Desalinization plants require a lot of power - this state refuses to allow power plants large enough to accomplish that to be built.
Visited CA for the first time in years last week. Sales tax is outrageous, gas is overpriced, hotels and rentals cars are overpriced. 4 miles east of San Diego it looks like a Barrio. I’ll stay out East I guess, good luck to the Freepers out there, unfortunately the left will drive CA to total collapse before you can change a damn thing. But you will have smelt.