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DGS seeks new parking near May Lee building as return-to-office debate intensifies

3445849 · May 21, 2025
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The Department of General Services requested funding to lease and operate additional parking near the May Lee building in Sacramento; state employees and unions opposed the request as tied to the governor—s return-to-office policy and said the proposals would not meet demand.

The Department of General Services told the Assembly Subcommittee 5 it proposes to add roughly 1,100 new parking spaces near the May Lee building and downtown Sacramento by leasing a surface lot and reactivating a downtown garage, while committee members and state employee representatives questioned whether the expansion would meet expected demand under the governor's return-to-office order.

Jennifer Osborne, chief deputy director at the Department of General Services, said the administration requests a one-time appropriation from the Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Account and ongoing…

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