The California State Capitol building was illuminated in orange light on Wednesday night.KCRA 3 reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office to find out.

The C-SPAN School Bus crewed visited the California State Capitol and learned about the history of the building. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos.

Plans for a new annex — a building attached to the historic domed Capitol which houses offices for state lawmakers and the governor — have been on hold since early 2021 due to a legal fight.

In 1860, Governor John Downey urged the legislature to pass another bill that would authorize $500,000 to go towards the construction of the capitol building as long as the city paid for the land.

Original story, published April 14: The state has again opened public comment on a controversial $1 billion-plus facelift of the California state Capitol following a court order.

Jaqueline Chavez, of Sacramento, participates in the “No Kings” protest at the state Capitol on Saturday, June 14, 2025. “I’m here because there’s a lot people that I think would like to ...

A school group tours through the nearly empty state Capitol after a “credible threat” forced California senators out of the building in Sacramento on Thursday April 13, 2023.

(KTXL) — The California State Capitol building was temporarily evacuated Thursday morning due to ‘credible threats’ from a suspect connected to two shootings in the Sacramento area that… ...