I caught California’s gubernatorial climate forum this week and came away with a familiar feeling: we know the stakes, we know the tools, and yet our ambition still feels smaller than the moment demands. The candidates spoke thoughtfully about clean energy, affordability, water, wildfire, and environmental justice. All necessary. All important. But California’s climate challenge isn’t just about doing more of the same. It’s about remembering who we are. California has never won by being cauti...

I caught California’s gubernatorial climate forum this week and came away with a familiar feeling: we know the stakes, we know the tools, and yet our ambition still feels smaller than the moment demands. The candidates spoke thoughtfully about clean energy, affordability, water, wildfire, and environmental justice. All necessary. All important. But California’s climate challenge isn’t just about doing more of the same. It’s about remembering who we are. California has never won by being cauti...