Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

20,000 Mail-In Ballots Cast In Capistrano Recall (OCR)
1 in 4 absentee voters sent in ballots by Monday in election over 2 trustees.

CUSD Showdown In Today's School Board Recall Election (OCR)
Voters will hit the polls today for the latest showdown in a three-year battle to see who controls the volatile Capistrano Unified School District.

Mission Viejo To Take Stance On Citizen Initiative (OCR)
Possible ballot measure calls for voters to approve zoning changes made by City Council.

School District To Discuss Bible As Literature (OCR)
After year of rejections, Huntington Beach high school trustees Tuesday will reconsider.

Editorial: Morality Policing Rubs Us The Wrong Way (OCR)
Lake Forest considers forcing some massage parlors to relocate to areas of higher scrutiny.

Broadcom Founder Samueli Pleads Guilty In Stock Options Fraud Case (LAT, DP and OCBJ)
The billionaire owner of the Anaheim Ducks is to be placed on probation for five years and pay $12.2 million in fines and penalties.

Dana Parsons: Feds Play Hardball With Carona, But Samueli Bows Out Of Game (LAT)
Parsons writes about Carona and Samueli.

OC Transit Agency To Explore Refinancing Of Tollway Bonds (LAT)
Interest rates on about $100 million in debt for the 91 Express Lanes are rising because the insurer was downgraded by several credit agencies.

Money For Bay Not Being Dredged Up (OCR)
U.S. rep. says he won't request funding to clean up Upper Newport Bay, bills not likely to get past Congress in election year.

McCain Back In Newport To Raise Bucks Tonight (DP)
Presidential hopeful John McCain is expected to make a fundraising pit stop in Newport Beach tonight at a gala event hosted by real estate investment magnate George Argyros and his wife, Julia.