1. I love it! About time it was brought to the world's attention that the "OC" isn't that great, in fact, the majority of it is quite disgusting. It was called the bastard child of LA for a reason.

Posted at 5:06PM on Jun 23rd 2006 by Kim

2. Guessing it is QUITE THE SLOW news day! Yawn.

Posted at 5:09PM on Jun 23rd 2006 by Wicked1

3. South Orange County is nice but North OC like Anaheim and Garden Grove are nasty.... But still there is some ghetto places in newport beach and laguna...

there is a little bit of ghetto in all places.

Posted at 5:24PM on Jun 23rd 2006 by Anna

4. I never thought OC had really bad ghetto area's, till I went to see a friend in Cypress

Posted at 6:24PM on Jun 23rd 2006 by Neferi Z

5. Wow, slow news day! The media has a way of distorting the truth, as always. The truth is that there are ALL kinds of people living in O.C., not just rich snobs or plastic, superficial people like the overly media hungry Kristin Cavallari and the rest of the tarts from Laguna Beach. There is crime there like every other city. If anyone actually believed that the OC was something special and immune to crime and such, they are living in a dreamland. Even Beverly Hills has its share. NO city is perfect.

Posted at 6:52PM on Jun 23rd 2006 by Cynthia

6. Ghetto places in Laguna and Newport? I don't think so, I used to live in Laguna, it's all expensive homes and boutiques, art galleries and expensive eateries, and every other car is a mercedes or jaguar or other expensive import. You're either well off or staying with someone well off or homeless. There taint no "ghetto" in Newport or Laguna, just lot's of rich douchebags and a few homeless people. But once you get away from the coast it's O.C. is very different, near disneyland it's the same as most of L.A. i.e lots of poor working people, lot's of latinos and other nationalities, lot's of crime, lot's of organized crime. The O.C. tv show is just about the area from Laguna to Newport. that area is it's own little world tucked away between the hills and the sea. The types of people who live there are the same types who live on the gold coast on Long Island N.Y, that's the area around Kings Point, Manhasset, Roslyn, Great Neck, etc. So the above article is just dumb.

Posted at 4:37AM on Jun 24th 2006 by Chingawa

7. To #6 above, The article was referring to all of Orange County not just Laguna Beach. I just love it when Morons like you mentioned Latinos in the same sentence with crime. Another misconception!! STOP IT! EVERY neighborhood has its share and yes even you whities commit crimes.

Posted at 11:15AM on Jun 24th 2006 by Cynthia

8. I worked Laguna Beach as a reporter and let me tell ya, people are people. I saw party girls in $500 dollar dresses snort snoke in the ladies' room, homeless people give money to charitable causes, teens pick up trash on the beach (and not because the court told them to), society ladies give painting lessons to kindergarteners ... you name it. You can't just throw a label on Orange County or Laguna Beach. You just have to realize that people are alot more complex ... just like you.

Posted at 12:28PM on Jun 24th 2006 by MCCM

9. #3 You forgot to mention the other areas of OC that are just as affluent as Laguna/Newport. North OC has Yorba Linda, Villa Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange Park Acres etc....The vast majority of those homes are in the millions, some track homes start over TWO MILLION......So parts of North OC are FAR from being anything "ghetto" :)

Posted at 8:37PM on Jun 24th 2006 by elle

10. You guys are all so stupid to think nothing bad happens in OC because its nice and rich.



retards.

reality check..
What you see on tv isnt real.

Posted at 11:36PM on Jun 25th 2006 by ct

11. The show isn't even shot in Orange County. It's all shot in Los Angeles county, most of it in the South Bay area (and a few houses in Malibu). See http://www.seeing-stars.com/OC for the REAL places you're looking at when you watch the show.

Posted at 1:59AM on Jul 3rd 2006 by Fred Simmons

12. Enough of Kirstin Cavallari. I do not understand what her is talent.

Posted at 2:42AM on Jul 9th 2006 by Tammy

13. I've lived in Newport all my life. Born and raised. After I graduated from NHHS, I went attended Pepperdine. When I got to Malibu, I realized that Newport wasn't as nice compared to Malibu. Sure there are some rich people but there isn't anything fun to do. Theres beaches, sure. But there isn't much to do if you want to try other things. I love walking around the city in LA and South OC is far from the city. The shopping in Newport is nice. Little boutiques and Fashion Island and in Costa Mesa there is South Coast Plaza. But I can get the same stuff in Rodeo, Beverly Center, and I love the boutiques in MB and Roberston...etc. Laguna Beach's houses are a little cheaper than Newport but it is nice. WAY to many people there for a small town. Don't even think about going through the traffic because all the stupid tourists think they will meet the cast of LB. And what people don't realize is that there are one story 3 bedroom houses in Laguna too. The rich part is the hills but there are middle class neighborhoods too. Word is that most of the LB cast live in Middle Class neighborhoods and Jeff (Jessica's crush from season 2) lives in a trailor. Also, you are right. The OC is not even freakin shot in Newport, its in Malibu. Which is alot nicer and has more things to do, in my opinion. Most of my friends moved to LA after highschool because alot of them thought it got boring. Alot of them are beach bums and love to surf so they can do the same things in LA. Most of them live in Huntington, Venice, Redondo...etc. I want to live in Malibu after I graduate. Me and my girlfriend want to get a place here. But it is sooooo expensive. More expensive than South OC. so #6 commenter, you are wrong. Thanks to The OC and Laguna beach half of the world think the OC is all blonde and rich but I've lived here and I know better. And the rest of the OC is pretty ghetto.

Posted at 3:26AM on Aug 25th 2006 by Britt