The future of several prominent federal buildings in California, which provide resources for broad parts of the residents of the state, is in danger, since the Trump government is trying to reduce the footprint of the national government throughout the country.
Among hundreds of federal real estate, which were listed as potentially on the chopping block for closure or sale at the beginning of this month, there were at least 16 in California, in particular the wide federal building in downtown Los Angeles. In view of the chaotic pattern of the Trump administration, announcing politics and then reversing the course, nothing is certain.
There are larger than 1 million square meters and are among the largest federal buildings in the country, which are originally contained in a list of the properties set for disposal, which were published on Tuesday by the US General Services Administration. The most important tenants include US citizenship and immigration services, the Internal Revenue Service, the US Ministry of Housing and Urban Development as well as US immigration and customs authorities.
“We identify buildings and facilities that are not of Kern for state operations or non-core real estate for disposal,” says a message from the agency last week. “The sale ensures that taxpayers are no longer spent free or unused federal rooms. The disposal of these assets helps to eliminate costly maintenance, and enables us to invest in high -quality work environments that support agent tower. “
Hours after the list of real estate was published online, it was won by more than 100, but still contained 16 California real estate. Then the The list was removed On the GSA website with the note that the “non-core property list” would be “Coming soon.”
A GSA spokesman said that the first list was published to achieve President Trump's goals through federal workstations and the need to derive taxpayers from federal bases across the country.
“To be clear, just because a asset is on the list does not mean that it is for sale immediately. However, we will consider convincing offers, ”said the spokesman in a statement and added that the list will be released shortly as soon as the agency evaluates the input that it received. “Since the first list was published on March 4, 2025, we have received an overwhelming amount of interest.”
As with many guidelines and statements by the Trump administration, such as
Some assumptions in the country's capital are that the White House wants to sell some of the properties and then rent the room.
“People are confused about GSA's activities, and the congress has little insight into what exactly the GSA does. And I don't know if GSA knows what it is doing, ”said Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash) during a subcommittee of the congress about this proposal last week. “My own staff largely gets news about the GSA's activities from the press, from a Reddit thread entitled” GSA Rif Megathread “-you will never say that-and occasionally from ex-GSA employees.”
Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Said that the potential closures were deeply influenced by the residents of the state.
“From court buildings to congress offices, there are 16 federal buildings in our state alone, on which the Californians have dependent on critical services of the voters, e.g.” The random closure of federal buildings on which the components depend on is anything but efficient and another example of the incompetence of the administration and later thinking about the consequences. “
Immigration, citizenship, tax and housing services are among the services The resources provided in the Federal Complex In the heart of the city center of Los Angeles, 300 N. Los Angeles St.
“In the city center, there should be a place where people can live and play,” said Ysabel Jurado, City Councilor of Los Angeles, who represents the area. “If the federal building actually closes, it will be a blow into the heart of our city, but one who, given the tendency of this federal administration, would not be surprising in order to reduce key services in order to achieve cheap political points.”
The Trump administration has tried to save taxpayers Dollar by closing or selling federal buildings, also since the federal employees have to resume in office.
The proposed closure of sights in Washington, DC, such as the FBI headquarters, the former location of Trump's hotel in the historic old post office and the headquarters of several agencies, made the greatest attention and headlines.
Most of the 440 buildings, which the administration originally aimed at, are outside of Washington, DC, which makes sense, since 4 out of 5 of the 2.4 million federal workers in the country do not work in the capital of the country, according to Associated Press.
Many institutions listed for the closure were named after prominent officers, as President John F. Kennedy Jr. in Boston; Former Vice President Dick Cheney in Casper, Wyo.; Former house spokesman Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco; And MP Leo Ryan, a Californian who was killed in San Bruno in 1978 when he examined Jim Jones' Kult in Guyana.
Others were named after civil rights icons, including Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, Cesar E. Chavez in Denver and Rosa Parks in Detroit.
Additional California properties that are listed for a possible closure can be found in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Long Beach, Santa Ana, van Nuys, Huntington Park and Pasadena.