The Palms Neighborhood Council has an e-mail list of more than 800 names and a much smaller postal list of folks who don't have e-mail.

Twice within the last two months the Postal Service has returned Neighborhood Council letters addressed to apartments on Irene Street, with the notation

But Irene Street is not hard to find; it's clearly marked, just south of the railroad overpass off Motor Ave.

Look in the box below for proof.

All that reminds is a reminder of a letter The Sun received last May complaining about uncollected mail in the same general area — on National Blvd between Motor and Overland.

Pity Reza Akef, who is a field deputy for Congresswoman Jane Harman. He was at the Nov. 1 meeting of the Palms Neighborhood Council. He was asked to take up the matter with post office officials; he smiled gamely and said he would.

Akef has already promised to work with the post office in improving relations with the communities of both Palms and Mar Vista. He said he'd keep at it. Let's hope so.

By the way, that shaggy bush — or whatever it is — on the Motor Ave. sidewalk just outside the post office is hindering the view of the street again as you exit the parking garage: It should be cut back — or removed.

And complete blithering idiots are still parking their cars in front of the P.O., thereby preventing access to the drive-up mailboxes.

Any other complaints about the post office? Send them here.