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• Lodi pollution ordinance violates state rules, appeals court says

• Big-box development debated in Sacramento

• Firefighters watchful of Lodi building; demolition may start today

• Cromwell Circle dedicated to fallen Lodi officer

• Regional Roundup

• Lodians react to end of 'Friends' show

• County considering lawsuit over touch-screen voting ban

• Council approves $8,000 for Stockton Street improvements

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Corrections

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Regional Roundup

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

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• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (33)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
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• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
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Fire won't cool redevelopment plans for Sacramento Street

The fire that consumed Rashid Imports on Tuesday won't affect the city's plans to redevelop parts of Sacramento Street as a retail and entertainment district.

Though property owners on the block directly north of the fire area have said they want to reinvigorate the area with restaurants, retail stores and other entertainment-oriented businesses, the businesses surrounding Rashid's are not part of those plans, said Community Development Director Konradt Bartlam.

"I don't see the fire affecting what's going on there," he said.

"The block (affected by the fire) is a little bit different. The businesses for the most part are consistent with the downtown. A lot of them have been there for some time."

Those businesses include Minerva's Furniture, which was temporarily closed Wednesday due to smoke damage and safety concerns, The Pak-India grocery store on the corner, Moore's Shou Shu Chinese martial arts and Reo's Appliance Center on Oak Street. They were all open on Wednesday.

Bartlam said he's not aware of what plans Fayeq Rashid, owner of Rashid Imports, has for the building, scheduled to be demolished as early as today.

If it is rebuilt it would have to meet downtown's design standards, but achieving the building's original look would likely accomplish that.

"If they choose to rebuild, there are some downtown standards they'll have to abide by," Bartlam said. "If they can make the building the way it was, it will be close to meeting them."