As 2024 ends, where is your hope rooted for 2025? How will you weather the political storms that may come our way, as both a country and as a state? I’m your host, Tess Abraham, and I want to give you some encouragement on where true hope can be found on this week’s episode of The California Conversation!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - 00:02:07 Show Introduction & Call to Hear from You!

00:02:07 - 00:03:41 New Brand Partnership - Curie

00:03:42 - 00:06:59 Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025

00:07:00 - 00:13:30 The Price of Politics & Examples of Political Failures

00:13:31 - 00:15:07 The Beauty of Purpose

00:15:08 - 00:18:21 Where True Hope is Found

00:18:22 - 00:19:47 Takeaways for Californians