Your state literally just handed us Trump and gave us Bush who almost caused us to go into a severe economic depression.. The US would be amazing without Florida tbh
I don't disagree, but that's just from the outside looking in. When someone from the UK thinks of California, our minds pretty much go to LA. So NY vs CA very much becomes NYC vs LA, which isn't a difficult choice. It's often forgotten just how huge CA is, whereas NY is pretty much just NYC.
and thats why Cali is currently more important than NY.
I think NYC the most iconic city hands down, globally. Maybe that's what the previous poster meant.
California as a whole though is incredible. From San Diego to San Fran, there is a lot of cultural and technological relevance throughout the entire state.
Along with Texas, yes. California and Texas are the two powerhouse states.. with Florida catching up as third powerhouse with the growing tech industry and mass tourism.