The United States Postal Service announced Monday that it has officially approved the relocation of the Berkeley Main Post Office downtown, due to the organization’s need to reduce its current multi-billion-dollar deficit. Read More…
Residents filled the Berkeley City Council Chambers to voice their concerns about the relocation of the downtown Berkeley Post Office during a public meeting Thursday.
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The selling off of the U.S. Postal Service properties is the latest example of the movement to corporatize what’s left of the public sector. It comes in a long line of privatization efforts — from shrinking the public school system to expanding the prison system to contracting out the U.S. military. Read More…
About 90 protesters gathered Tuesday at the steps of the post office to voice support for a Berkeley City Council recommendation that asks the postal service to rethink its plan to sell the historic building. Read More…
“Dishonored,” the upcoming console game from Arkane Studios, looks like someone dropped you in the middle of a steampunk comic book. The main character, Corvos, is a renegade after being framed for the murder of the empress who he swore to protect. Read More…
After misplacing and accidentally selling a 22-foot long carved set of panels valued at over $1 million for less than $200 to a small-time art dealer, UC Berkeley officials said they could not afford to repurchase the artwork. The carved redwood panels, sculpted by renowned African American artist Sargent Johnson, Read More…
