In California this has been a subject of public discussion for probably 15 years now. I think the public generally sees the connection between climate change and impacts in their community. You are probably aware that California has suffered some of the worst wildfires it has ever faced, resulting in about 85 people dying last fall, and people do connect that to climate change. Another area where California is very vulnerable is drought. For the first time in 10 years no part of the state of California is in drought, and people understand the connection between climate change and drought, sea level rise and other things, so there's a lot of concern in the community. They are seeing the impacts of climate change on a regular basis and are very supportive of activities and policies to address that.
On April 2nd, 2019. See this statement in context.