If you go to your Home, click on Account Settings, from there go into Privacy Options and it'll tell you where to go from there.

I had that same problem too (most from people from the Philippines and Malaysia) but I made it so that people had to know my first and last name or my email address.

It's not just California either. You should see how many Hawaii folks are on there.

bored.. :) how do i sign up?? i went to orkut.com.. but it wont let me sign up...:(

You need to be invited. Tell me your email address, and I'll add you as a friend, which will send you an email to let you join.

jwie@email.arizona.edu :p

It's telling me I need your first and last name too. You can PM me if you don't want to give those out to everyone.