It is, of course, early to assign much meaning to these numbers, but Alan Jacobson reports that, in the wake of the Bakersfield redesign two weeks ago:

1. Circulation is up, with 60 new starts and single-copy up 8-13 percent.

2. Advertising is up with 1,000 new inches in the redesigned Real Estate tab.

3. The anticipated deluge of complaints never materialized.