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• Crosswalk safety a growing issue

• Local financial expert weighs-in on economic future of U.S.

• Galt church is vandalized: Cross, sign knocked down

• Kidnapping reported at Blue Shield; T-Mobile helps police find victim

• 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)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Public health care is a Christian option (53)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (23)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Business Briefs

Local attorney appointed to editorial board

Jeanne Zolezzi, of the Stockton-based law firm of Herum Crabtree Brown, has been appointed to the editorial board of the "California Water Law and Policy Reporter."

The monthly publication, which was designed for attorneys, consultants and resource managers, covers water rights and water quality issues in California.

Zolezzi, along with five other members of the editorial board, determines the content of the publication, and provides commentary and legal analysis of key laws, policies and regulations.

Zolezzi graduated from Stanford University in 1982 and received her law degree from University of Santa Clara School of Law in 1985. She is a shareholder at Herum Crabtree Brown.

Zolezzi's practice focuses on counseling, administrative matters and water rights litigation.

Financial Center Credit Union earns safety rating

Bankrate.com has awarded the Stockton-based Financial Center Credit Union the only five-star safety rating among credit unions in Sacramento, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. It's the highest safety rating Bankrate assigns to credit unions, banks and thrifts.

Only one other financial institution was awarded the same rating in the three counties, according to a press release issued by Financial Center Credit Union.

Over the past quarter, Financial Center Credit Union has disbursed $27 million in consumer loans, paid a savings rate of 1.5 percent APY and maintained one of the highest levels of capital and reserves for credit unions nationwide.

"Safety and soundness have always been a part of our core values and our success in any economic environment," said Michael Duffy, the president and CEO of Financial Center Credit Union.

Forecast: Recession shallow but long

The Business Forecasting Center in the Eberhardt School of Business at University of the Pacific offered its third quarter California and Metro Forecast.

As in the two previous quarters, the forecast maintains that the state entered a mild recession in late 2007. The shallow but long downturn will extend into the spring of 2009 as the U.S. and much of the world joins the state in recession.

"California is now entering the second half of the recession where the housing meltdown spreads to other areas," said Director of the Center Jeff Michael. "Mortgage-based financial losses are tightening credit conditions across the economy, slowing growth, and extending job losses despite the relief from falling oil prices."

The Stockton and San Francisco metro areas have the strongest growth prospects in Northern California, while the East Bay and Vallejo lag behind the rest of the region, according to a press release issued by the center. Double-digit unemployment rates have made an unwelcome return to most of the Central Valley, but will still remain below levels common in the 1990s.