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State of the Bay

City Visions: RBG Remembrance/California Prop 16 Debate

Grace Won speaks with Santa Clara University Law professor Margaret Russell about the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who died on Friday at age 87. Then, we hear from both a proponent and opponent of proposition 16, which seeks to reinstate affirmative action in California. 

Plus: we feature some excerpted works by Bay Area musician Maya Pisciotto.

Guests:

Margaret Russell, associate professor of law, Santa Clara University School of Law

Vincent Pan, executive director, Chinese for Affirmative Action; co-chair, Opportunity for All Coalition Steering Committee

Richard H. Sander, professor of law, UCLA; co-author of "Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It"

Jeremy B. White, journalist, POLITICO's California Playbook