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• Clearing the air

• Lodi Unified appoints Casanega interim superintendent

• Police: Lodi man runs over stop sign, crashes into cars on his way to renew driver's license

• Lockeford park, schoolhouse: What's the best use for them?

• Galt council backs mandate for sprinklers

• Regional Roundup

• Family suffers second fire in six months, this one fatal

• Ammer Johnson, teacher at Lockeford School, honored as a Classroom Hero

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 (166)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (33)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (18)
• 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

Where are Lodi's 'designer dogs?'

Pets have always been a major part of family life. But now, many dogs are no longer the mangy family pets that sleep outside or protect the farm. They now come special-ordered with a hefty price tag on their diamond-studded collars. Just as lattes and designer handmades are made to order, so are these new breeds of dogs.

If you have a labradoodle (lab and poodle mix), puggle (pug and beagle mix) or any other dog that has been dubbed designer, we want to know. If your cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle) is adorable, we want to see it. Do you know someone who has a Bogle (Boston terrier and beagle) they want to flaunt? Let us know for an upcoming Lodi Living story on these cute new pets. Contact Lodi Living editor Lauren Nelson at 369-7035, or via e-mail at: laurenn@lodinews.com.

Machado endorses Filson for Assembly seat

State Sen. Mike Machado, D-Linden, has endorsed Steve Filson, a Democratic candidate, for the 15th Assembly District seat being vacated at the end of the year by Guy Houston, R-San Ramon.

A longtime Danville resident, Filson ran for Congress in the Democratic Primary against Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, in 2006.

The 15th Assembly District includes Galt, Thornton, parts of Elk Grove and the Delta. Most of the district, however, is in the Livermore and San Ramon valleys.

Palos Verdes company to pay for wildfire scam

SACRAMENTO — A Palos Verdes company and its operators will pay $200,000 in fines for posing as insurance claims adjusters after the Angora fire in South Lake Tahoe last summer.

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says Paramount Disaster Recovery also agreed to pay the state $75,000 in litigation costs.

Steve Slepcevic, 39, of Palos Verdes, and Matthew Todd, 48, and Charlie Rose, 43, both of Redondo Beach, were ordered to cease and desist operations in August.

Poizner's office said they acted as certified public insurance adjusters and signed contracts with Tahoe-area fire victims.

Some agreed to have Paramount perform any needed repair work, or pay as much as 20 percent of any insurance settlement if the homeowners used another company.

The Paramount operators were not licensed by the state.