Not to defend the left wingers in control of California, the reality is California sends away more federal tax $’s than it receives.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/#main-findings
Many red states receive a lot more federal tax $’s than they send to DC.
Due, primarily, again, to the big BLUE, cancerous, cities in the Red state!
WE get the money back for charging California new water fees based on the fact they are no longer a state.