Based on what examples? California was literally the first state to legalize medical cannabis.

California established the first auto-emission standards in the U.S. in 1966.

In 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry. Although the controversial Proposition 8 temporarily halted this later the same year, the precedent had been set, and it was one of the first states to legally recognize same-sex marriage.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 was one of the first comprehensive data privacy laws in the U.S.

California has been at the forefront of raising the minimum wage, aiming for $15 an hour before many other states.

Newsom punted and he shouldn’t have, but your comment is nonsense.