The problems in California are not caused by lack of good intentions. They are the result of good intentions that have been based on false premises and inaccurate assumptions. They are the result as well of good intentions that have been hijacked by special interests. But California's innate power, the confidence of its inhabitants, its diverse economy, its unimaginable wealth, means that California can change direction, and when it does, the nation and the world may follow. So with great peril there is also great hope.

Abundance, pragmatism, optimism. In seven chapters, covering energy, water, transportation, housing, law enforcement and the homeless, forestry, and education, the author applies these three concepts to offer a new and positive way of looking at California's challenges. Restoring the California Dream is possible. Here is an agenda for the 21st century.