Yeah, Wikipedia says that the Animorphs live in Santa Barbara. That kind of annoyed me because here in cold, wet, and rainy Coos Bay, Oregon, it seems like every single kid at my school moved here from California. Even one of my friends!
Oh, and to whoever (I don't remember) brought up the Oregom Police thing: You people need to read the Anibase
more. It says under 'Who Knew' on #39 that it's Orson Police in honor of David B. Mattingly's beloved cat. You can find this kind of thing in other books, too.