

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 2021, the group ‘Save Our Capitol’ filed an environmental lawsuit. The group is made up of environmentalists and former members of the now-defunct Historic State Capitol Commission.
We are one year away from the completion of the California Capitol Annex project. The taxpayer-funded project has faced significant delays and secrecy.
"I have a very simple standard that if there is any project that is 100% more expensive than it was originally estimated to cost, there's a problem,” Tangipa said.
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.













