Tearing up orchards for condos has always been a peeve. Because you know they're going to be UGLY condos. Fruit trees, on the other hand, are decorative, smell nice, AND produce food.
I might watch The O.C. if it was about fruit pickers.
Are the inhabitants of Orange County business magnates and their kin? Business types tend to go conservative for financial reasons.
I've heard Marin County is both very wealthy and very liberal, but I dunno much about the demographic information. Probably people who made money using a background in humanities.
Sure is pretty to drive through, though.