Jessica Munoz
cashier at BevMo
“I think bullying in schools is a big issue in my mind because my [relative] was bullied in school and that took a toll on him, so it’s an issue I think needs to be addressed.”
Alyssa Alvarez
student
“I think that it would be good to get more of peoples’ opinions on things. If there’s a way that peoples’ opinions and suggestions could be taken into consideration, that would be cool.”
Randi Woolsey
cashier at BevMo
“For me it would be speed limit issues. I have noticed there are a lot of people who don’t pay any attention in regards to if there are children around. For me, I have kids of my own, and I wouldn’t want anything to happen to them or anyone else’s kid.”
Paul Alvarez
maintenance at the Santa Maria Join Union High School District
“It would probably be the poverty. I see all of the people panhandling around here, and maybe there could be an alternative, something to help them out, because it’s much needed.”
This article appears in Jan 1-8, 2015.