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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Berkeley sues United States Postal Service over pending sale of historic building

Michael Drummond/Senior Staff

The city of Berkeley filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the United States Postal Service, alleging that it took steps toward selling the Berkeley Post Office before publicly evaluating historic impacts as required under both the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
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City

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Ralph Nader visits Berkeley, urges support of historic post office

The movement to preserve Downtown Berkeley’s historic post office has garnered national attention, bolstered by a visit from politician and activist Ralph Nader to the post office Tuesday.
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City

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Federal report’s findings may help save Berkeley’s historic post office

A report submitted to Congress Thursday may help save the 100-year-old Berkeley post office by highlighting findings of the United States Postal Service’s noncompliance with federal historic preservation laws.
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City

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Zoning ordinance may limit uses of Berkeley post office space

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.
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City

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Appeal to stop Berkeley post office sale dismissed

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.
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City

Monday, August 12, 2013

Regulatory commission to hear mayor’s appeal of post office sale

The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission has agreed to hear an appeal filed by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates protesting the sale of Berkeley’s main post office, Bates announced Monday.
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City

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Protesters camp out to fight sale of main post office

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.
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City

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Postal Service rejects appeal of main Berkeley branch sale

The US Postal Service announced a final decision Thursday to sell Berkeley’s main post office despite city and community appeals.
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City

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Mayor, State Representatives appeal post office sale

Over 30 people attended the ceremonious signing and mailing at the Downtown Berkeley post office to appeal the Postal Services recent approval to relocate it and call for a suspension of the reduction of post offices across the country.
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City

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Postal Service approves relocation of Downtown branch

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.
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