Downtown Berkeley Post Office

A passionate advocate for homeless rights, Guy “Mike” Lee died at the age of 64 after years of activism and political involvement in Berkeley.

The United States Postal Service, or USPS, installed a 6-foot tall metal fence at the Downtown Berkeley Post Office during the week of April 25, partitioning public property and hanging signs that read “U.S. property. No trespassing."

Last week, members of Berkeley Police Department and the city’s parks department removed the property — including the bedding, blankets and clothes — of four homeless people at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

Local developer Hudson McDonald failed to reach an agreement regarding the sale of the Downtown Berkeley post office last week, after months of negotiations and prolonged community protest. Despite termination of the sale and recent police intervention, some protesters remain outside the building on Milvia Street and Allston Way after more than a month of occupation.

After more than a year of discussions, protests and petitions, Berkeley community members are looking at a newly proposed zoning ordinance that may finally decide the fate of the Downtown Berkeley post office.

An appeal to stop the sale of the historic 99-year-old post office in Downtown Berkeley was dismissed by the Postal Regulatory Commission on Tuesday.

Around 20 to 30 protesters have been camping overnight since Saturday to fight the sale of the historic 99-year-old Berkeley Post Office on Allston Way in Downtown.

About 50 community residents gathered Wednesday night at the Berkeley Art Gallery to discuss campaigning to prevent the potential sale of the Downtown Berkeley Post Office.

Berkeley residents gathered in front of the Downtown Berkeley Post Office in protest of proposed plans to sell the historic building and relocate the post office.