If you look above, I've provided the specific citations to the sub-sections of the California Constitution's Article I which codify the prohibition of preferent

If you look above, I've provided the specific citations to the sub-sections of the California Constitution's Article I which codify the prohibition of preferential treatment based upon race. Indeed, there was a nearly-successful attempt in 2020 to amend the California Constitution to eliminate those clauses, because the state wished to engage in "positive" discrimination which is prohibited by the Constitution. A narrow majority defeated that amendment. As to whether the (very clear) Constitutional prohibitions are applied universally and equally, I will leave that as an exercise to the reader.