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Revenue continues to slide forthe - East Bay, whichb includes the and , among other according to a memo from BANG-EB Executive Editor Kevin Keane that was postede on media blogs. “I had always held out hope that businessw would bounce back quickly enough that we would be able to avoid furthed staff reductions thisfiscal year,” Keane wrote. "Todagy we're announcing that we will be eliminatintg18 full-time positions in the newsroom (managers and rank and file by mid summer.
" Laid-off employees will get a week’sw pay for each year worked, up to 12 Employees who volunteer to be laid off would get up to an extrwa eight weeks pay, at one week’s pay per year Employees have until Wednesday to volunteer. The compant won’t challenge unemployment benefits for thoswe who volunteer for according to the MediaWorker Guild, the union representing newsroom employees. BANG-EB is ownee by MediaNews, the Denve media conglomerate that also ownsthe , the and othe r Bay Area newspapers.