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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 9/9/26: Here I Come [1]

['Thom Hartmann']

Date: 2026-09-09  

Happy Anniversary to my adopted home of California, which became the 31st state on this date in 1850.

I don’t want to live anywhere else Uploaded to DailyKos by LilBoyBlu

In 1849, a state Constitutional Convention was first held in Monterey. Among the first tasks of the convention was a decision on a location for the new state capital. The first full legislative sessions were held in San Jose (1850–1851). Subsequent locations included Vallejo (1852–1853), and nearby Benicia (1853–1854); these locations eventually proved to be inadequate as well. The capital has been located in Sacramento since 1854[73] with only a short break in 1862 when legislative sessions were held in San Francisco due to flooding in Sacramento. Once the state’s Constitutional Convention had finalized its state constitution, it applied to the U.S. Congress for admission to statehood. On September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, California became a free state and September 9 a state holiday.

California has long made conservatives jealous due to its cultural and economic diversity, having done so long before statehood.

We’re an economic powerhouse.

We could do just fine as our own country. Just sayin’.

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