Anaheim Ca

A brick wall separated Julio Perez's childhood home from Disneyland, where his father worked in the laundry room. On that side was the Anaheim that America knew, the quintessential Orange County suburb where expanses of orange groves gave way to rows of 1950s tract homes and a signature theme park. On his side was the neighborhood where Perez, 30, spent his 1980s childhood: a dense, vibrant, heavily Latino island where parks filled with soccer players and families grilled carne asada.

State regulators are investigating a YMCA day-care center in Anaheim after two toddlers went missing during outdoor playtime and were found on nearby railroad tracks. Police received two calls about 4 p.m. Thursday from neighbors who reported two young boys on the tracks near the YMCA Children's Station at 100 S. Atchison St., Anaheim Police Sgt. Rick Martinez said . One of the callers took the 2-year-olds away from the tracks to safety, staying with them until officers arrived.

Capping a 10-day convention in Anaheim, leaders of the Episcopal Church agreed Friday to consider marriage liturgies for same-sex unions and to give bishops greater latitude in meeting the spiritual needs of gay and lesbian couples. The new policy marked a second victory for liberals after the church gave final approval Tuesday to a measure ending a de facto ban on the ordination of gay bishops. Debate over liberalizing the rules underlined deep theological differences within the church of 2.

Online travel websites have been ordered to pay Anaheim $21 million in hotel taxes that officials say they are owed, but the companies are fighting back against the increasingly common claim that they have shortchanged cities from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The fight in Anaheim is the latest in an escalating debate between online travel companies and tourist-dependent cities.