Possibly. In order to claim the home office deduction for California, you would need to itemize your California state return. In order to do this, your itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction which is $5,363 for single people and $10,726 for married couples.
Your itemized expenses include medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI, employee job related expenses in excess of 2% of your AGI, charitable donations, and home mortgage interest. If your total of these expenses do not total more than your standard deduction, then you would not be able to itemize your return or take a deduction for your home office.
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