If you're using TurboTax Desktop, in FORMS mode look at your Federal Schedule A. The same deductions will carry over to your California return and TurboTax uses whichever deduction is larger.
On the CA Info Worksheet, you can check the box in Part V, 'Calculate CA Itemized Deductions even if Itemized Deductions are less than Standard Deduction' to see how this affects your return. CA Schedule CA will be generated so you can review the deductions to compare to Federal Schedule A.
You will see the Standard/Itemized amounts on CA 540, Line 18. If the amount is the same as your Federal Schedule A, then Itemized Deductions were used for you in CA.
If you're using TurboTax Online, in the left-side menu, go to Tax Tools > Tools, then 'View Tax Summary' from the pop-up. Back at the left-side menu, choose 'CA Tax Summary' and look at Line 18.
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