Taking its name from the college which it surrounds, the Dominican neighborhood is often compared with the Forbes area because of its grand vintage homes with large lots and beautiful tree-lined streets. The campus has a large proportion of commuter students, so while it offers benefits to the area with a nice community center with a gym and pool, and several pathways that wind around manicured grounds and gardens, it doesn’t have the same kind of impact on the surrounding area that larger, residential universities are known for. The college puts on music and cultural events, and some of the local residents actually have been known to eat at the school’s dining facility because of it’s excellent food. The area also has great access to the freeway and is just minutes to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. The recently remodeled Coleman Elementary is located on the west side of the neighborhood near highway 101.