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Saving Community News: New Study Released by the James B. McClatchy Foundation

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Friday, July 23, 2021
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The James B. McClatchy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic organization founded in 1994 by Susan and the late James B. McClatchy to address needs in the Central Valley for English Learner students and in protecting the First Amendment.

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  • The James B. McClatchy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic organization founded in 1994 by Susan and the late James B. McClatchy to address needs in the Central Valley for English Learner students and in protecting the First Amendment.
  • Although James was part of the family ownership and Board Chair of McClatchy Newspapers (founded in 1857) which included The Sacramento Bee, Modesto Bee, and Fresno Bee, the Foundation has never been affiliated with the McClatchy Company or McClatchy publications.
  • (In 2020, the McClatchy Media Company was purchased by Chatham Asset Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund).
  • The James B. McClatchy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic organization and is not affiliated with the McClatchy Company or McClatchy publications.

Colleen McCain Nelson named Executive Editor of The Sacramento Bee and Regional Editor for McClatchy's California News Outlets

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- McClatchy today announced the promotion of Colleen McCain Nelson to Executive Editor of The Sacramento Bee and Regional Editor for California.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- McClatchy today announced the promotion of Colleen McCain Nelson to Executive Editor of The Sacramento Bee and Regional Editor for California.
  • She will lead McClatchy's newsroom in Sacramento and oversee all California newsrooms, including The Fresno Bee, The Modesto Bee, The Tribune in San Luis Obispo and the Merced Sun-Star.
  • McCain Nelson was previously McClatchy Opinion Editor and Editorial Page Editor for The Kansas City Star.
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Proposition 21 Opposed by Santa Barbara News-Press

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Monday, September 21, 2020
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The Santa Barbara News-Press is urging its readers to vote no on Proposition 21, joining nearly all of the states other major newspapers in editorializing against the housing freeze measure.

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  • The Santa Barbara News-Press is urging its readers to vote no on Proposition 21, joining nearly all of the states other major newspapers in editorializing against the housing freeze measure.
  • The News-Press is the latest California daily newspaper to oppose Proposition 21.
  • Other newspapers that have weighed in against the measure include: the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Riverside Press-Democrat, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Long Beach Press-Telegram, and Bakersfield Californian.
  • Ad paid for by No on Prop 21: Californians for Responsible Housing, a coalition of seniors, veterans, affordable housing advocates, labor & social justice organizations, sponsored by California Apartment Association.

Proposition 21 Opposed by San Francisco Chronicle

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Monday, September 14, 2020
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The San Francisco Chronicle today editorialized against Proposition 21, the housing freeze initiative, joining nearly all of the other states major newspaper editorial boards in opposing the measure.

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  • The San Francisco Chronicle today editorialized against Proposition 21, the housing freeze initiative, joining nearly all of the other states major newspaper editorial boards in opposing the measure.
  • 21, a rent control retread unimproved by age, the Chronicles editorial board notes the case for rent control, overwhelmingly rejected by experts and refuted by research, might have seemed unlikely to grow weaker.
  • The Chronicle is the latest California in urging its readers to vote no on Proposition 21.
  • McClatchy Newspapers, the publishers of the Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune, and Merced Sun-Star, urged their readers to oppose Proposition 21 month.

Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Merced Sun-Star Urge Readers to Vote No on Proposition 21

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Monday, August 24, 2020
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McClatchy Newspapers, the publishers of the Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune, and Merced Sun-Star, today urged their readers to oppose Proposition 21.

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  • McClatchy Newspapers, the publishers of the Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune, and Merced Sun-Star, today urged their readers to oppose Proposition 21.
  • The editorials are significant, as the Sacramento Bee and San Luis Obispo Tribune supported a similar measure, Proposition 10, in 2018, and now oppose Proposition 21.
  • Two years ago California voters soundly defeated Proposition 10, a rent-control measure backed by Weinstein.
  • The McClatchy California Opinion Editors recommend a no vote on Proposition 21.

McClatchy Promotes Tim Ritchey to Publisher of Three California Media Companies

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --McClatchy (NYSE American: MNI) announced today the promotion of Tim Ritchey to Publisher of three of McClatchy's California media companies, The Fresno Bee , Merced Sun-Star and The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --McClatchy (NYSE American: MNI) announced today the promotion of Tim Ritchey to Publisher of three of McClatchy's California media companies, The Fresno Bee , Merced Sun-Star and The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.
  • In his new publishing role, Ritchey succeeds Ken Riddick who is stepping down at the end of the year after two decades at McClatchy.
  • "We are grateful to Ken for his strong leadership and vision," said Gary Wortel, McClatchy's Publisher, West Region.
  • I am humbled by the opportunity to help these media companies build an even stronger future."