The Low Down: What's on tonight's Council agendaBerkeleyside… downtown zoning. Photo: Emilie Raguso. On June 24, the Berkeley City Council is considering a raft of November ballot measures, discussing a preservation covenant for the Main Berkeley Post Office, and voting on adoption of the fiscal year 2015 budget. More: continued …
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Read More »Why eBay’s Stock Has Taken A Beating In Recent Months – Forbes
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Read More »Post office downsizing is political
Last fall I was privileged to work in Merritt with 27 local businesses to collect signatures (1,276) to protest the plans to reduce the size of the 75-year-old Merritt post office. More: continued here
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