In CA, do you have to appear before a Judge to set bail for a felony or is it bailable otherwise.
He aslo said he was not arrested on a warrant, if I understand him correctly?
Bail is set pursuant to a schedule. In order to deviate from the schedule, you have to go before a judge and request an enhancement or that no bail be offered - this can be done prior to the arraignment.
And, yes, it appears that he has not yet been arrested on the warrant.