Potential SE Sector USPS Closures - Community Meetings

While the 5PM meeting time is rather heartless for those who have day jobs, thanks still go to Emily Salgado in Senator Yee's office for providing the following information.  She notes that no notices will be provided to residents via the mail - only in on-site post office boxes and signage at affected post offices.  The reasoning being that if you don't see a notice, then you're probably not going to the post office to begin with, and closure won't affect you.  Slick.

The Postal Service public meetings to discuss the possible closure of Post Offices in your District have been set as follows:

McLaren PO     Tuesday, September 20, 2011 @ 5PM (Visitacion Valley School, 450 Raymond Avenue)
Visitacion PO    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 @ 5PM (Visitacion Valley School, 450 Raymond Avenue)
Bayview PO      Thursday, September 29, 2011 @ 5PM (SF Processing & Distribution Center Cafeteria, 1300 Evans Ave.)

Parking for Visitacion Valley School should be available on Visitacion Street.

h/t E Salgado, Office of Senator L Yee.

TOMORROW: Federal Building Post Office Town Hall

The U.S. Postal service is considering several post offices in San Francisco for possible closure. The locations that are under review include the Phillip Burton Federal Building station, the Visitacion Valley station, the Bayview-Hunters Point station, the McLaren station and the Civic Center post box unit. On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, a postal representative will be at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Ave, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to answer questions, discuss alternatives and provide information about potential changes to the building’s postal operations.

h/t J Morri & C Ortiz

Bay Area post offices on hit list for closures

My coworker, from South San Francisco, was saying just yesterday that not only was her local post office closed down, it was torn down!  She had put her mail on hold while on vacation, and when she wanted to go and collect the held mail, even the USPS couldn't tell her where it was!

From SFGate

Thirteen post offices in the Bay Area, including five in San Francisco, are in danger of being closed as the financially battered U.S. Postal Service reconsiders the status of thousands of its outlets nationwide.

The Postal Service said Tuesday that it was looking into closing or downgrading 3,653 branches across the country starting later this year, citing a drop in mail volume and increasing availability of postal products elsewhere.

The offices in San Francisco that could close are the Bayview-Hunters Point station, the McLaren station, the Visitacion Valley station, the Civic Center post office box unit and the station in the Federal Building on Golden Gate Avenue.

Read more at SFGate