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.
Monterey County Now
By Kent Glazer
"This annex is a monument – not to California’s future, but to its political decay: a shiny mausoleum of arrogance, secrecy and fiscal abuse."
"The historic Capitol is an irreplaceable landmark, the most important historical building of its kind in California, and is a monument to the art, architecture, and craftsmanship of our past."
KCRA 3 News
By Ashley Zavala
"Despite repeated requests, no one with the Joint Rules Committee would do an interview with KCRA 3 about the project, even though the lawsuits are over."
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.