Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Team Sports Ban Killed In Costa Mesa (OCR and DP)
Elected officials slam idea to restrict games for large groups.

Dillow In Iraq: Dana Point And Other Connections In The Desert (OCR)
'Adoptees' grateful for the help.

County Gives $1 Million Toward HB Wetland Project (OCR)
Agreement gives Wetland Conservancy money to help clean an ocean outlet.

Frank Mickadeit: Sucking Up To Register's Potential New Owner (OCR)
Greatest US diplomat to buy us? Yea!

Yorba Linda City Council Says 'In God We Trust' (OCR)
National motto to adorn Council Chambers panel votes Tuesday night.

Founntain Valley Decides To Display National Motto (OCR)
After initially opposing the display, council votes 3-2 to mount 'In God We Trust' on a wall outside the doors leading to council chambers.

San Juan Mayor Wins Support Of OC Republicans, Despite Opposition (OCR)
Had backing of Assemblywoman Diane Harkey.

OC-LA Rank 2nd In Women-Owned Businesses (OCR)
Second only to New York-Newark.

Police Return Pot To Patient Almost 3 Years Later (OCR)
'That's a chunk of hash,' Huntington Beach man says.

Coast Guard Seizes 336 Pounds Of Marijuana (OCR)
Smuggler pursued by international forces south of U.S.-Mexican border. No word on whether it was 'medicinal.'

No Word On How Much Of SunCal's Marblehead Coastal Work Is Funded (OCR)
Representative for 248-acre San Clemente development project says he'll know more as Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy proceeding progresses.

Tustin Moving To Tighten Street-Parking Rules (OCR)
More than 100 people attend meeting on proposed ordinance.

CSI At Santa Ana Science Center? (OCR)
Discovery Science Center works on major sports exhibit, plans $60 million expansion including working crime lab.

Police Accounts Vary On Acosta Arrest (DP)
Some thought he created a disturbance at a council meeting, and others thought he was resisting arrest, depositions show.

Budget May Halt Street Costa Mesa and Newport Projects (DP)
Cuts in belated budget targeted funds the city planned to use for repaving and lighting, finance director says.

New Firetruck, Equipment On Way For Costa Mesa Firefighters (DP)
Made possible by a new grant of $25,000 from the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.

Expert: Union Hopes To Wear Down Disney With Bad PR (OCR)
Disneyland workers aim to attack 'happiest place on earth' image for contract concessions, he says.