The City Council acted legally when it created a Civic Center overlay in 2014, restricting 9 buildings, including the post office, for civic or nonprofit use, a judge ruled Monday.
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USPS vs. Berkeley: Trial over sale of historic Allston Way post office begins
A federal judge will hear arguments Monday over the legality of Berkeley’s attempt to prevent the sale of its main post office by creating a zoning overlay in the civic center area
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Berkeley mail delivery prompts tidal wave of complaints
Local residents have reported numerous problems in Berkeley with the postal service, particularly in recent weeks. Photo: Sonny Abesamis It’s definitely not just you. Late-night and skipped mail deliveries, suspect delivery “attempts,” slow service and mis-delivered mail: Berkeleyside has received complaints about the U.S. Postal Service from more than 80 Berkeley residents in the past week who […]
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Federal probe launched into dumped Berkeley voter guides, returned election postcards
Scott Wheeler found nearly 100 Alameda County voter guides dumped in a Berkeley recycling bin. Photo: Scott Wheeler Update, Oct. 25: Berkeleyside has requested the investigator’s report related to the ballot guide dumping in Berkeley from Oct. 12. Glenn San Jose, from the inspector general’s office, says it’s not available yet because the investigation is […]
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Feds file lawsuit over Berkeley’s main post office
Berkeley’s attempt to limit commercial development of the Main Post Office conflicts with federal law and should be overturned, a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday by the U.S. Postal Service declares.
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Green Party’s Jill Stein joins Berkeley Post Office rally
Friday’s rally was organized by the Green Party and the Berkeley Post Office Defenders group and attended by around 50 people.
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DOJ threatens lawsuit over Berkeley post office
Post Office Inspectors cleared protesters from the steps in April after nearly 17 months. Photo: Lance Knobel In a strongly worded letter, the U.S. Department of Justice has warned the city of Berkeley that a lawsuit could be coming over the city’s “interference” with USPS plans to sell its downtown post office on Allston Way. The […]
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Berkeley post office protesters cleared out in early morning raid
Post Office Inspectors cleared protesters from the steps after nearly 17 months. Photo: Lance Knobel Just before 5 a.m. Tuesday, U.S. Post Office inspectors cleared the protester encampment on the steps and on the side of the downtown Berkeley Post Office. Protesters from First They Came for the Homeless and the Berkeley Post Office Defenders […]
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Berkeley mail carrier Jack Karn retires after 38 years
Jack Karn, who has delivered mail to the 94705 zip code in Berkeley and Oakland for almost three decades, (and been a carrier for almost 40) is retiring. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel For the last 28 years, Jack Karn has driven all around the 94705 zip code, delivering mail to 300 families in the hills. He […]
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Judge dismisses Berkeley’s bid to stop sale of post office
People opposed to the federal government’s attempt to sell Berkeley’s main post office at 2020 Allston Way are camped out in protest. Photo: Lance Knobel People opposed to the federal government’s attempt to sell Berkeley’s main post office at 2020 Allston Way are camped out in protest. Photo: Lance Knobel A U.S. Federal Court judge on April […]
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Legal battles over Berkeley’s main Post Office continue
At a meeting held in Berkeley on Feb. 19, Antonio Rossmann, Brian Turner and Moni Law (l to r) address a crowd gathered to discuss the proposed sale of the downtown Berkeley Post Office. Photo: Seung Y. Lee At a meeting held in Berkeley on Feb. 19, Antonio Rossmann, Brian Turner and Moni Law (l to r) address a […]
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Deal to buy Post Office fizzles; police clear encampment
Protesters clear a makeshift encampment at Berkeley’s main post office on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. Photo: Lance Knobel Protesters clear a makeshift encampment at Berkeley’s main post office on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. Photo: Lance Knobel The proposal by Berkeley developers Hudson MacDonald to buy the downtown Berkeley Post Office has fallen through after they […]