California has been trying to overturn it's race-blind policy for some time. The original policy was instituted about the same time as everyone else's. The int

California has been trying to overturn it's race-blind policy for some time. The original policy was instituted about the same time as everyone else's. The intent of overturning it, of course, is to then go further and institute a policy more like the one seen in this case. It has been overturned at the referendum level every time.