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• Attempted rape suspect pleads guilty

• Fido for the future

• Dominguez chosen to succeed Jennings as Galt elementary chief

• Jim Elliot plans future expansion

• Construction continues, costs mount at LUSD's McNair High

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi Unified gets new warehouse

• City funding cuts leading Chamber of Commerce to seek endorsements

• Lodi Farmer's Market: Unfair to businesses?

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

• 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

• Chase ends in crash

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

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

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

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

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

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

November 17th, 2009

• Clarification

• 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

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• Regional Roundup

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

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

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

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

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

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

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

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

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• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (67)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (58)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (48)
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Thanks for support in quiet zone effort

I want to thank all the citizens of Galt who wrote letters to the city manager about a quiet zone in Galt.

The city wanted me to ask citizens to write in, not just sign a petition regarding the train horns that blast all night keeping them awake.

Many letters were written and sent in, but the city said it was not a safety problem, so they would not be able to do anything about it and declined to do a study for a quiet zone.

I am sorry that the citizens were not considered in their decision. The City Council and city manager said in so many words, "it is not going to happen," it will be too expensive to implement in Galt. Tom Malson was the only council person that tried to get a study done over the next two years and for that I thank him.

We will never know what the results of a study would have shown and the possibility of a quiet zone in Galt.

The complaints for a quiet zone is being unable to carry on conversations and being awaken at night by loud blasting of horns. The trains are not blowing their horns in accordance with railroad rules. Sometimes as we know, it is one long loud blast from Elm Street to Kost Road. As time goes by, we will have more and more trains. I guess we must live with it, but we don't have to like it. We are the loudest little city in California.

Thank you for all your support in this effort.

Al Baldwin
Galt