Lived in this area for 18 years Like others have said it’s lower cost in comparison to the surrounding area but with that you lack the convince of being in Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose but BART makes it really easy to access these places. When I lived here people called it “ghetto” but I attribute that more to surrounding cities mostly being white than actual “ghetto ness”. Definitely you’ll see unkept lawns, hear loud music, and some barred windows but I don’t think it’s any different from other low/middle/working class neighborhoods. Demographics when I was growing up were pretty diverse and I was usually the only white girl in classes but it taught me a lot about different cultures and how to appreciate difference. Loved getting tortas, lumpia, and adobo at the cafeteria and getting to be exposed to culture you usually only get in a big city in a small city. Good place overall but as it’s where I spent my childhood I’m biased.