Sacramento, the capital of California, sits in the Sacramento Valley at the meeting point of the Sacramento and American rivers. Founded in 1848 and incorporated in 1849 at the height of the California Gold Rush, it became the permanent seat of state government in 1854, and the role has shaped the city ever since. The domed State Capitol, completed in 1874, anchors a downtown now filled with government offices, law firms, and a growing base of professional employers. Beyond government, Sacramento's economy draws on health care systems, education, and the rich agricultural land that surrounds it. Its location at the northern end of the Central Valley, one of the most productive farming regions in the world, gives the city a genuine farm-to-table identity. Sacramento markets itself as America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, a title reflected in its farmers markets, restaurant scene, and an annual Farm-to-Fork Festival each fall. Sacramento is also a notably residential, tree-shaded city. Its older central neighborhoods grew up around a street grid with mature canopy, and the city's housing ranges from ornate Victorian and Craftsman homes near downtown to mid-century ranches and newer master-planned subdivisions on the expanding suburban edges in Natomas and the south. The climate is hot and dry in summer with mild, often foggy winters, and the rivers provide both a scenic setting and a backbone for recreation. With light rail, a central rail and interstate corridor, and an international airport, Sacramento functions as both a self-contained capital city and a gateway to the Sierra Nevada, the Delta, and the San Francisco Bay Area.