California Doesn’t Need to Build a Taj Mahal for the Governor and Members of Legislature
By Republicans of River City
"The taxpayers of California don't need to spend a billion dollars for members of the state legislature to sit in a Taj Mahal."
ICYMI: California’s Department of Finance Implements Permanent 5-percent Spending Reduction Across Departmental Offices
By Save Our Capitol!
On November 3, 2020, the Department of Finance sent Budget Letter 20-37 to state agencies and department heads calling for immediate actions to reduce costs while maximizing the efficiency of state operations.
California Preservationists, Environmentalists, and Small Business Supporters Call for a Stop to the Extravagant and Unnecessary Capitol Annex Demolition
By Save Our Capitol!
As California reels from humanitarian and economic crises, Save Our Capitol! urges Governor Newsom and the Legislature to pursue less costly Capitol restoration alternatives and direct critical state funding to struggling communities.
No Annexation Without Representation
Sactown Magazine
By Rob Turner
A billion-dollar plan to demolish and rebuild the State Capitol annex... is at least partly ill-conceived and entirely ill-timed. But there is the potential to create something great, if we just invite more people into “the people’s house.”
Stop The Demolition!
By Save Our Capitol!
The California Legislature is bulldozing ahead with the Joint Rules Committee's (JRC) billion-dollar demolition and rebuild project.
Sacramento’s most famous landmark is getting a makeover
The Sacramento Bee
By Hannah Wiley
The California Capitol is on track to get a makeover despite the economic fallout of the new recession, with plans to bulldoze the east wing office annex and replace it with an updated model by 2025.
