"It kills me when people talk about California hedonism. Anybody who talks about California hedonism has never spent a Christmas in Sacramento."
- Joan Didion
Are state capitals artificial constructs for the administration of government?
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 12, 2019 5:04 PM |
It's dirty everywhere. Has no cultural offerings at all even though it has a population over 500K. It's amazing the city is nearly the same size as Portland but has virtually nothing to offer.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 12, 2019 5:05 PM |
I had a boyfriend who came from there--he used to refer to it as Excremento.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 12, 2019 5:08 PM |
Shacramento
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 12, 2019 5:10 PM |
The Sacrificial Kings offer entertainment
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 12, 2019 5:11 PM |
Hopefully it might become an interesting city in the future given that so many creative young people are being pushed out of the Bay Area and LA because of the housing costs. It's the fastest growing city in the state.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 12, 2019 5:13 PM |
It is amazingly soulless. Hot as hell in the summer. Zero cultural offerings. Not particularly inexpensive either for what it doesn't offer. A lot of middle class Deplorables. Sacramento embodies "there is no there there". Weirdly, give me that shithole Stockton any day. A big mix of cultures, and some great, cheap ethnic food of all stripes. Just dodge the bullets and you'll be fine.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 12, 2019 5:14 PM |
Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson had something to say (or sing) about Sacramento back in the day:
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 12, 2019 5:16 PM |
I know several people from there who married at 17 or 18. What's the deal? Alabama on the Delta?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 12, 2019 5:21 PM |
Per its wiki entry Sacramento has the 7th highest LGBT population in the US.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 12, 2019 5:26 PM |
There are a handful of state capitals that are relatively important cities in their own right, like Boston, Atlanta, Phoenix, and, now, I guess, Austin.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 12, 2019 5:30 PM |
It's hot as hell in the summer.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 12, 2019 5:37 PM |
There are a lot worse places. I would choose Sacramento before St Louis, Detroit, Memphis, Little Rock, Kansas City, Dallas. Access to the incredible natural beauty of CA can not be underestimated. Sure the city itself may not be ideal - but a lot of people would love to live anywhere in CA.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 12, 2019 5:50 PM |
Sacramento has a rocking gay community.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 12, 2019 6:00 PM |
Two hours from SF, two hours from Tahoe/Reno. Those are its pluses. Rafting on the American River is fun in the summer. Near a well-regarded university (UCDavis) that has its medical school/hospital in Sacramento.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 12, 2019 6:38 PM |
Provincial.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 13, 2019 2:20 AM |