Sacramento State is partnering with tech giant Meta to convert excess government buildings into a downtown campus that will include academic facilities and affordable student housing in a district that has struggled to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Jan. 29 that Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, will provide $50 million in funding to transform three state buildings on Capitol Mall into mixed-use facilities for California State University, Sacramento’s faculty a