Briefing, July 24: Fast Food, Better Conversation

Taking a look at what's going down and coming up for residents in the Lake Forest area. 

• In honor of artery-clogging fast food, today is Drive-Thru Day. Where will you drive through to celebrate, and what will be your meal of choice? Tell us in the comments.

• Have you noticed the change on the Patch homepage? The "Shout Stream" is back, although it's now called a different name. Nevertheless, improvements to the site should give you more news and better conversation as Patch continues to evolve into your community resource.

• Do you have friends with children who attended Robinson Elementary in Trabuco Canyon from 2010 to 2012? That's when authorities think Michael Clair Glines may have committed sex crimes against young children in the area; he was arrested last week for allegedly committing lewd acts on four kids under the age of 10. Authorities think there may be more victims. 

• The Orange County Fair continues Wednesday through Sunday with its array of pig races, freaky fried food, carnival rides, exhibits and more. Click here for schedules, directions and other information.

• Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is calling a grand jury report on Orange County jails “imprudent.” The grand jury criticized the Sheriff’s Department for failing to provide data to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation. Hutchens described the report as “innuendo and sensationalism.”

• Speaking of innuendo and sensationalism, wouldn’t it be cool if there were an off switch when the media go overboard on news events you don’t care about? With that in mind, the London Guardian added a button to its homepage that gave readers the option to eliminate all royal baby coverage. If you could add a similar button to U.S. news sites, what kind of stories would it eliminate? Tell us in the comments.