Post Office

Schiff criticizes Burbank post office closure planBurbank LeaderRep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday said he would fight any move to close the Glenoaks post office in Burbank to cut costs at the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service. In a letter to U.S. Postal Service Postmaster Gen. Patrick Donahoe, Schiff … More: …

Congressman Adam Schiff wants small Glenoaks facility to stay open. Although officials have discussed the potential closure of the small office at 1634 N. San Fernando Blvd. for two years, a final decision has yet to be made. More: continued here

No Wonder the Post Office Is Losing Money!Motley FoolWith mail volumes dropping, and losses mounting, it's starting to look like the days are numbered for the U.S. Postal Service. It probably doesn't help matters, either, that USPS just announced a big contract to pay one of its rivals — FedEx …

An effort formed here and now in the process of attaining a nonprofit status, aims to build a unified national response to the threatened sale of some 40 historic post offices nationwide More: continued here

Berkeley post office activists look at legal strategiesInside Bay AreaBERKELEY — There have been rallies, packed hearings, Congressional support, singalongs on the post office steps and City Council resolutions all strongly opposed to the sale of the city's historic downtown post office. Yet these actions have not … More: continued …

REDLANDS — As the United States Postal Service looks to close its Brookside Avenue location, customers who use the facility for their P.O. boxes are having to look elsewhere for service. More: continued here

USPS just hired FedEx to haul mail for it for the next seven years… for $10.5 billion.         More: continued here

Post office boxes not being renewed at Brookside Avenue locationRedlands Daily FactsMark Taylor of Lake Arrowhead checks his P.O. Box at the historic Redlands Post Office on Brookside Ave. Thursday, April 25, 2013. The soon-to-be closed Brookside Post Office is not allowing anyone to apply or reapply for a P.O. …

By BRIAN RATHJEN Middle Amana residents were undoubtedly caught by surprise Friday, April 26, when the post office in their community closed suddenly. Richard Watkins, a corporate communications spokesman for the United States Postal Service, confirmed the closing of the office at 2516 220th Trail, which took effect at noon. …

A Seminole County man, grieving over the recent loss of his wife of 37 years, is now grieving over the loss of her remains. He said the postal service lost her ashes. Stan Raymers said he mailed some of his wife's the ashes to his son, who was unable to …