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| Jul.8 |
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Steve Rossi named president of Digital First Media Steve Rossi has been named president of Digital First Media, the parent company of SJ Mercury News
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| Mar.4 |
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MediaNews Parent's Bankruptcy Plan A judge approved Affiliated Media Inc.'s reorganization plan and freed the publisher of the San Jose Mercury News from most of debt
| Jan.15 |
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Mercury News Owner Plans Ch. 11 Filing
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| Feb.1 |
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Papers run A-1 op-ed critical of lawmakers 11 MediaNews newspapers are running front page editorials blaming the governor and state legislators for the impasse over the state budget
| Jan.28 |
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Paper chain's staffers to be furloughed. San Jose
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| Mar.7 |
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Mercury News Lays Off 34 The San Jose Mercury News laid off 15 newsroom staffers and lost 5 other editors through buyouts, shaving the editorial staff by 10% | |
| Feb.19 |
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Papers seek buyouts to cut costs The company that operates SJ Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times may resort to layoffs | |
| Jan.3 |
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MediaNews VP David Butler named editor Carole Leigh Hutton, executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News, is stepping down just 7 months after she was named to the post
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| Aug.14 |
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New Publisher Named
| Jun.19 |
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Paper To Cut 17% Of News Staff The SJ Mercury News plans to cut its newsroom staff next month as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the Internet | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Mercury News to lay off 101 employees The San Jose Mercury News plans to make up for declining advertising revenue
| Jul.31 |
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Justice Dept. Clears Merc News Sale Federal regulators cleared the way for McClatchy to sell 4 newspapers in a complicated, $1 billion deal
| Jul.28 |
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Merc, CoCo Times sale clears court hurdle A federal judge late declined to block the proposed sale of 3 McClatchy newspapers to rival MediaNews Group
| Apr.26 |
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MediaNews to buy Merc, CoCo Times Denver's group agreed to buy the SJ Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times as well as 2 other newspapers
| Apr.20 |
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Media Mogul To Acquire Newspapers MediaNews' CEO is the frontrunner to acquire 3 newspapers
| Mar.13 |
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McClatchy to sell San Jose, CCC papers McClatchy will sell the SJ Mercury News, Contra Costa Times it acquired with its purchase of the Knight Ridder | |
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| Sep.24 |
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17% cut of newsroom jobs
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| Dec.12 |
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Sentenced in Photographer's Murder. Oakland
| Sep.26 |
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Knight Ridder names new publisher Joseph 'Chip' Visci, 49, is a former assistant to the newspaper publishing company's chief executive
| Jul.22 |
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Satterfield named managing editor
| Mar.30 |
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Poll: slim Silicon Valley backing of war
| Mar.12 |
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David Yarnold named editor Managing Editor Susan Goldberg will succeed Yarnold as executive editor
| Feb.28 |
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Leo's Killer Suing Dog Owner, Newspaper Andrew Burnett's $1 million lawsuit alleges mental anguish, and claims that Sara McBurnett defamed him to the media
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| Dec.8 |
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Former publisher to lead symphony. San Jose
| Dec.3 |
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Arrested in Photographer Murder Oakland: Police have arrested Raymond Houston, 38, the estranged husband of a photographer found dead on Nov. 25
| Nov.26 |
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Photographer was shot to death. Oakland
| Nov.25 |
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Missing photographer body found Oakland: The body of Luci S. Houston, 43, a photographer for the San Jose Mercury News, was found outside a cemetery
| Nov.24 |
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Photographer missing Luci S. Houston, 43, has been missing for nearly a week
| Oct.24 |
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Newspaper sues county court
| Apr.24 |
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CEO spars with shareholders. San Jose
| Mar.27 |
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New publisher of SJ Mercury News Joseph Natoli, 45, the president of The Miami Herald will replace Jay T. Harris
| Mar.19 |
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SJ Mercury News publisher resigns Harris, 52, resigned as chairman and publisher over targeted profit margins
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| Nov.4 |
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SJ Mercury News pulls Sunday magazine An anti-GOP cover story scheduled to run 2 days before the election
| Oct.9 |
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Newspaper carrier dispute SJ Mercury News carriers demand better pay and more | |
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