I'm not exactly sure what is this local color section is for except what I think local color means to me. There are a lot of unique and interesting people here around the University of California at Berkeley. Lots of unique attractions here too. We have what at one time was considered one of the worst prisons in America, the Alcatraz. It makes for an interesting outing if your inclined to like those sort of things. Plenty of restaurants and clubs here as well. Plenty of cultural mixing too. Lots of different nationalities in this city.