As Chad’s niece is actually a senior at Laguna Beach High School this year, we keep tabs on all the furor over the television show, Laguna Beach (all seven of the main “characters” in the show attend that same high school). This article from the NYTimes pretty much reflects what I’ve been hearing Chad’s sister say for the last few years. And yes, I know it’s a wealthy beach town, but really, it does feel like a hippy artistic enclave – and apparently that has been changing as of late.
Here’s an article about the old OC from the OC Weekly last summer.