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• Grape blessing in Acampo celebrates start of the harvest

• Delta team aims high

• Plane takes brief solo trip, flips upside down in middle of road

• City approves request for electric system study

• 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 (165)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (70)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (48)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Public health care is a Christian option (29)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (17)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Man's 21st birthday ends in arrest

A Lodi man's 21st birthday celebration was cut short Wednesday when he began fighting with his friends, who said it was a birthday present, and he was then arrested for public intoxication.

Albert Lara was almost 21 hours into his birthday when he and his friends gathered in the roadway in the 800 block of South Washington Street, Lodi police said. A citizen called police around 8:45 p.m. to report that 10 males were fighting in the street.

Extra officers happened to be conducting a gang enforcement operation in the neighborhood, so they soon arrived and began corralling the 10 males, Sgt. Chris Jacobson said.

Police soon learned that there was no real fight: As part of a birthday activity, Lara's friends had him fight them for fun, Jacobson said.

Lara, who Jacobson said was quite drunk, was arrested for public intoxication and taken to the jail's drunk tank to sober up before being released. Two of his friends were also arrested, one for a misdemeanor warrant and another for public intoxication.

Lodi Lake beach, pool to be closed Tuesdays

The swimming area at Lodi Lake Park will be closed Tuesdays because fewer people have been using the lake now that the public school year has started.

The beach and wading pool will remain open Wednesdays through Sundays, 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on Labor Day. Admission is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children ages 3-17.

Most Galt Market changes rejected

There won't be any vendor relocations or rental fee changes at the Galt Market, at least not in the near future.

The Galt City Council this week decided the only change it was comfortable with is a time adjustment. Starting in September, the market will run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It's now open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

More than 20 vendors opposed to the possible relocations showed up at the council's Tuesday night meeting. Several spoke against the moves, saying they would lose business because customers wouldn't be able to find them.

The relocations would have created a produce aisle in the center of the market, but displaced some longtime wholesale sellers. The council asked city staff to come back with new proposals for the market, which has lost revenue and vendors in recent months.

City officials say the poor economy is to blame for the drop off. Some vendors contend high rental fees have driven vendors away.

City staff had proposed cutting rental fees for Tuesday vendors, and increasing fees for Wednesday vendors.

Armando Solis, the city's market manager, said he will organize a series of meetings with vendors to discuss new ideas.

Vendors and city staff met earlier this summer to discuss the possible changes. The city's parks and recreation committee voted 5-0 last month to support them.

The council Tuesday night also directed city staff to create maps showing where particular vendors are located, and to investigate an automatic payment system for vendors, Solis said.

Vogel wants Congress candidates to debate

Fourth District San Joaquin County Supervisor Ken Vogel, who represents Lodi and the rest of the north county, joined other area politicians in signing his name to a letter calling for a debate between U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and his Republican challenger Dean Andal.

The letter was released Wednesday and called for McNerney to participate in a series of debates with Andal in each city of the the 11th Congressional district.

Mark Thiel, a member of the San Joaquin County Board of Education, also signed the letter.