Is the California Dream Over?

Adam Nagourney, a veteran New York Times reporter based in Los Angeles, wrote recently about whether the California Dream had become a mirage.On this California Sun Podcast, Nagourney reminds me that even as the state has grown into the world’s fourth-largest economy, the promise of reinvention that defined the Golden State feels increasingly elusive. As young people flee, wildfires destroy neighborhoods, and a hostile White House turns its back, Nagourney believes California is still resilient and capable of that dream. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe