California Sunday Magazine to Cease Publication After Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective Pulls Funding

California Sunday is ceasing publications and was hit with layoffs, as was Pop-Up Magazine, according to the union that represents them both. Both are run by Pop-Up Magazine Productions, which was acquired by Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective in 2018. A representative for the collective did not immediately return a request for comment. On social media, the Pop-Up/California Sunday Guild issued a statement calling Monday “an incredibly sad day for all of us.” In total, it said, 11 people were laid off after the collective “decided to sever ties” with the company. Also Read: Pop-Up Magazine Winter Issue to Feature Jordan Klepper, Catherine Cohen and More (Exclusive) In a letter to co-founder and editor in chief Douglas McGray and co-founder and president Chas Edwards, the union representatives wrote, “We don’t underestimate the stress yesterday caused you two, either — we understand that you were in a very difficult position. But we believe your actions violated legal and moral obligations, and we’re sending this note to be clear about the implications of those violations on the team you care about.” Elsewhere on social media, journalists reacted to the layoffs. Pop-Up staffers wrote of their inclusion in the cuts and were supported...

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