Berkeley residents protest sale of main post office

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/07/25/berkeley-residents-protest-sale-of-main-post-office-building/

A new campaign in Berkeley is aiming to convince the U.S. Postal Service to rescind plans to sell the building that houses the city’s main post office in Downtown Berkeley.

About 90 protesters gathered Tuesday on Allston Way at the steps of the post office to voice support for a Berkeley City Council recommendation that asks the postal service to rethink its plan to sell the historic building. The vote to adopt the resolution — originally scheduled to take place after the demonstration on Tuesday night — will occur at a special council meeting on July 31.

Participants of the protest, including the Committee to Save the Berkeley Main Post Office, point to trends toward increasing privatization of government services and infrastructure.