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Stop the demolition!
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Stop the demolition!

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.

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Preserve our right to assemble on the West Steps and to exercise our constitutional freedoms.

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.

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January 29, 2026

California bill would make it a crime for the governor, state officials to sign or request NDAs while lawmaking

KCRA 3 News

By Ashley Zavala

The Legislature directed 2,000 people, including five state lawmakers and dozens of people in the governor's administration, to sign NDAs to keep broad information about the Capitol Annex project secret.

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December 23, 2025

How corrupt is Sacramento? A big state project’s secrecy provides a clue | Opinion

The Sacramento Bee

By Tom Phillips

"California’s Legislature has done everything in its power to keep details of this project as secret as humanly possible. More than 2,000 people familiar with this project have reportedly signed non-disclosure agreements to prevent details from leaking out."

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December 22, 2025

Save Our Capitol! Responds to Legislature’s Capitol Annex Project Update: Too little and FAR too late

By Save Our Capitol

"Californians deserve better: honesty, respect, and full disclosure – not dismissive remarks, partial updates, or after-the-fact rationalizations."

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Stop the Billion Dollar Demolition and Rebuild Project
Save Our Capitol Trees
Stop the Blockade of the West Steps and Plaza

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Save Our Capitol!

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.

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