Jeremy Preston
engineer at Diablo Canyon
“It definitely seems to be lacking in diversity. It’s a little rough, like knowing where to get a haircut. It doesn’t mean it’s not a great place to live.”
Brenden McNichols
UCSC student
“I guess we are mostly white.”
Allison Newlee
Cal Poly student
“I think there is a lack of diversity. I notice it more so on campus, but off campus too.”
Dorothy Curhan
retired
“Yeah, it definitely is. It’s not just the campus, it’s the whole city.”
This article appears in Sep 15-22, 2016.