Columnists-Colleen Britton

Colleen Britton: The Tax Watchers

 By Maureen Fissolo

Work on the Capitol Annex project began in 2016 under then-Gov. Jerry Brown, and has continued for the past decade.

The project replaces the original Capitol Annex, which was constructed in 1952 and demolished in 2023. Originally, in 2018, the project was estimated to cost $543 million. Progress on the annex, now estimated to cost around $1.2 billion, has been slow and surrounded by secrecy – including controversial non-disclosure agreements, NDAs.

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Mr. Mal Content
Mr. Mal Content

in 2018, the project was estimated to cost $543 million.... now estimated to cost around $1.2 billion,

Simply allowing for inflation on that original number, takes us up to just over $700 million. other examples of extravagant cost over runs:

High speed rail: 2008 -$ 33 Billion, 2026 - $128 billion
Butterfly Bridge - Original estimated cost $64 Million, actual cost YTD $114 million. Estimated total cost $128 million.

Why do people keep reelected these same clowns?

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