Save the Berkeley Post Office

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.