Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state workers to return to the office four days a week starting July 1. Less than half of the state workforce in California is currently allowed to work remotely three days a week.

The governor quietly directed heads of state agencies to phase out hybrid-work schedules. It's unclear whether there's a hard deadline or if agencies could permit some workers to continue to work remotely.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered more than 224,000 state workers to return to the office four days a week starting July 1.

The sunset of current hybrid work policies came as a surprise on Monday, but wasn’t entirely unexpected, state workers said.

Newsom’s executive order requires that state agencies and departments under his authority that offer telework as an option to their employees soon change their policies and require that their employees work a minimum of four in-person days per work week, although case-by-case exceptions will be considered.

It has been five years since the pandemic forced most state agencies into remote work, but some business owners are hopeful the new mandate will be great for the downtown economy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order to bring state employees back to the office will impact tens of thousands of people. An estimated 90,000 people work for the state in Sacramento County.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Monday requiring all state workers to return to the office instead of working from home. The order requires all employees to work in the office at least four times a week.