PEACE OFFERING: Robert Curtis (above), the maverick...

PEACE OFFERING: Robert Curtis (above), the maverick Mission Viejo city councilman who survived a bitter recall election, is extending the olive branch to the council majority that opposed him. . . . Curtis bought and planted four oaks in a park and dedicated them to fellow council members, calling it “a healing gesture” . . . But a fellow council member discounts it as Curtis “just trying to change his image. At least the trees will contribute to clean air.”