Fresno’s legacy newspaper took another hit with the local opinion section effectively removed.

Sources with knowledge told The Sun on Wednesday that McClatchy has laid off the Fresno Bee’s two top opinion writers.

The big picture: McClatchy, The Bee’s parent company, has laid off opinion editor Juan Esparza Loera and opinion writer Tad Weber. • Weber had retired as the opinion editor in 2024 and had been working part-time as a writer and an editor since. • The staffing moves also follow longtime columnist Marek Warszawski leaving the paper over the summer. • Opinion pieces are now slated to come from writers employed by The Sacramento Bee and other McClatchy properties.

State of play: Dismantling the Fresno Bee’s opinion section is just the latest in a long line of moves to make t

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