After hearing about MediaNews Group’s staff reduction plans in the Bay Area, former San Mateo County Times editor John Bowman wrote on his blog:

“The slow-motion train wreck that has been Dean Singleton’s latest foray into the Bay Area over the past two years is clearly gathering steam. … [The buyouts are] more evidence that Singleton is a one-trick pony whose one trick — slashing jobs, slashing pages, slashing quality, slashing costs — isn’t working very well.”