I used plug mold on the most prominent wall of my kitchen to avoid breaking up the back splash with outlets, but put one outlet on the side wall where our coffee station will be where the coffee machine and the toaster will stay plugged to avoid the snake effect.
For our plug mold, this is along the lines of what we are doing -- it's not installed yet otherwise I would share a photo. Our kitchen is modern/minimalist so we didn't want the angled plug mold which we felt would be visible in our space. The outlet strip is notched into the cabinetry, and the tape lights are are in a channel which diffuses the light. The fixtures we went with are Alloy LED.
I am also in CA and we passed electrical inspection with this configuration. But it should be noted that we really had to push our contractor/electrician to do this -- it was complicated and we had to consult with our cabinet maker to build a space for the mold. They wanted to use the angled plug mold because it is apparently significantly easier to install, but we much preferred this low-profile look with the outlets flush with the cabinets, especially for our style kitchen.
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Faucet style with soap dispenser - maybe replace that for water filter
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