There's more to it than that... Even lifelong Repellicans who are swayed with the dream of stopping all growth and not only preserving everything but also restoring everything to 1925 population levels and conditions in CA will support him on GANG-GREEN type moves like this one.
Native Californians also will never stop "California Dreamin!" Some of the most otherwise conservative people suck into this crap everytime it's tried here! It's retro-thinking to the maximum, but it's out there, just beneath the surface.
Not all, although I sure would like to return to the era that I grew up in. As a 5th generation So. Californian and my wife a 6th generation So. Californian we are waiting for the petitions to carry and sign for a referendum on this piece of garbage legislation.