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It's a left-leaning, progressive state. Everyone who talks shit about this state in anything other than the cost of living generally doesn't have an answer because their actual reason for disliking the state is that it's not a republican state.
Fwiw there are more Republicans in California than most red states it's just a matter of having an enormous population. Hence OP's coworker.
To drive your point home: More Californians voted for Trump than Texans.
And they all seem to be in the Central Valley; The worst region of the state.
Also 8% of US agricultural output by dollar value. Let's not forget that we need conservatives as much as they need us.
Even the worst valley republican is better than the best Bay Democrat
Largest number of electoral votes for presidential elections, too, which drives 'em nuts!
And it still isn't enough to be representative. A vote in California is only worth about 1/4th of a vote in Wyoming.