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Our story in today's Bee looks at recent office moves planned by Board of Equalization members Jerome Horton and George Runner. Horton's intended move from the 9th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower to a top spot on the same building's 25th story is dead. Runner's move from the Wells Fargo Center to the Bank of the West Tower is on, after he cut costs and spread payments for part of the upgrades over four years of the eight-year lease.
After you've read the story for context, check out these documents for more details about the Horton plan:
Building improvement costs for the 25th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower
The Feb. 24 e-mail from Patti Joseph, DGS' Sacramento leasing manager, raising questions about the cost of the office space improvements. Includes Feb. 28 response from Liz Houser, BOE deputy director of administration that costs are reasonable and the improvements are "necessary for program operations."
The Mar. 10 e-mail from Houser that says the improvement costs are "not acceptable."
The unexecuted lease that the state declined to sign for the top floor space at U.S. Bank Tower.
We'll post some Runner documents later.
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