stay tuned. >> i'm janice edwards. this is "bay area vista" with charleston pierce with us. >> always happy to be here. >> i know you like to think about the good times you have had because they propel you forward. >> it's all about reflecting, who did what, how did they do it? how can we bring it back? it's about mixing up and having fun. you have fun. your show is fun. what we are doing, the talent you have coming up, you have major talent coming up. we have j-red and johnny. they are talking about life lessons. join us. >> i'm janice edwards. this is charleston pierce. this is a reunion here. >> i imagine there are great stories from l.a. days that you can sharon camera? >> no. i'm not sharing nothing. today's a different day. those were wonderful days. we did a lot of casting to do with fashion or commercials or films as well. it was a great one it's been a long time. >> 1989 when i first moved to l.a. i was there until 1992 when i came back. i want to welcome you to san francisco. this is my city where i was born

." >> i'm janice edwards. this is "bay area vista." coming up, dr. lopez plus members of silicon valley are with us on location at lick high school as we talk about wife prepare. please join us. that's next. ♪ ♪ >> i'm janice edwards. welcome to "bay area vista." thank you for joining us. today we are at james lick high school. students are wondering how to make choices to propel me forward in life. we have with us dr. david lopez as our first guest. thanks for being here. >> great to be here, janice. >> for those that don't know about the national hispanic school in san jose, give us some back tbrownd. >> it is a unique institution at a unique time. it's dedicated to educating hispanics and others. there are 77% of the black university offering leadership in this country. >> the hispanic students have particular needs. when you look at black colleges were created because of segregation, but also cultural sensitivities important for student success. >> sure. we try to reach down in the k-12 schools to work with the entire family about the importance

janice rogers-brown come to mind. >> so is the question that the more independent, perhaps the less collegial? >> yes. >> i think that that's not necessarily the case. but i think again going back to judge edwards initial definition of collegiality where you open with that. collegiality is an environment. if you laid the foundation for that in environment, then, of course, we can all, if we are in a safe environment, toll rat, respect, and even poke fun at each other, including our independence. but if the environment is threatening in some way, then if there is an independent jurist, that adds to the instability in my mind of the branch as a whole. that bench. >> uh-huh. do you think that independence and collegiality are compatible? >> i don't think they are incompatible. i don't think there's a relationship between collegiality and independence. i think they can be judges who are highly independent who are also highly collegial. and in some way, as i think about examples of other courts that i know something about, not in california, not anywhere in the 9th circuit, but the l.a. courts i know something about. sometimes there are cliques of judges, or groups of judges sometimes by politics, s