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I'm not sure the original statement was even true (I can find no evidence for it) but SF was the cultural and financial capital of CA until the 1950s. Walk arou

I'm not sure the original statement was even true (I can find no evidence for it) but SF was the cultural and financial capital of CA until the 1950s. Walk around some of the palatial buildings in SF and you quickly realize that after WWII it was not only expected to be the premiere city of California, but the seat of power for American Empire in the Pacific. That said, I think the article's critique of SF (and those I've read in this thread) are pretty much spot on.

dllthomas 14y ago
Oh, the original statement was true, though apparently it was brief enough that no business was actually conducted... The capital bounced around quite a bit immediately post-statehood. The capitol building in Benicia still exists, and is pretty neat (though the park is slated for closure, if note closed already).