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Will agency bail out of site? Equalization official says mold woes may warrant leaving leaky high-rise. - As the employee health claims against the state Board of Equalization pile up, one board member is suggesting the agency might have to consider moving out of its high-rise headquarters at 450 N St. If the 24-story building can't be made watertight, and the mold removed, the agency might have to consider moving its 2,200 employees out, said board member Bill Leonard, who represents the Sacramento area. Mary Lynne Vellinga - Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/438856.html 10-18-07

Workers Accuse State Of Covering up Mold -- A lawsuit that is in the works claims that state government officials covered up a potential health hazard at a state building.
http://www.kcra.com/news/14271404/detail.html
http://www.my58.com/news/14273221/detail.html
KQCA-TV (Sacramento)

Mold shuts portion of a state high-rise -- A memo sent to BOE staff members Monday said the 22nd and 23rd floors of the 24-story building at 450 N St. are off-limits to everyone but construction workers.
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/411918.html 10-03-07
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/411442.html 10-02-07
Mary Lynne Vellinga in the Sacramento Bee

Mold Closes Part of Sacramento High-Rise -- State tax workers have been banned from top floors of a downtown Sacramento high-rise after a variety of molds were found growing in the walls last week.
http://cbs13.com/local/local_story_276162553.html