I think he meant a large number of divorced males in California although relatively speaking, California has one of the lower rates of divorce among all states, with the highest in the South.

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/al...

Percentages and absolute numbers are difficult conepts to grasp for some.

Presumably it's a reference to California not having a statutory limitation on the time horizon for alimony payments (and also allowing for courts to reopen alimony decisions years later) after a marriage of more than 10 years is dissolved.