Goleta post office could be renamed to honor local veteran

Goleta post office could be renamed to honor local veteran

A proposal to rename the post office on South Patterson Ave. in Goleta after a Central Coast veteran is one step closer to approval.The House of Representatives this week passed legislation introduced by Rep. Salud Carbajal to rename the post office for Frederick Lopez, a retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps.Lopez was born in Santa Barbara, attended Cal Poly, and joined the Marines in 1967. He earned a Bronze Star and Combat Action…