I live in California. I ride everywhere on my e-bike.   Southern California has miles and miles of dedicated class bike trails.  E-bikes, as long as they don't have noisy moped motors, are all legal with without needing a license.  The only problem is when you come into some cities where they tightly regulate e-bikes and their speeds and where they can go. This isn't the norm for most Southern California cities.   Santa Monica recently clamped down on e-bikes being used on walkways for pedestrians.  But class 1 bike trails are dedicated for bikes and I observe many e-bikes that go faster than 28 mi an hour.  Mopeds (they don't have pedals for pedal assist like EBikes) and  have a noisy motors are generally not allowed on these class 1 bike trails.  However, e-bikes are allowed on the street and are usually capped at 28 mph In most cities I have seen.  And you don't need a license to ride an e-bike in Southern California.  Overall, the whole state seems to be e-bike friendly, although there are pockets of complaining people because they either encounter young kids, hot rodding and popping wheelies on the walk trail, or the streets are not properly marked and cyclists have to use alternate routes that pedestrians feel impeded upon.  But overall it is a bike friendly state. At least where we are.  And we ride all the time all over the place especially on the dedicated class 1 bike trails.