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• Is Delta's Victor Road site dead?

• 3 allegedly connected to fake bills are arrested

• Where is the line for judges?

• Rising fuel prices squeeze Lodi driving schools

• After vicious dog attack, animal control officers in

• Regional Roundup

• Council eyes pay raise for development post

• Delta mulls response to grand jury report

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

• Regional Roundup

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

• 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

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

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

• Regional Roundup

• 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

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

• Group investigates reports of haunting

October 31st, 2009

• Area schools have no plans of closing due to H1N1 virus

• Tokay High evacuation

• Gated communities in Lodi

• Finishing touches on Hill House replica

• Regional Roundup

• In remembrance of Kyle Coumas

• Lodi-area Halloween events

• City of Lodi settles case of mistaken identity

• Lodi a reflection of Halloween's retail emergence

• Izzy Laviola and Seth Siddle-Mitchell crowned Tokay homecoming queen and king

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Regional Roundup

Lodi hires interim deputy city manager

Rick Oakley, a veteran city administrator, will serve as Lodi's interim deputy city manager starting July 22.

Oakley is a former city manager for Adelanto and Placerville. He has served in the public sector most recently as Barstow's interim finance director and previously as an assistant city manager in Coronado.

He's also worked extensively in the private sector, specifically in the investment banking industry for several firms.

"We're pleased that someone with such a strong background in the public and private sector was available to help us until we find a permanent replacement," Lodi City Manager Blair King said in a press release.

Lodi is searching for a permanent deputy city manager to fill Jim Krueger's job. Krueger left earlier this month after four years in Lodi for a similar job near his family in Idaho.

The position oversees Lodi's finance, budget, personnel and information systems divisions. The city is accepting applications for a permanent deputy city manager through Aug. 25.

VA awards grant to Lodi Salvation Army

The Lodi Salvation Army's Hope Harbor Family Shelter will receive a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Veterans Program to aid in housing and counseling for homeless veterans.

"This is good news. We have an obligation to all the men and women who served and I'm pleased that the Lodi Salvation Army's initiative to serve veterans in a transitionary period was rewarded by a grant," said Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, in a press release.

Lt. Dan Williams, of the Lodi Salvation Army, estimates the amount will be approximately $120,000 and will be given on a per diem basis depending on how many veterans are being housed at the facility.

"We're excited because it will help us to work with the homeless vets we have in the community and get them into housing," he said.

Williams said the Salvation Army has been working with some of the veterans in the rehabilitation programs and have been waiting for this for quite a few years.

The grant will aid veterans who are going through drug and alcohol treatment at the VA. The vets are permitted to stay for up to two years.

Units have been set aside for 10 veterans and Williams said they plan to have a case manager provide assessments for each one to see what the needs are.

Elementary expansion, public safety on agenda

Michael Garr and Steve Miller from the Lodi Unified School District will give a report on the Lockeford Elementary School expansion and renovation project at Thursday's meeting of the Lockeford Municipal Advisory Council.

In other action Thursday, Lt. John Williams from the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol Officer Adrian Quintero will report on public safety issues in Lockeford, Chris Locke will give an update on the proposed Lockeford Community Park and Gary Gordon will report on the renovation of the 19th-century Lockeford schoolhouse building.

Thursday's MAC meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lockeford Community Center's McDonald Building, 19456 N. Jack Tone Road.

Couty to spray against West Nile virus

The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District will increase aerial and ground spraying in various areas of the county this week to combat growing mosquito populations and West Nile Virus activity.

District Manager John Stroh stated that the recent heat wave created perfect conditions for West Nile to expand in local bird and mosquito populations, and the virus is now being detected in numerous urban, suburban, and rural areas.

The Lodi area has not been affected thus far.

Areas planned for spraying this week include White Slough and other areas west of Interstate 5, plus areas north and east of Escalon.

Spraying for adult mosquitoes is done near sunset or sunrise with trucks and airplanes when mosquitoes are most active. The district will use sprayers that apply a very fine mist of material that kills adult mosquitoes.

Residents should take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and eliminate standing water on their property," Stroh said in a press release.

Spray locations and times will normally be available 24 hours in advance.

Residents may access spray information and spray schedules by calling 982-4675 or toll-free at 1-800-300-4675 between 7 a.m. and noon and from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. Information is also available at www.sjmosquito.org.

DUI bill would require treatment program

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed Assembly Bill 2802, which will require a person convicted of a "wet and reckless" offense who has a prior drunken driving conviction in the past 10 years to participate in a nine-month treatment program at their own cost, according to Assemblyman Guy Houston, R-San Ramon, who authored the bill.

The treatment program includes education, group counseling and individual counseling.

Current law permits many people who are arrested of drunken driving to plead to a "wet and reckless" conviction, which carries far fewer penalties than a DUI conviction, even though they are both the result of driving under the influence, Houston said in a news release.

Houston's Assembly district includes Galt and Thornton.