Politics & Government
Mayor, State Assembly and Senate Reps to Appeal Post Office Sale
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Senator Loni Hancock, Assemblymember Nancy Skinner and Berkeley City Council membes will sign a joint letter appealing the sale of Berkeley's historic Post Office at a press conference Friday.
From a press release from Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates' office:
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Senator Loni Hancock, Assemblymember Nancy Skinner and members of the Berkeley City Council will hold a press conference at Berkley’s Main Post Office, 2000 Allston Way, on Friday, May 3, at 10 a.m. to sign a joint letter appealing the sale of Berkeley’s historic post office as well as call for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices across the country.
A number of initiatives are currently under way to try and save the Postal Service. One example is U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt) Postal Service Protection Act of 2013. Senate Bill 316 makes common sense recommendations to assist the Postal Service, including a crucial change in how the service is required to fund future benefits.
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At the press conference, city and state leaders will sign onto and mail a letter formally appealing the U.S. Postal Service’s intent to sell Berkeley’s historic downtown post office. Leaders will also call for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices in light of initiatives under way like Senate Bill 316.
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