

California lawmakers are bulldozing ahead with a costly demolition of the East Annex and a plan to block public access to the West Steps and destroy Capitol Park.

Now is not the time to burden taxpayers with a $1.4 billion debt for the next 30 years. It’s time to increase public safety and save the historic West Steps.
In Save Our Capitol! v. Department of General Services (2023), the Third District found that the EIR’s range of reasonable alternatives fell short because it failed to consider relocating the Capitol visitor center to the building’s south side.
CHP completed a sweep of the construction site and the Capitol building. They said both are clear and deemed to be safe.
Officials said there were no injuries. The CHP said it will continue following investigative leads related to the initial threat.
Save Our Capitol! is working to preserve the historic Capitol and its surrounding Park, including hundreds of irreplaceable trees. Alternatives exist to make the new Annex safe and compatible without spending more than $1.2 billion to excavate the West Steps, build a new parking garage, and rebuild the Annex with an all-glass facade.













