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• $115 million sought for 11th District

• In name, Lodi linked to Tibetan issue

• Galt Councilman Darryl Clare to lobby in Washington

• North San Joaquin County officers promoted

• 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 (170)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Public health care is a Christian option (84)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (52)
• The haves should help the have-nots (31)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (25)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (18)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (17)

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Regional Roundup

Dumped barrels cause hour-long road closure

Kennison Road east of Lodi was closed for an hour Monday while fire and environmental crews investigated a leaking barrel. The road reopened after they determined it was filled with leftover cooking oil and did not pose a toxic hazard.

Woodbridge Fire crews were first called around 11:40 a.m. to the road north of Victor Road. A 55-gallon drum and a another container were sitting on the side of the road, leaking a fluid.

They soon called for California Highway Patrol officers to block the roadway as more vehicles came from the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services and Lodi Fire Department.

After running tests, OES workers determined that the substance was apparently a kind of cooking oil and was not a public threat.

The road reopened shortly before 1 p.m.

Christian Science Church to host speaker

Tim Myers, who says he enjoys sharing insights he has gained on the power of God to heal, will speak from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Christian Science Church, 322 W. Elm St., Lodi.

Myers has spoken to prisoners, homeless people, college students and interfaith groups.

The public is invited. Child care will be provided. For more information, call 369-3804 or 368-0633.

Thornton, S.J. libraries to get classic books

Thornton and other San Joaquin County libraries will receive 17 classic books through the National Endowment for the Humanities. The books include several on Abraham Lincoln to prepare for his 200th anniversary of his birth next year.

Other books include "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Anderson and a biography on former First Lady Abigail Adams.

The Lodi Public Library is not part of the county library system.

Delta emergency plan being developed

The public is invited to comment on the development of a Delta emergency response and operation plan from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Courtland Auditorium, 146 Primasing Ave., Courtland.

The California Department of Water Resources is working with the Governor's Office of Emergency Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Delta Protection Commission and the emergency services offices in San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano and Contra Costa counties to develop the plan.

For more information, call William Croyle at DWR at (916) 574-2611; Mark Johnson at the state OES, (916) 845-8488; Russ Rote of the Army Corps of Engineers, (916) 557-6672; or Suzanne Butterfield of the Delta Protection Commission, (916) 776-2291. You may also visit http://cdec.water.ca.gov.