Regional Roundup

Mojo's closed after brawl; three arrested

A barroom brawl at Mojo's bar, 114 N. Sacramento St., that spilled onto the street caused Lodi police to close down the bar at 12:46 a.m. Sunday for what police described as safety reasons.

Two women were fighting outside the bar when a second fight broke out inside the building, said Lodi police Sgt. Bill Alexander.

Monica Zuniga, 26, of Hayward, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly smashing a glass onto the head of a 22-year-old Wilton woman, Alexander said. The Wilton resident had cuts to her face, police said.

In the second fight, a 23-year-old San Lorenzo man and a 23-year-old from Fresno were arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public, police said. The East Bay man was also suspected of obstructing an officer.

It took about 20 minutes for officers to clear Sacramento Street, Alexander said.

Elkhorn School wins Science Olympiad

Elkhorn School's blue team from north Stockton took top honors at Saturday's Science Olympiad for grades 3-6, sponsored by the San Joaquin County office of Education.

Elkhorn's gold team took fifth place, and Woodbridge Elementary School's green team took 10th place.

Elkhorn also garnered a $1,250 Cortopassi Family Foundation grant.

Lodi Unified School District schools participating included Elkhorn, Julia Morgan, John Muir, Manlio Silva, Larson, Wagner-Holt, Woodbridge and Mosher elementaries. St. Anne's School in Lodi also participated.

Sacramento levees need $8.5 million in repairs

SACRAMENTO — Two levees protecting about 40,000 Central California residents from potentially catastrophic flooding need $8.5 million worth of repairs, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The corps — which finished the levees three years ago as part of a $32 million project — said the damage indicates "design deficiencies" that must be investigated, redesigned and repaired. The damage is primarily on the levees of the Yolo Bypass, an area north and west of West Sacramento that fills like a lake when the Sacramento River runs high.

Late last week, officials at the California Department of Water Resources said they could use funds from the $4.1 billion Proposition 1E levee bond fund that voters approved in November to help cover the costs.

But the state of the levees has left flood control experts disappointed. Three years ago, corps engineers told West Sacramento officials that the city had 400-year protection from flooding — a far higher safety margin than the minimal 100-year protection in other areas.

"Of course nobody likes to spend money to fix something that just got built," said Rod Mayer, chief of the flood management division of the California Department of Water Resources. "We like to get it right the first time."

Ken Ruzich said the damage is on the surfaces of the slopes — not deep within the levees. They need to be repaired but do not pose imminent danger.