The Westside Express has applied for Weekly membership in CNPA.
Dos Palos Publishing Company produces the Los Banos-based weekly, which in May succeeded the Dos Palos Sun. The Sun had covered that western Merced County community since 1995. The Westside Express covers Dos Palos, Firebaugh, Los Banos and Santa Nella.
Publisher Gene Lieb is a former publisher of the Los Banos Enterprise. The applicant’s reasons for joining CNPA include: Additional revenue from CNPA advertising networks, attend CNPA Events, enter the California Journalism Awards, help protect the interests of California news media at the State Capitol and use CNPA’s free Legal Help Line.
Until confirmation by the CNPA Board of Directors, the applicant is a provisional member of CNPA and eligible for all the benefits of membership.
