South San Jose post office remains closed a year after arson – NBC Bay Area

The Almaden Valley post office in South San Jose remains closed a year after an arson left part of the building destroyed.

The arson occurred in July 2025 when Richard Tillman, the brother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, crashed a car with flammable logs into the post office. Based on the building’s appearance today, the post office appears to be a long way out from reopening.

Residents and officials have voiced frustration with how long the repair process is taking.

“Seems unreasonable that they couldn’t fix the damage in this amount of time,” resident Bob Burriss said.

Congressman Jimmy Panetta said he pressured the United States Postal Service to speed up repairs and finally received a completion target date. First it was the spring of 2027, but that has since been pushed to August 2027.

In a statement, the USPS said the facility will reopen when the necessary work is completed and it is deemed safe for staff and customers.

Residents in the area currently have to travel about six miles to the closest USPS location in Willow Glen.