A driver must yield to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within marked crosswalks or unmarked crosswalks.

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The important rule here is that drivers must yield to pedestrians who are crossing in a crosswalk, whether the crosswalk is marked or unmarked. In California, pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks, so you’re required to slow down or stop to let them finish crossing, even if the crosswalk isn’t painted or clearly designated. This applies at intersections where crosswalks exist and to any unmarked crossing that a pedestrian is using. So the statement is true because it accurately reflects the obligation to yield to pedestrians in both marked and unmarked crosswalks.