Dakay,
You might try visiting the Southern California BikeForum group.
http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=236
They have more people who are familiar with the area. (You could try the Northern California forum, but they aren't very active)
I will be at stages 5 and 7.
But hurry! I had a hard time finding a hotel room for the time trial stage. I have to do a job in Buellton (next to Solvang) that week so it worked out perfectly.