<![CDATA[firings - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]>https://sfist.com/https://sfist.com/favicon.pngfirings - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sportshttps://sfist.com/Ghost 2.12Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:37:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Three KTVU Producers Fired Over Asiana Reporting Debacle]]>the on-air reporting mess that named the pilots in the Asiana 214 crash as "Captain S...]]>https://sfist.com/2013/07/25/three_ktvu_producers_over_asiana_re/5c2433fb44ad066cdcfad6efThu, 25 Jul 2013 09:27:12 GMT

KTVU sacked three producers over the on-air reporting mess that named the pilots in the Asiana 214 crash as "Captain Sum Ting Wong," "We To Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow." Rich Lieberman reports that Investigate Producer Roland De Wolk, Special Projects Producer Cristina Gastelu, and Producer Brad Belstock were fired on Wednesday.

Another veteran news producer, Elvin Sledge, is also leaving, but apparently announced his retirement prior to the Asiana broadcast. Brad Belstock was fired not for his involvement in the incident, but for his "Oh Shit" tweet that went out immediately after, apparently in violation of KTVU's social-media policy.

A Cox media attorney is said to be conducting a "major" investigation at the station's Oakland studios, where more bloodletting could be on the way. Tori Campbell, who read the names on the KTVU broadcast, has been spared.

The National Transportation Safety Board intern who allegedly confirmed the names is also "no longer with the agency."

This all boils down to the media's need to get stories first and get them up fast. Too fast, in this case. Matier & Ross spoke with Randy Shandobil, former KTVU political editor who left the station a couple of years ago, because "people were working harder and harder and feeling less secure about what was hitting the air."

Previously: All Asiana Airlines coverage on SFist

[Rich Lieberman 415 Media]
[Matier & Ross]

]]><![CDATA[Newsom Eliminates 301 Positions -- Without Firing Employees]]>https://sfist.com/2008/04/02/ipnewsom_elimin/5c2430a744ad066cdcf92325Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:50:00 GMT

No, this isn't a miracle of all miracles: what's happening is that unoccupied city government positions will just be permanently unfilled. Of those whose positions actually were occupied, these workers would be "absorbed" into other vacant jobs. (Yeowch. Sounds painful.)

The single largest source of savings, approximately 200 positions, will be eliminated as part of the census reduction at Laguna Honda Hospital. Due to the planned closure of Clarendon Hall in July, there will be a reduction in the capacity from 1050 to 935 beds and thus staffing reductions. The Recreation and Park Department will eliminate 23 vacant positions, including 16 unfilled gardener positions and 7 unfilled maintenance staff positions. The Human Services Agency is eliminating 28 positions, primarily from CalWorks (9 positions) and Family and Children Services (10 positions).

So what does this mean in the end? $29 million saved for 2008-2009. As for the rest of the $338 million deficit? $309 million to go.

Looks like excessive overtime is next on the chopping block.

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