The CNPA Board of Directors approved Digital News Media membership for two applicants at its Aug. 11 meeting. The new members are:

CALMatters, Sacramento; Marcia Parker, publisher
Kaiser Health News, Menlo Park; David Rousseau, publisher

CNPA membership, across all categories, is now 1,306 members.

Also decided Aug. 11:

The 2018 CNPA Press Summit will be in April in Sonoma.

Directors voted to eliminate the annual Excellence in Advertising Contest.

The next CNPA Quarterly Meeting will be Friday, Oct. 6 at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento.