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• 'I have stayed the course'

• Searching for a cup of joe at a low price

• Help for first-time buyers

• City of Lodi begins large street repair project

• Former Tokay football player pleads not guilty to assault

• Regional Roundup

• Mounce, Johnson pull nomination papers for Lodi council

• Lodi Lake looking clearer this year

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 8th, 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 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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ADVERTISEMENT

Delta College board, property and Dean Andal

Something is fishy with the San Joaquin Delta College Board. It seems several board members prefer back-room politics over public meetings when it comes to how public funds should be spent.

According to the Grand Jury, the board may be in violation of the Brown Act by leaking information from its closed-door sessions; some board members are either unethical or incompetent. Come this November, voters will have a chance to change that as several members are up for re-election.

Another who seems to be involved in this fiasco is Dean Andal, consultant to the developer of Mountain House, Gerry Kamilos, and Republican candidate for the 11th Congressional District currently held by Jerry McNerney. McNerney won the seat two years ago from Republican Richard Pombo — remember him?

So why is someone like me, who lives outside the district, concerned? Mr. Andal is involved in another questionable Kamilos development down my way — West Park. Andal portrays himself as an ethical candidate who'll look out for us taxpayers. If so, why is he involved in a project that has wasted millions in public funds? As a consultant to Mountain House, he receives a percentage on each land sale in the development. Did you know that? Perhaps that is why he was pushing for the Delta College campus in Mountain House instead of Tracy, which has offered public land that can save the district millions in developer fees. So much for ethics, right, Mr. Andal?

Gordon Barbosa
Patterson

Response to Mr. Barbosa's letter

Thank you for the opportunity to reply to the adjacent letter writer who makes many unsubstantiated criticisms.

I have strongly and consistently urged Delta College to advance their construction schedule as rapidly as possible. Although I am not a Delta College official, as a taxpayer the best way to receive the maximum value from school construction projects is to design, engineer and build the projects quickly. This reduces construction inflationary costs which during the past 5 years has averaged about 14 percent. Bureaucratic delays have increased construction costs at Delta, not "fishy-ness."

I am also a strong supporter of "West Park" which would bring 37,000 well-paying living family wages jobs to the Central Valley — with no new residential homes. That is exactly what the valley needs — more jobs.

I offer no apology to the letter writer who is obviously targeting me because I am challenging liberal Congressman Jerry McNerney and he doesn't like it.

I believe my reputation and record as a public official will survive this type of nasty political attack. After all, I have great faith in the voters common sense and good judgment. Weathering this part of a political campaign, is a small price to pay for the great honor of representing your readers in Congress.

We could probably talk more about the big issues facing our nation (like high gas prices), if Jerry McNerney would accept my challenge to a face to face debate in Lodi.

Dean Andal
candidate for Congress