Based on what you said about traveling back and forth between California and Florida, and not having a "permanent address in CA", I would say you are not a California resident. You may have spent a lot of time in California and worked in California, but you are still "domiciled" in Florida. You are still a Florida resident, with California income you must report to California. You should file a California non-resident return. File joint for federal tax, and separate for California. You can claim your dependents and use your capital gains loss carryovers on both returns. Community property rules do not come in to play.
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