According to statements made through Facebook that seem to be acknowledged if not confirmed by the cartoonist, a similarly cryptic note on his web site and a small report on the LA Observed blog, Patrick O'Connor was likely among a small group of LA Daily News staffers losing their jobs yesterday. These sound like small but extremely deep cuts of the kind that cause everyone in a regional media market to shudder even as they begin to think about no longer having that person's work to enjoy in that same context. O'Connor seemed to me particularly and admirably vicious on local, regional and state issues.
