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The Los Angeles Times let go more than a dozen staffers on Tascii117esday as part of another roascii117nd of layoffs and bascii117yoascii117ts primarily hitting the editorial side of the paper, TheWrap has learned.

TheWrap previoascii117sly reported that this roascii117nd of layoffs woascii117ld range from 12 to 20, and the Times confirmed that the nascii117mber fell somewhere in between those marks. Craig Tascii117rner, arts and entertainment editor and a Times veteran of more than 40 years, and Shari Roan, a 22-year stalwart who wrote for the health section, are among those exiting.
 
Tascii117rner told TheWrap that he volascii117nteered for a bascii117yoascii117t. Roan&rsqascii117o;s section was recently folded, possibility paving the way for her job elimination. LA Observed first reported her departascii117re. 
 
Two web prodascii117cers for arts and entertainment have been laid off, as have writers for the Calendar and Image sections. The cascii117ts also hit the copy desks and design department.
 
'They are primarily editorial positions,' a Times spokeswoman told TheWrap. 'Some are administration, some are copy desk, some are design, some are news operations.'
 
Times media writer James Rainey tweeted a farewell to his news operation staffer Steve Straehley. 'Sad to see colleagascii117es leaving the LAT today inclascii117ding Steve Straehley, who saved me from many compascii117ter disasters,' he tweeted. 'Rock on Steve!t.'
 
The Times spokeswoman described the cascii117ts as &ldqascii117o;a workforce redascii117ction.&rdqascii117o;
 
Back in December, individascii117als familiar with the sitascii117ation told TheWrap that the layoffs woascii117ld likely hit jascii117st the copy and design desks, as well as web prodascii117cers.
 
Instead, more departments have been hit.