Post by Logan on Apr 18, 2016 4:49:47 GMT -6
California Capitol’s aging annex eyed for upgrade or tear-down
As legislative hearing rooms go, the second-floor space in the state Capitol is among the smallest, with witnesses, lobbyists and others frequently forced to stand at the back of the room or wait in the hallway.
But at a recent budget hearing, state Sen. Richard Pan directed people’s attention to what he called an example of a much more pressing problem.
“We have all these visitors coming here, second only to Disneyland, and yet, when you look up, there’s something missing – fire sprinklers,” said Pan, D-Sacramento, pointing at the room’s ceiling. “We have all those people walking through here, but if there’s a fire, we’re in big trouble.”
Pan’s remarks touched on an issue the Brown administration, legislative and other officials consider a major concern but are reluctant to discuss publicly: the specific shortcomings throughout the 65-year-old building known as the Capitol annex.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article72351432.html
As legislative hearing rooms go, the second-floor space in the state Capitol is among the smallest, with witnesses, lobbyists and others frequently forced to stand at the back of the room or wait in the hallway.
But at a recent budget hearing, state Sen. Richard Pan directed people’s attention to what he called an example of a much more pressing problem.
“We have all these visitors coming here, second only to Disneyland, and yet, when you look up, there’s something missing – fire sprinklers,” said Pan, D-Sacramento, pointing at the room’s ceiling. “We have all those people walking through here, but if there’s a fire, we’re in big trouble.”
Pan’s remarks touched on an issue the Brown administration, legislative and other officials consider a major concern but are reluctant to discuss publicly: the specific shortcomings throughout the 65-year-old building known as the Capitol annex.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article72351432.html