Use of Racial Data Faces an Uncertain Future in California

Ballot measure would ban collection of most such information; colleges decry effects on research and access

By SARA HEBEL

As Californians go to the polls this week, the fate of more than their governor is at stake.

Appearing on the same ballot as the question of whether to recall Gov. Gray Davis is a controversial measure that would prevent...

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