I think you grossly underestimate how many Republicans live in California. There are more registered Republicans in CA than any other state and they get represe

I think you grossly underestimate how many Republicans live in California. There are more registered Republicans in CA than any other state and they get representation in the state legislator, just like there are a bunch of noteworthy Republicans from California in the US House. Republicans are regularly elected to Governor as well as other statewide offices. I believe there has been a recent large Democratic majority in the last few years, but these issues are decades in the making.