BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

Stonewall Initiative for Equal Rights, a Los Angeles-based gay and

lesbian rights group, is planning to stage a protest in front of the Boy

Scouts of America Sea Base on Coast Highway at about noon Sunday.

A Sea Base employee said Saturday that the two buildings there will be

closed Sunday.

“We heard there were going to be quite a few of them tomorrow

protesting on the sidewalks,” said employee Brenda Stewart.

Organizers have said they will protest against the Boy Scouts’

policies on admitting gays into the organization and against the Orange

County Board of Supervisors’ decision last year to extend the Scouts’

lease on the Sea Base property for 30 years.