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    <title>Rachelle's Blog</title>
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      <title>OC Real Estate Market Forecast 2009 Presentation: Invitation</title>
      <description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333333; font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Join  us as we celebrate $1 Billion in real estate  sales.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #333333; font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 9pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;ZipRealty, Inc. will  be hosting:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333399; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; color: #333399; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Real Estate Market  Forecast 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h1 style=&quot;margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333333; font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Keynote  Speaker: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333333; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333333; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Gary  Watts, Economist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333333; font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Host  Presentation:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; color: #333333; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Pat Lashinsky, CEO ZipRealty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;Tuesday December 2,  2008&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;Where is the Orange County Real  Estate &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;9:00am &amp;ndash;  Noon&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;market going next  year?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;Hyatt Regency  Irvine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;In these  challenging economic times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;Main  Ballroom&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333399;&quot;&gt;what will home sales look like in  2009?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;17900  Jamboree Road&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;Irvine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #4d4d4d;&quot;&gt;, California 92614&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial; color: #333333; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Click  here to Register Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Wingdings; color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #333333; font-family: Wingdings;&quot;&gt;--&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial; color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #333333; font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;MsoHyperlink&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial; color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;http://&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ziprealty.com/OCMarketForecast2009&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ziprealty.com/OCMarketForecast2009&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;http://www.ziprealty.com/OCMarketForecast2009&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;www.ZipRealty.com/OCMarketForecast2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman; color: #333333; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Registration is  Complimentary for Licensed Real Estate Professionals. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: navy; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: navy; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Complimentary Bistro  Lunch at 11:00&lt;span style=&quot;color: navy;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: navy;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Rachelle Surrency</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:19:50 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/799520/oc-real-estate-market-forecast-2009-presentation-invitation</link>
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      <title>Huntington Beach Halloween</title>
      <description>&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;Free candy for kiddies and adults who act like big kids. It is great that this event starts at 5:00 - way before dusk settles. You can get the kids out for lots of fun and trick and treating from the local stores with lots of fun activities to keep them occupied once you have them all sugared up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Halloween Celebration on Main Street&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;	 					  						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						 												 						301 Main St. (approximate address)&lt;br /&gt;	 							 										 						Huntington Beach, 						CA   						92648&lt;br /&gt;						 						714-969-0795&lt;br /&gt;																								&lt;/p&gt; 						 						&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dates/Times&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p&gt; 						October 31, 2007 (5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;						 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;div class=&quot;regular&quot; id=&quot;eventDesc&quot;&gt; For children of all ages, this annual Halloween celebration comes courtesy of the Downtown Business Improvement District. The spooky festivities include a moon bounce, petting zoo, Ferris wheel, pumpkin carving, costume contests and more. &lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt; 												 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;Directions&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						The Halloween festivities will take place in downtown Huntington Beach along Main Street by Pacific Coast Highway.						&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt; 												 						 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Cost&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						Free						&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt; 												 						 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						Public parking lots - price varies						&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Rachelle Surrency</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:46:42 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/255398/huntington-beach-halloween</link>
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      <title>Huntington Beach Events</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#39;t forget to come downtown and join us for Surf City Nights. If you have never been it is a great time with good food. The downtown area in Huntington Beach has the perfect climate for a night out on the town. With gentle breezes coming in from offshore and the heat of the day having burned off you can enjoy a nice glass of wine with the sound of waves crashing in the distance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.surfcityusa.com/includes/create_text.inc.php?fontsize=14&amp;amp;text=EVENT%20DETAIL&quot; alt=&quot;EVENT DETAIL&quot; /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; 				 				 			 				 				 						 					 						 					 					 											 					 						  					&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surf City Nights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;	 					  						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						 												 						301 Main St. (approximate address)&lt;br /&gt;	 							 										 						Huntington Beach, 						CA   						92648&lt;br /&gt;						 						714-841-3034&lt;br /&gt;																								&lt;/p&gt; 						 						&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dates/Times&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p&gt; 						March 6, 2007 to December 18, 2007&lt;br /&gt;Every week on Tue.  (5 p.m. to 9 p.m.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;						 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;div class=&quot;regular&quot; id=&quot;eventDesc&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p&gt;This special street fair takes place along a closed-off section of Main Street. Featured will be a farmer&amp;#39;s market, bounce house, street performers (musical and non-musical acts,) restaurant samplings, sidewalk sales and specials from local restaurants.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you would like to inquire about performing at Surf City Nights, or selling food or other items, please contact Connie Pedenko at 714-655-0569.&lt;/p&gt;						&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt; 												 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						The Surf City Nights take place along Main Street between Walnut and Orange Avenues in downtown Huntington Beach.						&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt; 												 						 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Cost&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						Free						&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt; 												 						 												&lt;div class=&quot;listingBox&quot;&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;p class=&quot;regular&quot;&gt; 						Public parking lots - price varies						&lt;/p&gt; 						&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Rachelle Surrency</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:41:31 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/255391/huntington-beach-events</link>
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      <title>History of Orange County</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;Orange County and its Cities&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oc.ca.gov/history&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Orange  County History&lt;/a&gt;, an official account by the County.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ocarchives.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Orange County  Archives&lt;/a&gt;, the offical historical repository of the County.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.octhen.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;OC Then&lt;/a&gt;, another History of Orange County site, includes good stories and other information.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ochistorical.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;OC  History Roundup&lt;/a&gt;, blog of Chris Jepson, with regular new historical  information about county history.&amp;nbsp; a great and informative page brought to you by the Chapman University Argyros School of Business.  Includes a good overview of the counties&amp;#39; businesses and their development. --&amp;gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/%7Epjbryant/biodiv/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Natural History of Orange County&lt;/a&gt;, with information about biodiversity and other interesting facts.&amp;nbsp;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anaheimcolony.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Historic Anaheim&lt;/a&gt;, great site with wonderful information about Orange County&amp;#39;s first city, including links.&lt;br /&gt;featuring many examples of the type of signs and architecture prevalent in the Anaheim/North Orange County region in the 1950&amp;#39;s.&amp;nbsp;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balboa-island.com/index.php/weblog/sub/C12/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Balboa Island&lt;/a&gt;, in the City of Newport Beach.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balboapavilion.com/history.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Balboa Pavilion History&lt;/a&gt;, a detailed account of  the historic structure, constructed in 1905. Also has a great collection  of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balboapavilion.com/Photospavilion.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;historical photos&lt;/a&gt; of the Pavilion.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breachamber.com/brea/history.asp&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Brea City History&lt;/a&gt;, by the Brea Chamber of Commerce.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.brea.ca.us/page.cfm?name=about_hist&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Brea - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;, presented  by the City of Brea.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.historicalsociety.org/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Buena Park Historical Society&lt;/a&gt;, has interesting information about historic parks and areas in Buena Park.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buenapark.com/about/about_body.html#history&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Buena Park History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of  Buena Park. Corona Del Mar History, by the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce (within Newport Beach City Limits). --&amp;gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/about/history.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Costa Mesa History&lt;/a&gt;, a very detailed account of Costa Mesa&amp;#39;s unique history.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.cypress.ca.us/about_cypress/history_first_inhabitants.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Cypress History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of Cypress  and includes numerous historical pictures.  a detailed site with an extensive historic photo  collection.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt; --&amp;gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/visitors/historical_places/default.asp&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Fullteron History and Historic Places&lt;/a&gt;,  including information about historical places.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/welhist_html/view&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;History of Garden Grove&lt;/a&gt;, by the City of Garden Grove.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hbsurfcity.com/history/index.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Huntington Beach History&lt;/a&gt;, multiple stories about HB history.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/community_profile/city_history.cfm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Huntington Beach History&lt;/a&gt;, the official HB site  with history and historical pictures. Additional Huntington Beach, including  the history of the HB Pier, presented by the HB Convention and Visitors  Bureau. --&amp;gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hbnews.us/nwhouse.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Huntington Beach Historical Society&lt;/a&gt;, featuring  the Newland House Museum.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irvine.org/about_irvine/history.shtml&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;James Irvine: History&lt;/a&gt;, from the Irvine Foundation website, with information about his life and the foundation.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cityofirvine.org/about/history.asp&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Irvine City History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of  Irvine. Irvine: A History of Innovation and Growth&amp;lt;/A&amp;gt;, great site that details the history of Irvine through 105 pages and 192 pictures.&amp;nbsp; is a very detailed page by the Laguna Beach Hist. Soc. that covers the history of Laguna Beach and vicinity  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lagunabeachinfo.org/static/index.cfm?contentID=46&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Historic Laguna Beach&lt;/a&gt;, from the Visitors  Bureau.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.18.61.11/about/gallery/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Laguna Beach Historic Pictures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.la-habra.ca.us/section.cfm?id=35&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;La Habra History&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cityoflapalma.org/info/history.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;La Palma History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of La  Palma.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us/about_laguna_hills/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Laguna Hills History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of  Laguna Hills.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lagunawoodscity.org/page.cfm?name=history&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Laguna Woods History&lt;/a&gt;, tracing the history of the  new city&amp;#39;s formation.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us/index.asp?nid=388&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Laguna Niguel History and Statistics&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us/city_council/city_history.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;History of Los Alamitos&lt;/a&gt;, Los Al&amp;#39;s history from pre-Spanish to the modern era.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cityofmissionviejo.org/dir/mvhistory.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Mission Viejo History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of  Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp; History with many newspaper articles about past events, by Surfside Sports of N.B.  --&amp;gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geocities.com/dota/places/olive/index.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Olive Through The Ages&lt;/a&gt;, an excellent historical  site about the small community of Olive in Northern Orange County.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cityoforange.org/about/history.asp&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;City of Orange History&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.placentia.org/?section=1&amp;amp;type=Normal&amp;amp;id=2&amp;amp;crumbs1=1&amp;amp;crumbs2=2&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Placentia&amp;#39;s History&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sanclemente.com/history.php&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;San Clemente History&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sanclemente.com/Historic/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Historical San Clemente Slide Show&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sanjuancapistrano.com/history.php&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;San Juan Capistrano Mission&lt;/a&gt;, facts and information about visiting the mission and history of SJC.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sanjuancapistrano.net/history/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;History and Mystery of San Juan Capistrano&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sjchistoricalsociety.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;San  Juan Capistrano Historical Society&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.santaanahistory.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Santa Ana Historic Preservation Society&lt;/a&gt;, a worthy organization that includes articles on Santa Ana History and information on touring historic places in Santa Ana.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.stanton.ca.us/history.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Stanton History&lt;/a&gt;, by the City of Stanton.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tustinca.org/about/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Tustin History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of Tustin.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tustinhistory.com/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Tustin Area Historical Society&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.villapark.org/history.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Villa Park History and Profile&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.westminster.ca.us/General%20Information/CityHistory.htm&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Westminster History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the City of  Westminster.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yorbalindahistory.org/&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;Yorba Linda History&lt;/a&gt;, presented by the  Yorba Linda Public Library and includes interesting historical pictures  and exhibits.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.canyonlife.com/History.main.html&quot; target=&quot;window.open&quot;&gt;History of the Canyons&lt;/a&gt;, including Silverado  Canyon, Modjeska Canyon, and Trabuco Canyon.&amp;nbsp;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Information Referenced from:&amp;nbsp; http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~kennyk/oc/oclinks.html&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Rachelle Surrency</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:28:31 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/255383/history-of-orange-county</link>
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