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• End of an institution

• Morales case most likely to be delayed

• Fire district protests Galt redevelopment agency

• Locals react to news of polygamist's conviction

• Final Farmers Market set for Thursday

• Regional Roundup

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

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• The country's mess is our fault (165)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (71)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (49)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Public health care is a Christian option (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (17)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Regional Roundup

Fatal wreck closes Highway 12

Highway 12 was closed near Highway 160 for more than five hours Tuesday morning after a fatal traffic collision.

The 7:18 a.m. crash involved several vehicles and at least one big rig, according to the California Highway Patrol, which had few other details about the crash. The road reopened at 11:42 a.m.

The collision happened just east of the Sacramento/Solano county line but affected traffic into San Joaquin County, causing authorities to place a warning sign at Interstate 5 and Highway 12.

The CHP did not return News-Sentinel calls for further information on the crash.

McNerney divests money from tainted lawyer

FRESNO — Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney donated to charity $2,000 in contributions from William Lerach, a fund-raiser and a well-known trial lawyer who pleaded guilty last week to a federal conspiracy charge.

Lerach and members of his former law firm, Lerach Coughlin of San Diego, contributed about $5,500 to the Dublin Democrat in 2006, according to Federal Election commission records.

McNerney will keep $3,500 of the contributions from firm members because Lerach admitted to giving kickbacks to plaintiffs in class action lawsuits when he worked at a different law office, Milberg Weiss, the congressman's spokesman Andy Stone said Monday.

Last year, McNerney's supporters criticized his campaign rival, former Republican Rep. Richard Pombo of Tracy, for accepting tainted money from corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Republicans said McNerney should return all the contributions.

"It seems that his record on ethical behavior continues to fall short of his campaign rhetoric," said Ken Spain, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

The money Lerach donated will go to Second Harvest Food Bank in Manteca, Stone said.

Valley could get millions to replace dirty trucks

FRESNO — Air in the smog-laden San Joaquin Valley could get cleaner under an emerging plan to direct as much as $340 million in state funds to take dirty diesel trucks off the road.

The draft concepts released last week by the California Air Resources Board propose upgrading the fleet of diesel trucks traveling through the valley through transportation bond funds from Proposition 1B, which voters approved in November.

Air quality advocates called the proposal an important step toward lowering smog-forming nitrogen oxides, a byproduct of the heavy truck traffic passing in the state's farming region. The money would also go to install auxiliary power systems at truck stops to reduce engine idling.

"This is the first concrete step toward ending the Valley's clean-air crisis," said Kevin Hamilton of Medical Advocates for Healthy Air. "Finally, someone is showing real leadership to end this public health emergency."

State air quality managers are charged with distributing a total of $1 billion to reduce pollution at ports and along trade corridors.

Board members were scheduled to vote on the draft concepts at a hearing Thursday.