You could file a California non-resident return but if you report no California income, they may come back at you even though you filed the tax return. The form 1099-NEC should not have been issued so you could request the issuer to correct it, but they may not want to do so.
Your other option is to not file the California return, since you aren't required to in spite of what the form 1099-NEC says. You could document the work that was done out of state in case you need to prove it to the State of California should they assess tax based on the income.
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