The city has hired attorney Thomas W. Allen to review claims of victims of the illegal condominium conversion that began in December 1999.

New Monorail Train Rolling On Friday (OCR)
The new Monorail Red or Mark VII is expected to open to the public Friday morning at Disneyland.

Acosta Lawyers Say City Waffles (DP)
Lawyers for Benito Acosta, the Costa Mesa man accused of disrupting a city council meeting nearly two years ago, said city attorneys are contradicting themselves as they appeal the dismissal of the case against him.

Districts Dispute Blame For Program Phaseout (DP)
A program for the deaf and hard of hearing that is being phased out at Kaiser Elementary school is not the result of Santa Ana School District students being pulled from the program, Santa Ana officials said Tuesday.

Newport Council Puts Brakes On Hospital Plan (DP)
The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday delayed final approval of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian's proposal to shift building space from its lower to upper campus to build a 300,000-square-foot tower.

Costa Mesa Unplugged: Leece's Inquisition Out-Of-Bounds (DP)
There's two things I know about Councilwoman Wendy Leece. She is tenacious. Not necessarily a bad thing unless her teeth are buried in your neck.

Round 3: Back To Basics (DP)
Three-time congressional hopeful Steve Young is a self-confessed "techie." The Newport Beach resident and Irvine-based trial attorney's most recent foray into the world of YouTube is a musical commentary on disgraced Republicans.

Frank Mickadeit: Janet Finally Gets Her Party's Nod (OCR)
Come see Danny boy.

Gordon Dillow: Adding Uphate Crimes Is A Misleading Rite (OCR)
It's become a kind of annual rite of spring. Every year the Orange County Human Relations Commission issues a report telling you how many hate crimes there are.