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• Measure R could reshape Lodi's retail landscape

• Weekend weather will have Lodians breathing easier

• Lodi's pollution fight is costing millions, but price is not clear

• Mounce seeks to bring teamwork, harmony to Lodi City Council

• City, Lehman Brothers seek to dismiss each other's lawsuits

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi's emergency nurses bring life back to the community

• Three Stockton greenbelt measures compete for votes

• Skatepark, bus fares top council agenda

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• San Joaquin courts to end fiscal year in a deficit for first time in history

November 21st, 2009

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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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Skatepark, bus fares top council agenda

Re-opening Lodi's skatepark will take center stage Wednesday when the City Council decides what to do with the half million-dollar asset. It has been closed for months due to liability insurance issues.

The park, located at Kofu Park on Ham Lane, was shut down last December when the city failed to renew its contract with the former operator, Spohn Ranch, that carried its own insurance.

Lodi can either decide to reopen it as a skate-at-your-own-risk park, close it for good and sell off the equipment, or find a new operator. At a study session earlier this month, council members' opinions seemed mixed.

Also on Wednesday, a public hearing will be held to allow residents wishing to speak out on proposed bus fare increase to do so.

If approved by the council, the existing general public Grapeline fare will go from 50 cents to $1, while the senior fare would increase from 25 cents to 50 cents.

It is the first increase in more than a decade, Transit Director Tiffani Fink said.

Dial-A-Ride costs also could go up. Any changes would go into effect Jan. 1.

In other action Wednesday, council members are scheduled to:

• Adopt the ordinance that establishes the new Lodi Tourism Improvement District. It will collect fees from the city's hotels and motels to fund tourism efforts.

• Approve spending up to $1 million for stand-by power improvements to the city's wastewater treatment plant.

• Vote on installing a lighted crosswalk at Lockeford and Calaveras streets at a cost up to $29,000.

• Approve $527,239 in expenses incurred by outside counsel and consultants for the city's ongoing contamination litigation.

• Recognize Firefighter Geremy Quaglia for his life-saving actions during a recent abalone diving expedition.

• Hold a public hearing to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation to certify the Environmental Impact Report and approve the 2003-09 Housing Element.

• Appoint a council member to serve on the San Joaquin Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Impact Fee Policy Committee.

• Approve the Impact Mitigation Fee Program annual report for fiscal year 2003-04.

• Discuss in closed session several lawsuits with Stockton related to that city's proposed sphere of influence plan.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Carnegie Forum, 305 W. Pine St., and is open to the public. For more information, contact the City Clerk's Office at 333-6702.