No, CA does not have a separate charity deduction.
I believe you are saying you took the standard deduction on the federal and were only able to claim the $300 charity on federal. You did not give so much charity that you itemized on your federal return.
If you had itemized on the federal for charity, it would be on the state itemized.
The 50% limitation applies to your allowable charity deduction on itemized deductions for CA.
The $300 special charity write off this year is NOT allowed in CA and is being added to your income. You are not able to write off additional charity in CA. Read the screen again, the $300 charity is a subtraction that will increase your taxable income.
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