I might lean to Western, but not because Pomona is less sketchy than Vallejo (as a bay area native, Vallejo is kind of sketchy, but after interviewing at Pomona, I felt like the two were similar). I think Western is more established/respected, and clinical rotations is a big deal. Other questions to ask yourself are: graded vs p/f preclinical years, internal rankings or no, and in the end, if you’d rather live closer to Tahoe or San Diego, San Francisco vs LA, or Santa Cruz vs Santa Barbara.