The Bee's circulation and revenue are down according to this, part of McClatchy's SEC filing.

2007
Daily: 270,697
Sunday: 312,706
Revenue: 211,035 (dollars in thousands)

2006
Daily: 283,561
Sunday: 323,271
Revenue: 254,741 (dollars in thousands)

I also saw someone report that Ms. Sill makes over $200k/yr, but I can't find that in McClatchy's Investor Relations section.

Here's an interesting tidbit about Melanie Sill:

I see the Bee has hired Melanie Sill as their new editor. She was the guilt presuming columnist at the Raleigh News and Observer who wrote the infamous "We know you know" column at the beginning of the Duke non rape, non assault - lets hang the white boys hoax. Her inflammatory writing was instrumental in igniting the racial firestorm and to hell with due process ethic with which DA Nifong was able to perpetuate this criminal conspiracy. Only in the MSM could such incometance be rewarded with a promotion.
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/11/is-the-sac-bee-.html

Here's a picture of Melanie Sill:


Phone: 916-321-1002

Email: msill@sacbee.com

ZabaSearch.com: http://www.zabasearch.com/query1_zaba.php?sname=Melanie%20Sill&state=CA&ref=&se=&doby=&city=&name_style=1 http://www.zabasearch.com/query1_zaba.php?sname=melanie%20sill&state=NC&ref=&se=&doby=&city=&name_style=1

Interesting link that mentions Melanie Sill: http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/111342.php

Husband: Bennett Groshong

Husband's ZabaSearch.com: http://www.zabasearch.com/query1_zaba.php?sname=benneth%20groshong&state=NC&ref=&se=&doby=&city=&name_style=1

Sill was born in Nebraska, Sill grew up in Waipahu, Hawaii, and is married to Bennett Groshong, a software developer and electrical engineer. She holds a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wow that's scary! Keep us updated PLEASE!!

I did a google search on that address and found this link:
http://chestertontribune.com/PoliceFireEmergency/3108%20unlikely_email_death_threat_scam.htm

Two more opinion pieces from Melanie Sill and Armando Acuna, who apparently has his lips permanently affixed to Melanie's ass. They seriously can't let this die!! I bet their traffic spiked to the 4million hits they claim and is now at a fraction of that, so they need to keep bringing up this issue in an effort to keep their failing rag afloat. It's so pathetic!

Melanie's 3/16/08 Opinion:
http://www.sacbee.com/fromtheeditor/story/787342.html
http://www.sacbee.com/dyn/comments/standard/comments_separate.html?uri=http://www.sacbee.com/fromtheeditor/story/787342.html&o=d&ud=u&avatar=n&tie_to=787342&url_type=1&headline=From%20the%20Editor%3A%20For%20The%20Bee%2C%20%26%2339%3BSunshine%20Week%26%2339%3B%20is%20every%20week

Armando's 3/16/08 Opinion:
http://www.sacbee.com/acuna/story/787352.html
http://www.sacbee.com/dyn/comments/standard/comments_separate.html?uri=http://www.sacbee.com/acuna/story/787352.html&o=d&ud=u&avatar=n&tie_to=787352&url_type=1&headline=Public%20Editor%3A%20Public%20is%20public%20and%20there%20is%20just%20no%20hiding%20that

This hack posted a new opinion piece where he kisses Melanie Sill's ass. It's so obvious that they keep bringing up this issue so they get more traffic to sacbee.com. It's freakin pathetic!!!

List of major advertisers for the Bee as listed on McClatchy's site:
http://www.mcclatchy.com/146/story/450.html

Major Advertisers: Walmart, Sears, Circuit City, Petco, Mervyns, Raley’s, Tmobile, Macy’s, Wells Fargo, Big Five, Coldwell Banker, Valassis, Compusa, Gottschalks, Sleeptrain, Longs Drugs, Comcast, Albertsons, Les Schwab Tires, Thunder Valley Casino, Lowe's, News America, Orchard Supply, Best Buy, Kragen Auto, J.C. Penney, Rite Aid, Pep Boys, Sports Authority, Kohls, Target, Safeway, R C Willey, Home Depot, Centex, Lennar, KB Home, Centex, Lennar homes, Autonation, Frys, Beazer Homes, Verizon, Cingular, Cost Plus, Walgreens, Carmax, Nordstrom, Petsmart, John Sullivan Motors, Future Ford.

I don't know why I didn't come across this before, but this would be Melanie Sill's direct boss:

Janis Heaphy, Publisher & President
email is most likely jheaphy@sacbee.com

Thanks! Mine are Darrell Steinberg, Dave Cox, Alan Nakanishi and Roger Niello.

They keep adding an opinion piece or editorial every day so this issue won't leave the foreground of their sleazy tabloid rag.

UPDATE: I just found out that the protest is not at the address stated in the letter from SEIU, but has been changed to the corner of 21st and Q, where the SacBee building is located.

The protest is today! Anyone going? Unfortunately, I have a Dr's appt. I can't reschedule

UPDATE: I just found out that the protest is not at the address stated in the letter from SEIU, but has been changed to the corner of 21st and Q, where the SacBee building is located.

The site's registrar and host, GoDaddy.com, removed the site. The owner will just move it to another host...

Stop going to SacBee.com unless absolutely necessary!

The latest opinion piece added to sacbee.com gloats over the huge spike in traffic their site has received because of this. Undoubtedly, a huge percent is state workers, or people like us, who will not support their advertisers. Unfortunately, the way it works is that the Bee can now say that their ads will be in front of X number of visitors instead of Y. We want to stop providing them this traffic, so it goes well below average and give them a new variable, Z

It looks like SacBee listened to some of our complaints. Unfortunately, all it did was make the database actually usable. There's a new news story on the front page and, obviously, this update was done to keep it there, in the public eye. You can now search by department and classification. It still lists names. It's still dangerous.