Headline Rewind: Measure B, High Salaries

GOVERNMENT

Voters approved Tuesday by a Measure B, a ballot initiative to uphold a plan for development along La Novia Avenue: retail outlets, homes, condos, apartments, a 500-horse equestrian center, offices and commercial spaces.

On Thursday, Patch concluded a looking at overtime costs in the Orange County Sheriff's Department and Fire Authority, which found the top earner in each department earned more than .

An Orange County Grand Jury that when adjusted for population, San Juan Capistrano paid at least 18 workers $100,000 in 2009—more than most other Orange County cities.

SCHOOLS

Another graduating class with much to boast! St. Margaret's Episcopal School held its Saturday afternoon. Johnny Li, the most accomplished student in the school's 32-year history, delivered a speech that drew laughs from the audience.

SPORTS

Justin Hedges, a senior at JSerra Catholic High School, said being in the second-round MLB draft was a "humbling experience." The A-student must now the big leagues or college at UCLA.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT (a story from our archives)

With talk this week of salary and benefit costs for local government workers, this story seems relevant: