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• Smoky skies

• Observers say Mounce and Johnson will be hard to beat; Jarrett and Khan consider run

• Galt council incumbents still eyeing run; residents, officials hope for 'respectful' election

• Democrats gain in District 10

• Faulty capacitor bank may be to blame for Friday's power outage

• Regional Roundup

• Some older Micke Grove Zoo animals get special care

• Corrections

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Regional Roundup

• Group investigates reports of haunting

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

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Democrats gain in District 10

The 10th Assembly District has been a Republican district for years, but the Democrats have narrowed the registration gap, which may give candidate Alyson Huber more of an upset chance against Lodi's Jack Sieglock in the November election.

Republicans lead in registration with 40.7 percent of the registered voters in parts of four counties in the 10th Assembly District, while Democrats represent 38.7 percent of registered voters. Two years ago, Republicans had a 42.5 percent to 37.7 percent edge in registration, according to californiaprogressreport.com.

"I don't know her that well; don't know her politics that well," Sieglock said of Huber on Monday. "I think there will probably be a lot of differences. I'm a conservative Republican. She got a lot of traditional Democratic money behind her. It could be your classic situation of Republican vs. Democrat."

Huber, an El Dorado Hills attorney who grew up in Lodi, was not available for comment Monday.

There is a wild card to the November election — a potentially significant 16.6 percent of the registered voters in the 10th Assembly District have "declined to state" their affiliation.

Sieglock, whose main tie is in Lodi, blew out the field in San Joaquin and Amador counties when he won a landslide victory over GOP opponents Paul Hegyi of Elk Grove and David Sander of Rancho Cordova.

Sieglock won handily even though Sacramento County has twice the registered Republican voters as San Joaquin County in the 10th Assembly District. Hegyi dominated in the small portion of El Dorado County within the Assembly district, while Sander won by a close margin in his home county — Sacramento.

"I think part of it is experience on the (San Joaquin County) Board of Supervisors and the Lodi City Council," Sieglock said Monday, analyzing why he thinks he won the primary election.

Hegyi, who finished second in the primary, complimented Sieglock for running and excellent campaign.

"Jack was able to raise a lot of money, and that really helps a lot," Hegyi said.

Sander was not available for comment Monday.

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.