== Splitting the List == 

  brought up a good point in wondering if we should have seperate lists for OC and LA, as opposed to one single one from the Greater LA area.  As someone who's from both parts (born in Los Angeles but lived most of my life in Huntington Beach), I oppose a seperation.  Here's why: 
 *I currently live in a suburb of Washington DC called Reston, VA.  However, if I were to go visit my parents, who currently live in Glendora (anyone outside of LA know where that is?) and my cousins and such ask where I live, I have to say DC.  Why?  Because frankly, not that many people who live outside the LA area are that familiar with the LA area.  Ask anyone where Hollywood is, they'll say "LA", and they'd be correct.  Ask anyone where "Newport Beach" or "Santa Monica" is, they'll say "LA".  Because LA county is larger than many east coast states, and county governments here are so different than what they are in LA, often people don't quite get it.  Case in point: New York City is made of the five boroughs - five seperate counties, if you take into account NY state law.  That's somewhat the norm out here, from what I can tell. 
 *Second reason: Orange County itself.  When people ask me where I'm from, if I don't say LA, I'll say Huntington Beach. "Where's that?"  "In Orange County."  "Oh, the one down south, you mean." (there's an Orange County in Virginia).  "No, in another state."  "Oh, the one down in Florida?" (There's also Orange Counties in other states, too).  The point is, many of these people don't think "Orange County" when you mention Huntington Beach or Irvine or whatever - they think LOS ANGELES. 
 Sorry if I rambled a bit, but even though OC residents live in OC, they're still a part of the Greater LA area.  In the long run, this list should reflect that.