Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Editorial: If You Have To Pay, You Should Get A Say (OCR)
Supervisors wisely OK ballot measure to require voter approval of employee pension boosts

Toll Road Consultant: No Effect On Trestles (OCR)
Scripps scientist calls activists' assertions "bogus."

Regulators Set Special Inspection Of Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Plant (LAT)

Rifle-Toting DEA Agents Raid Marijuana Store (OCR and LAT)
Raid in Orange comes on the heels of a court ruling favoring dispensary.

Sheriff's Database To Help Combat Graffiti In Dana Point (OCR)
Like the headline says.

John Wayne Airport To Open Airfield For Parking (OCR)
Patch of land next to runway will be used by cars during demolition and replacement of structure.

Garden Grove Moves To Lift Ban On Artificial Grass (OCR)
The council voted unanimously Tuesday night to start looking at ways to allow the synthetic turf at homes and businesses.

EarthLink To Abandon Citywide Wireless Internet In Anaheim (OCR)
The municipal Wi-Fi service that launched in 2006 will end by Sept. 30.

Two More Hurdles For Wetlands Conservancy (OCR)
The Huntington Beach Wetland Conservancy will go before the California Coastal Commission and the county once more each to gain permits needed for restoration.

Border Patrol Arrests Four Men In Santa Ana After Wild Chase (OCR)
The arrest was made Tuesday night following a 15-minute chase from San Clemente, authorities say.

Santa Ana Rattled By Four Shootings, Including Three In 24 Hours (LAT)
The gunfire stirs memories of a time when gang violence colored life in the city's hard-pressed core.

U.S. To Launch Program Allowing Illegal Immigrants Not Wanted In Crimes To Turn Themselves In (LAT)

The Political Landscape: Newcomer Puts Name In Hat For Costa Mesa Council (DP)
Lifelong local hasn't been elected before, but says he'll knock on doors as part of grassroots efforts.