More Bay Area journalists to lose jobs - San Francisco Business Times:

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Revenue continues to slide forthe - East Bay, whicjh includes the and , among other according to a memo from BANG-EB Executive Editot Kevin Keane that was posteds on media blogs. “I had always held out hope that businesss would bounce back quickly enough that we woulsd be able to avoid furthefr staff reductions thisfiscal year,” Keane wrote. "Todahy we're announcing that we will be eliminating18 full-timwe positions in the newsroom (managers and rank and file employees) by mid Laid-off employees will get a week’s pay for each year up to 12 weeks.
Employees who volunteet to be laid off would get up to an extrw eightweeks pay, at one week’s pay per year Employees have until Wednesday to volunteer. The company won’gt challenge unemployment benefits for those who volunteer for according to the MediaWorkers Guild, the unio representing newsroom employees. BANG-EB is owneds by MediaNews, the Denver media conglomerate that also ownsthe , the and other Bay Area