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State Capitol Dome Lights To Go Dark During Earth Hour

SACRAMENTO – As a symbol of California’s commitment to the environment and combatting climate change, the Department of General Services (DGS), in cooperation with the California Legislature’s Joint Rules Committee, will turn off the State Capitol dome lights for one hour this Saturday, March 25 to observe Earth Hour. Lights on the dome will go dark from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.The State Capitol will join other iconic buildings and landmarks around the world that will switch o...
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California Adopts Emergency Building Standards Regulations Aimed at Preventing Repeat of Berkeley Balcony Tragedy

California Adopts Emergency Building Standards Regulations Aimed at Preventing Repeat of Berkeley Balcony TragedyNew regulations go into effect immediately & govern exterior balconies and walkways SACRAMENTO - In the wake of the tragic collapse of a balcony that killed and severely injured several people in Berkeley in the summer of 2015, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) today voted to approve emergency regulations to enhance building standards for the construction of exte...
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California State, Cities & Counties Plan Expansion of Electric Fleets

White House recognizes West Coast leadership
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Brown Administration Announces Updated Actions To Accelerate Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption, Reduce Carbon Emissions

As part of a 10-year plan to reduce carbon emissions at the state level, the Brown administration today announced an ambitious new effort to get high-polluting cars off the road by increasing zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) purchases and ramping up efforts to install charging infrastructure at state facilities. The new initiatives announced today include: Upping state government’s ZEV purchases (for light duty replacement vehicles in the state fleet) to 50 percent by 2025. This would add ...
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DGS, SMUD Flip Switch On New Solar Power Plant

One week before the grand opening of the new Golden 1 Center, dignitaries celebrated the operation of the brand new solar power plant at Rancho Seco.Officials with state and federal government, the Sacramento Kings, SMUD, First Solar and plant owner, the D. E. Shaw group, ceremonially “flipped the big switch” on the plant, which will deliver clean electricity to the State Capitol and other downtown state buildings as well as the new Golden 1 Center—making it one of the greenest...
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Guidelines

The DGS Office of Public Affairs is responsible for considering requests by professional photographers/videographers who desire access to the Ziggurat building’s 8th floor, northeast balcony in West Sacramento. DGS requires that a photographer is either on assignment from a bona fide news media outlet, or if not a photojournalist, that the photographer maintains a commercial website and/or provides verifiable references. 

Time frames: Photo shoots are limited to 30 minutes during business hours from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, as our schedule and the meeting room adjacent to the balcony in question allow. DGS public affairs staff will escort photographers into and out of the building and will stay with them throughout the shoot. For photography shoots after business hours, some photographers have chosen to set-up their equipment on the balcony for time-lapse shooting prior to 4:30 p.m. on a business day, they then retrieve their equipment on the next business day. DGS assumes no responsibility for any equipment left unattended in the building. Contact our office at least five working days prior to the proposed day and time of the photography shoot.  Contact: dgspublicaffairs@dgs.ca.gov.

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