Wordings can be tricky – to put it simply, Vote No on Prop 16 if you do NOT want reservations in Public College Admissions (like the UC System), government jobs, or government contracts.
A “no” vote opposes this constitutional amendment, thereby keeping Proposition 209 (1996), which stated that the government and public institutions cannot discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to persons on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, and public contracting.