The unincorporated Marin County community, whose population hovers around 1,500, lost its post office in March following a lease dispute between the US Postal Service and the building’s landlord.
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In another town, this might have been a short-term inconvenience. In Bolinas, it’s a drawn-out disaster with no end in sight. Typically when a post office loses its lease, it just leases out a new building, but Bolinas is a famously reclusive town, which for years has staunchly resisted development. (According to a 1989 LA Times article, Bolinas residents used to steal Caltrans road signs directing motorists to the town in an effort to keep out tourists.)
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[Residents] have no choice but to drive 20 to 40 minutes round trip down winding country roads to collect their mail — a significant barrier to Bolinas’ residents over 65
