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'''Sacramento''' (called Sac by the locals) is the capital city of [[California]], it is located in the central valley of California. In 2005 the city had a population of 445,287 and the Metropolitan region has a population of 2,042,283.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0664000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Sacramento&_cityTown=Sacramento&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Sacramento city, California Fact Sheet - American FactFinder]</ref> making it the fourth largest city in California. The major employer in the city is state government. | '''Sacramento''' (called Sac by the locals) is the capital city of [[California]], it is located in the central valley of California. In 2005 the city had a population of 445,287 and the Metropolitan region has a population of 2,042,283.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0664000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Sacramento&_cityTown=Sacramento&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Sacramento city, California Fact Sheet - American FactFinder]</ref> making it the fourth largest city in California. The major employer in the city is state government. | ||
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| + | Sacramento has a large [[homeless]] population, perhaps attracted by the [[liberal]] [[California]] government policies. | ||
Sacramento was named the state capital in 1854 and in 1874 the State Capitol Building was completed. Sacramento held a strategic location in California, and was the western end to the Pony Express, and the Transcontinental Railroad, begun in the 1860 was started from Sacramento. | Sacramento was named the state capital in 1854 and in 1874 the State Capitol Building was completed. Sacramento held a strategic location in California, and was the western end to the Pony Express, and the Transcontinental Railroad, begun in the 1860 was started from Sacramento. | ||
| − | Sacramento grew from village to city between the Civil War and World War I. Faced with public health problems and other municipal challenges, Sacramento voters approved a "strong-mayor" charter in 1893. Marshall R. Beard served as mayor for most of the period after 1893, drawing support from working-class voters and the city's main employer, the Southern Pacific Railroad. Beard was accused of heading a political machine but unlike other notorious bosses of the era was not a corrupt politician. Neither the demands of reformers nor Beard's traditional political style alone solved Sacramento's problems as the city grew in population and experienced the problems that came with growth. Beard may have been more typical of civic leaders of his day than were the better-known corrupt big-city leaders. | + | Sacramento grew from village to city between the [[American Civil War]] and [[World War I]]. Faced with public health problems and other municipal challenges, Sacramento voters approved a "strong-mayor" charter in 1893. Marshall R. Beard served as mayor for most of the period after 1893, drawing support from working-class voters and the city's main employer, the Southern Pacific Railroad. Beard was accused of heading a political machine but unlike other notorious bosses of the era was not a corrupt politician. Neither the demands of reformers nor Beard's traditional political style alone solved Sacramento's problems as the city grew in population and experienced the problems that came with growth. Beard may have been more typical of civic leaders of his day than were the better-known corrupt big-city leaders. |
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Jerry Brown]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] | * [[Jerry Brown]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] | ||
| − | * [[California]] and | + | * [[California]] and Northern California |
* [[San Francisco Bay Area]] | * [[San Francisco Bay Area]] | ||
* [[San Francisco]]: [[San Francisco values]] and the [[Homosexual agenda]] | * [[San Francisco]]: [[San Francisco values]] and the [[Homosexual agenda]] | ||
* [[Berkeley]] and [[Oakland]] | * [[Berkeley]] and [[Oakland]] | ||
* [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Stanford University]] and [[University of California, Davis]] | * [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Stanford University]] and [[University of California, Davis]] | ||
| − | * [[Silicon Valley]]: [[San Jose]], [[Santa Clara]], | + | * [[Silicon Valley]]: [[San Jose]], [[Santa Clara]], Sunnyvale, Mountain View, [[Palo Alto]], [[Santa Cruz]] |
* [[Los Angeles]], [[Hollywood]] and [[Hollywood values]] | * [[Los Angeles]], [[Hollywood]] and [[Hollywood values]] | ||
* [[San Diego]] | * [[San Diego]] | ||
| − | * [[Gun control]]—The [[San Francisco Bay Area]] as a whole (especially Sacramento), along with [[Los Angeles]], [[Washington D.C.]], [[New York City]] and [[Chicago]], is known to be one of the 5 top [[American]] [[urban]] regions with the most [[left-wing]] [[Second Amendment|Anti-Second Amendment]] laws, yet high [[crime]] rates. See "[[Vote with your feet]]" | + | * [[Gun control]]—The [[San Francisco Bay Area]] as a whole (especially Sacramento), along with [[Los Angeles]], [[Washington D.C.]], [[New York City]] and [[Chicago]], is known to be one of the 5 top [[American]] [[urban]] regions with the most [[left-wing]] [[Second Amendment|Anti-Second Amendment]] laws, yet high [[crime]] rates. See "[[Vote with your feet]]" strategic relocation to free states with low [[population density]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:25, February 9, 2024
Sacramento (called Sac by the locals) is the capital city of California, it is located in the central valley of California. In 2005 the city had a population of 445,287 and the Metropolitan region has a population of 2,042,283.[1] making it the fourth largest city in California. The major employer in the city is state government.
Sacramento has a large homeless population, perhaps attracted by the liberal California government policies.
Sacramento was named the state capital in 1854 and in 1874 the State Capitol Building was completed. Sacramento held a strategic location in California, and was the western end to the Pony Express, and the Transcontinental Railroad, begun in the 1860 was started from Sacramento.
Sacramento grew from village to city between the American Civil War and World War I. Faced with public health problems and other municipal challenges, Sacramento voters approved a "strong-mayor" charter in 1893. Marshall R. Beard served as mayor for most of the period after 1893, drawing support from working-class voters and the city's main employer, the Southern Pacific Railroad. Beard was accused of heading a political machine but unlike other notorious bosses of the era was not a corrupt politician. Neither the demands of reformers nor Beard's traditional political style alone solved Sacramento's problems as the city grew in population and experienced the problems that came with growth. Beard may have been more typical of civic leaders of his day than were the better-known corrupt big-city leaders.
Further reading
- Mahan, William E. "The Political Response to Urban Growth: Sacramento and Mayor Marshall R. Beard, 1863-1914." California History 1990-91 69(4): 354-371. 0162-2897
See also
- Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger
- California and Northern California
- San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco: San Francisco values and the Homosexual agenda
- Berkeley and Oakland
- University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and University of California, Davis
- Silicon Valley: San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz
- Los Angeles, Hollywood and Hollywood values
- San Diego
- Gun control—The San Francisco Bay Area as a whole (especially Sacramento), along with Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York City and Chicago, is known to be one of the 5 top American urban regions with the most left-wing Anti-Second Amendment laws, yet high crime rates. See "Vote with your feet" strategic relocation to free states with low population density