Staying home could save money for the state of California.
Back on March 3rd of this year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that would require state agency employees within his administration to return to the office.
However, there has been pushback on this order from state unions.
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According to the report, their review found that departments spent $117 million on unused office space in fiscal year 2024-25.
That unused office space was 58% of the total amount that’s available for all departments. This equates to 3.2 million square feet of office space.
Although the governor’s office disagrees with the findings, they say they’ll take their recommendations into account as they move forward with state workforce and facilities management.
