Dick Cheney on the hunt for OC dollars (OCR)
fundraising event on  Wednesday, August 13, being touted over at Red County with Rep. Ken Calvert and featuring the one and only, Vice President Dick Cheney.

O.C. sellers getting $176,000 less for homes (OCR)
DataQuick reports that the median home price in Orange County dropped 27.3% over the year ending in late July to $469,000.

UCI snaps up computer whiz (OCR)
UC Irvine has recruited Michael Carey, an internationally renowned computer scientist

Performing Arts Center loses $13 million from bond market crisis (OCR)
O.C. nonprofit refinances its bonds, reports an otherwise financially successful 2007-08.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange not siding with healthcare workers union (OCR)
The order, with a legacy of supporting labor, is caught up in a dispute with the union, which wants to organize at a chain of hospitals operated by the nuns.

Orange County cities review ban on fake grass (OCR)
Residents seek to reverse policies, saying rules conflict with water district rebates for faux lawns.