Ohhh...I am jealous of your climate, but I don't think I could be paid enough money to live in California. Too many "fruits and nuts" for my taste (to say nothing of the liberals and their politics).
Unfortunately, you've got it right. Sacramento is the Capital so I'm right in the thick of things. You should see all the B.S. we put up with. Even the local 'community rag' is pretentious, but then again, which ones aren't? I grew up there but I hightailed it out of the Capital and moved up the hills to Placerville, their nickname, 'Hangtown'. Yee haw.
I hate to put down my home city but for twenty years, they've wanted to be a world class city with 'culture'. Net result, we have the Sacramento Kings and whatever the WNBA team is called. It's just like strolling down the Champs-Élysées now.