Thousands of NDAs Raise Secrecy Concerns in California’s $1.1 B+ Capitol Annex Project

For The Center Square Daily, Jared Strong speaks with Investigative Reporter Adam Herbets about California's Capitol Annex Project. The project has been shrouded in secrecy for years due to thousands of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) preventing people from talking about the project. Now a bill attempting to invalidate those secrecy agreements is set to die behind closed doors without any discussion, debate or public input. Assemblyman Josh Hoover, R-Folsom, introduced Assembly Bill 2445 in February. Three months later, the same lawmakers tasked with running the Capitol Annex Project never assigned AB 2445 to a committee. The bill never received a hearing and is scheduled to automatically die on May 27.