Nice design and font. The purple is not my favorite. I like blues, black, and a little light orange. I do like the direction of this design.
Nice colors just to small of font. I like how you made the header I requested so I get an idea of what it will look like.
The state button is cool. I do not like the colors though, or the O's altered. Maybe slight different font.
Strong first design. Southern california goes from the mexican border up to Santa Barbara basically, so the Golden Gate is to far north. When I think of SoCal I think of Palm trees, waves, and hollywood. Colors are nice. Do you have an alternative font just for comparison?