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• Police identify driver in fatal wreck

• Three Tokay High teens killed in accident

• Lodi council speculating on Grape Bowl upgrade funding

• Financial planners: Nothing to worry about

• Regional Roundup

November 19th, 2009

• Logbook

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

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

• Operation: Christmas

• Corrections

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

• Chase ends in crash

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

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

November 18th, 2009

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

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

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

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

November 17th, 2009

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

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Clarification

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

November 16th, 2009

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

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

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

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

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

• Public Meetings

November 14th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• 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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

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

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

November 12th, 2009

• Logbook

• Correction

• Robotics team at Jim Elliot invited to compete in Israel

• City of Lodi begins annual leaf removal program Monday

• Liberty Ranch construction at standstill as state pulls funds

• Will Lodi adopt a program that will allow volunteers to work at parks?

• With song and speech, veterans are recognized in Lodi

• 20 years later, Acampo man remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

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• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved (94)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (60)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (49)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (44)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
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• The haves should help the have-nots (25)
• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)

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Regional Roundup

McNerney, Cardoza decry lack of transportation funding

In a joint statement Tuesday, Reps. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, criticized the California Transportation Commission staff for opposing transportation projects in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

In a letter to the commission, McNerney and Cardoza pointed to needed improvements to Highway 99, Interstates 5 and 205, and Marrow Road.

One reason the lawmakers say these projects should be funded by the state is that San Joaquin and Stanislaus county voters overwhelmingly supported Proposition 1B, the state transportation bond, and Measure K, the half-percent sales tax dedicated to transportation projects in San Joaquin County.

"As final allocations in the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account are considered for projects throughout California, we strongly urge you to make it a priority to provide San Joaquin County with additional resources to alleviate congestion and increase safety," McNerney and Cardoza said in their letter.

Stockton gang member gets life for killing teen

STOCKTON — A Stockton teenager was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a 15-year-old and injuring three others at a party in an apparent gang turf dispute.

David Lewis, 17, was sentenced in San Joaquin County Superior Court on Monday, after a jury convicted him as an adult of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of Eric Castillo. Lewis also was found guilty on three counts of attempted murder and belonging to a criminal street gang.

Castillo was killed at a party when Lewis and three other members of the Northside Gangster Crips gang shot into a crowd of people, prosecutors said.

Two of the injured — the party host and his daughter — suffered minor but permanent mobility problems, said District Attorney Michael Mulvihill. A third victim has since recovered.

Another shooter, Jimmy Lee Benson, 19, was convicted as an adult on three counts of attempted murder and will be sentenced next week, Mulvihill said.

Jesse Zamora, 20, was sentenced to 39 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of attempted murder and belonging to a gang. He testified against Benson and Lewis.

A fourth Crip, Andrew Thompson, 21, pleaded guilty to being in a gang. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison.

First published: Wednesday, February 28, 2007