114th Congress
The historic Napa post office, extensively damaged in the 2014 earthquake, will be offered for sale instead of being demolished, the U.S. Postal Service has announced.
The Art Deco building, commissioned in 1933, will be prepared for auction later this month with the stipulation that the buyer must repair the building before converting it to another use, according to a letter to the city from Rep Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena.
"This is the right decision for the USPS and for Napa," Thompson said. "No one wanted to see it destroyed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and John Garamendi (CA-3) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the State of California's request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant declaration for the Rocky Fire burning in Lake, Yolo and Colusa Counties. The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) allows for the "mitigation, management, and control" of fires burning on publicly or privately owned forest or grasslands which threaten such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a Vietnam combat veteran and former senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, came out this week in support of the President Obama's embattled Iran Nuclear Agreement.
"A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable," he said. "There are only two ways to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon: Diplomacy or military force. My first choice is diplomacy."
Thompson, who represents California's 5th district, which includes most of Napa and Solano counties, said he has been following this issue closely for many years.
The U.S. Postal Service has decided not to demolish the historic Franklin Station Post Office in downtown Napa that was damaged in last year's 6.0-magnitude earthquake.
U.S. Rep, Mike Thompson, D-Napa, informed the city in a letter on Wednesday that the USPS intends to sell the building and property.
The sale includes the stipulation that the buyer will repair the building to preserve its architectural integrity. The building at 1351 Second St. is on the National Register of Historic Places.
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and John Garamendi (CA-3) announced on Thursday morning that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the State of California's request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant declaration for the Rocky Fire burning in Lake, Yolo and Colusa Counties. The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) allows for the mitigation, management, and control of fires burning on publicly or privately owned forest or grasslands which threaten such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
NAPA, CA – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has agreed at this time to stop pursuing the demolition of the Historic Franklin Station Post Office in downtown Napa and will instead pursue the sale of the building and property. The USPS originally proposed demolishing the earthquake-damaged structure.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), a former senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Vietnam combat veteran, today issued the following statement in support of the Iran Nuclear Agreement:
"A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable. There are only two ways to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon: diplomacy or military force. My first choice is diplomacy.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has issued a statement in support of the Iran nuclear agreement recently reached by negotiators from six countries, saying, "A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable."
Thompson, the Napa Democrat who is Benicia's representative in the House, said, "There are only two ways to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon: diplomacy or military force. My first choice is diplomacy."
A Vietnam veteran, Thompson is a former senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
In an abrupt about-face, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it won't pursue demolition of the historic Franklin Station Post Office in downtown Napa. Instead, the federal agency plans to sell the quake-damaged building to a buyer who can repair the structure and preserve its architectural integrity.
A public notice of the intent to sell was posted on Tuesday on all postal properties in the city.
North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson said Wednesday he will vote for President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal, calling it "the best way forward" to prevent the regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The St. Helena Democrat said Obama's proposal will halt Iran's efforts for up to 15 years while giving the International Atomic Energy Agency "enormous access" for inspections the country will be bound to honor.