Dear Readers:
Thank you for being part of The Orange County Reader.  We hope you like what you’ve seen, and just as importantly, we hope you see the potential to build something special here.  To do that, we need your help.  Part of our mission statement is to integrate the community — to erase the distinction [...]

Just a short note to  our readers.
Our first week has been a wonderful surprise. We still have some kinks to work out, but it has gone much better than expected.
Since Monday, our official “first” day, we’ve averaged 1600+ page views per day and word is spreading quickly. However, we can always improve and we [...]

Dear Readers,
Almost three years ago, on the forums of a housing blog, five friends formed a loose-knit group whose mutual admiration and respect was the cement that bonded them together. Occasionally one or the other would comment on the wealth of knowledge and experience that was available on the forums. Soon [...]