NYT sent memo to staff today announcing it willl dissolve its sports desk to focus on sports coverage at the Athletic. "As part of these changes, we will no longer have a freestanding Sports desk, and current Sports staff will transition to other desks around the newsroom."

A rough day for fans of the sports pages (print and online). The New York Times kills its sports page. Los Angeles Times eliminates box scores, game stories, standings.

Just re-upped my digital subscription to San Francisco Chronicle. One year digital, for $69.99. It really is staggeringly inexpensive to support local journalism.

Terrible news. Alden should not be allowed to own newspapers.

Congratulations to Claude Cummings Jr., who today will become the first Black president in CWA’s history! ✊

I watched PLOS Union vote today to join PacificMediaWorkers and The NewsGuild-CWA. The vote was thrilling even though it wasn’t even close. Welcome to the Guild!

Heat wave envy in San Francisco, where temps will only reach the mid 60s over the weekend. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/cal… via San Francisco Chronicle

Do it people!

Changes in the 900 block of Market Street. Guess I missed the going out of sales at Nordstrom Rack and Off The Avenue or whatever that Saks discount store was called.

Should Oakland International Airport change its name? Golden State International Airport? East of San Francisco International Airport? Oakland Coliseum International Airport?sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

.Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) is considering a name change that could add some element of SF Bay Area to the airport name, but it will not remove "Oakland," an official tells Michael Cabanatuan sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Hallelujah! After two years of bargaining, endless hours in planning meetings and at the bargaining table, we have a contract! We fought hard for this — all of our membership — and it worked. As we like to say in CWA (our parent union): When we fight, we win!