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Welcome! There are several regulars here who homeschool. My family has been at it for seven years now. We love it.
I'd suggest that you check out the gifted homeschoolers forum online, which is run by folks in California. I'm pretty sure that they have rules and regs for the state as well as all kinds of resources.

There are all sorts of threads on homeschooling here. If you conduct a search you should get a lot of relevant discussion.