[NathanR]

Where California is good, it's very, very good. Where it's bad, it's horrid.

Yes. Just look at Compton and San Bernadino.

I find it interesting that even though, Irvine is less than 40 years old, Orange is also on the list and is one of the oldest towns in Orange County. (The county was named for the city.)

[SoCal Pubbie]

I do business with the County and I was surprised to learn that the origins of the name Orange County are in dispute. I had assumed that it was named for the citrus crops, but that may not have been the case. The County split off from LA County just one year after the City of Orange was incorporated, so it was pretty much simultaneous. They wanted to name the town Richland, but there was already a city with that name elsewhere in the state.

Apparently Orange was popular name in the 1800's. Besides California, there are Orange Counties in Florida, New Jersey, Indiana and probably other states as well.