California State Building Offices

Came here as a witness for a worker’s compensation fraud trial. Walking into the center courtyard from the street is a pretty view. It is a wide open space with planters and trees in the center of the courtyard. That’s probably the best part of the building. The place is crowded with slow moving bureaucracy and no one smiles. Not a one. The morning was a cold one, but the offices there were almost colder inside, than out. Bring a jacket… gloves…a scarf… pocket warmers… another jacket… and a wool cap.
All of the hearing rooms were tiny and the hallways are crowded with lawyers, claimants and witnesses trying to find where they’re supposed to go. Since it was my first visit there, I asked a clerk where I was supposed to go and she plainly pointed to a bulletin board outside in the courtyard which had the room assignments. Once I figured out where to go, I waited about an hour for a trial that got postponed Awesome.
While waiting the hour, I walked around the courtyard a few times and went into the cafeteria to see what was cooking. Needless to say, not a dang thing was cooking in there. The food looked unappetizing and the coffee was served in a small cup you’d think came from a Costco sample. I quickly walked out and did not look back. Unfortunately, I have to return next month for the postponed trial.