Exhibit 99.1

                                  News Release
Public Storage, Inc.
701 Western Avenue
Glendale, CA 91201-2349
www.publicstorage.com

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                                              For Release:     Immediately
                                              Date:            July 1, 2005
                                              Contact:         Mr. Clemente Teng
                                                               (818) 244-8080


PUBLIC STORAGE,  INC. ELECTS RONALD L. HAVNER,  JR., TO THE ADDITIONAL OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT

GLENDALE,  California--Public  Storage,  Inc. (NYSE and PCX:PSA) announced today
that Ronald L. Havner,  Jr.,  Vice-Chairman  and Chief Executive  Officer of the
Company, has been elected to the additional office of President. Mr. Havner, 47,
has been  Vice-Chairman,  Chief Executive  Officer and a director of the Company
since November 2002.

As previously announced,  effective June 30, 2005, Harvey Lenkin, 69, retired as
President  and Chief  Operating  Officer  of the  Company.  Mr.  Lenkin had been
employed by the Company or its  predecessor  for 27 years.  He will  continue to
serve as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.


COMPANY INFORMATION

Public Storage,  Inc. is a fully integrated,  self-administered and self-managed
real  estate  investment  trust  that  primarily  acquires,  develops,  owns and
operates storage facilities.  The Company's headquarters is located in Glendale,
California.  The Company's storage properties are located in 37 states. At March
31,  2005,  the  Company  had  interests  in  1,471  storage   facilities   with
approximately 90 million net rentable square feet (833,000 rentable units).

Additional  information about Public Storage, Inc. is available on the Internet.
The Company's web site is www.publicstorage.com.
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