The City Council on Tuesday called on the U.S. Postal Service to keep open a historic downtown post office that is at risk of closure.
In addition, advocates of historic preservation and postal service users rallied in favor of keeping the 80-year-old building at 313 E. Broadway in service during a meeting hosted by the postal service last month.
"It's a shame what's going on with the U.S. Postal Service," said Councilwoman Laura Friedman before she and her colleagues voted unanimously for a resolution protecting the post office from sale. "I doubt this resolution is going to carry much weight with anybody, but I think it's important for us to take a stand."
The council's plea comes on the heels of a similar request made by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) earlier this year.
In a January letter, Schiff asked the postal service to abandon its "misguided" plans to sell the facility.