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It depends.  If you moved to another state or country for a temporary visit, then you may file California income tax return as resident. A resident in California must meet one of the following requirements:

  1. Present in California for other than a temporary purpose.
  2. You are domiciled in California - location of your residence, financial institution, drivers license, social ties and many more.

See link, part-year resident and non-resident, for more information.