Fighting for 400 acres of Orange County's coast (OCR)
Grassroots group seeks preservation of Newport-area expanse that developer eyes for 1,375 homes.

25% of O.C. homebuyers grab a foreclosure (OCR)
One-in-four homes resales in Orange County in the second quarter were residences that had been involved in a foreclosure in the previous 12 months.

A Penrose by any other name... (OCR)
Dana Point candidate causes a stir by running under a made-up name.

Editorial: Border Patrol agents deserve jail, but this is too much (OCR)
Appeals court refuses to overturn convictions of border patrol agents in a case that says little about immigration policy and much about mandatory sentencing.

Orange County sheriff collects volunteers' badges (LAT)

On-again, off-again oil deal sends Hermosa Beach to court (LAT)
The small city had hoped to make $2 million a year from drilling. Years later, the state high court says it must pay the oil company that holds the lease.

A fairly good year for the fair (OCR)
Attendance near record highs, but spending was off, vendors say.