So far around a hundred, or a bit more, city employees were notified and there'll be around 400 more. How it's so easy to take away people's livelihoods I'll never understand. There are other things that could be cut to prevent these layoffs, but... — read more 

BART on Thursday presented proposals that the agency could consider if it can't secure additional funding to make up for its deficit. The drastic measures discussed during the board meeting include closing stations, reducing train service and... — read more 

Oracle is implementing job cuts across its San Francisco Bay Area operations. A total of 254 positions will be eliminated in this latest round. These cuts affect facilities in Redwood City, Pleasanton, and Santa Clara. Roles within Oracle Cloud... — read more 

Autodesk announced layoffs affecting approximately 1,000 employees. This impacts roughly 7% of its global staff. The action completes a multiyear sales restructuring. Autodesk anticipates $160 million in restructuring costs, mainly for severance. The... — read more 

Massive layoffs and the utter mess are unfolding. It's a proverbial sh-tshow.

Hazel Health, a San Francisco-based pediatric behavioral health provider, has laid off about 11 percent of its staff. The company partners with schools in nearly 20 states to deliver virtual therapy for students and said the layoffs are part of a... — read more 

Among the likely impacts of the projected layoffs: significant further cuts to Muni's already much-reduced service, a prospect SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin... — read more 

https://www.marinij.com/2020/11/23/bay-area-labor-groups-seek-100m-to-prevent-transit-layoffs/

BART avoids station closures, weekend shutdowns but could lose up to 40% of staff ... its workforce by as much as 40% as the agency tries to avert layoffs, though it... mostly bus drivers, in January — the first mass layoff by a local transit... — read more 

Golden Gate Bridge board considers raising tolls to avoid layoffs Officials are trying to avoid layoffs and the bill could be put onto drivers still using the bridge. The board of directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway... — read more 

BART to slash costs, with possible service cuts, layoffs on horizon: ‘This is not sustainable’ The aim is to avoid layoffs, which the agency would announce in December if necessary. “I'm very fearful for what will potentially end up happening at the... — read more 

Do you have any info on layoffs in the IT sector for the City of San Francisco? How many were affected? Average Age? What kind of skills are not needed? What's a typical severance package? Any other info on IT layoffs in SF would be welcome. I know... — read more 

Can someone tell us what's going on.