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Stop the demolition!
Stop the demolition!
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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October 18, 2026

Alternatives Analysis Under CEQA: Building a Defensible Record for Project Alternatives

CEB

In Save Our Capitol! v. Department of General Services (2023), the Third District found that the EIR’s range of reasonable alternatives fell short because it failed to consider relocating the Capitol visitor center to the building’s south side.

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October 2, 2026

California State Capitol partially evacuated after construction-site threat

ABC 10 News

CHP completed a sweep of the construction site and the Capitol building. They said both are clear and deemed to be safe.

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October 2, 2026

California State Capitol cleared after threatening note prompts evacuation

CBS 13 News

By Cecilio Padilla and Darrielle Fair

Officials said there were no injuries. The CHP said it will continue following investigative leads related to the initial threat.

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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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