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.
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By so far, we mean that this billion-dollar baby is by no means completed yet, though exterior construction appears to be reaching its final stages. But by the time it opens in 2027, who knows what the bill will be? Because we don’t.
The Joint Rules Committee earlier this spring said it would provide a public update on the project, but lawmakers failed to provide one before wrapping up their work in Sacramento last month. Pacheco did not respond to a request for comment on the situation.
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.