In your original question, you asked whether your spouse has to file a tax return. I assumed that meant you are filing as married filing separately for federal and California taxes.
If you are filing joint returns, all worldwide income would be captured.
If you are filing separately, I’m assuming you are reporting all the dividends and interest on your return since you said your spouse had no income, in which case, she would not have to file a California return.
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