Pictures were taken Monday (19 Jan) after supposed cleaning on Saturday. The area photographed is the area near where customers enter and exit.

David Ritch felt the Venice Post Office was deplorable so he wrote the US Post Office to see what they could do about cleaning it up. The grounds were to have been cleaned up Saturday, 17 January. Photos were taken following Monday, 19 January. There is still debris where customers enter and exit.

Phone numbers are given here so that residents can continue to call until the grounds are landscaped and cleaned.

“The problem with all the promises is that the people in charge change on a weekly basis. So if Joe Blow says one thing one week, it might not be true the next week according to my mail carrier,” said Reta Moser.

Dennis Hathaway started the cleanup in January of 2014. He got a similar letter to the one David Ritch got stating that they were upset and would take care of such. Call the supervisor at 310-314-4024 or post office consumer affairs at 323-586-7409. Each letter had different names heading the offices.

Linda Lucks then president of the Venice Neighborhood Council got into the cleanup of the post office and contacted the Postal Regulatory Commission.

You may correspond directly with your District Consumer and Industry Contact office at the address below.

United States Postal Service
Office of Consumer and Industry Contact
Natashi Garvins, Manager
7001 S Central Ave, Rm 267-A
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9631
Phone: 323-586-1250 or 323-586-1475
Fax: 323-586-1703

Additionally, the Consumer Advocate of the Postal Service coordinates policy for the District Consumer and Industry Affairs Offices and provides a final avenue within the Postal Service for resolving customer complaints. You may contact the Consumer Advocate by phone at 202.268.2000, or by US mail at Consumer Advocate; US Postal Service; 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW Room 4131; Washington DC 20260-5601.

David’s letter is more encouraging in that the supervisor is committed to keeping the landscape groomed and removing all trash, the latter as of Saturday. This time they plan to have a “frequent review” to make sure things stay cleaned. “A work order has been submitted to our Maintenance Department for assistance with the upkeep and the initial cleanup,” according to letter.

The landscaping has yet to commence. The truck storage area grounds seemed to be cleaned but corners where customers come and go lacked curb appeal.