Our rainy season is coming to a close, alas. Despite some welcome recent storms, it's been a much drier year than last, when our open space and wilderness

I can't imagine moving to a South County city like Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills/Niguel/Woods, Aliso Viejo, Lake Forest or Ladera Ranch. They're all per

Whenever I stop at the grocery store in Irvine these days, it seems a signature gatherer is out front asking shoppers entering and leaving to sign a petition. L

By Jacob Levy, editor and publisher
As a voracious consumer of media in its many forms, I have a guilty pleasure: year-end lists. Every publication produces the