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• A haunted holiday

• Missing fire captain from Lodi found alive in Sierra

• 3 challenge Dan Lungren in Galt congressional race

• Galt recall committee sues city

• Murder trial postponed for woman accused of shooting Lodi grandmother

• Regional Roundup

• Galt attorney: Son harassed by teacher over Proposition 8

• Galt, Cosumnes Community Services District reach tentative settlement

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

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Murder trial postponed for woman accused of shooting Lodi grandmother

The trial of a Lodi woman charged in the shooting death of a grandmother was postponed Thursday after her attorney was released from the case.

Amera Addi

Amera Addi, 20, will return to court today for appointment of an attorney to release Gary Hickey, who had represented her since December. A Nov. 21 trial was canceled and a new date is not yet set.

Addi is charged with murder in the Oct. 4, 2007, shooting of Georgina Perez. She did not fire the gun but is charged with murder under a law that allows a murder charge for those who help suspects. In Addi's case, she drove the getaway car. Prosecutors and Lodi police have said the Swain Drive shooting was a case of a mistaken address relating to a gang dispute. The suspect, who has not been charged for lack of evidence, had allegedly gotten into a fight with someone who lived in a different home on Swain Drive.

Perez, of Visalia, happened to be visiting her young grandson in Lodi that night when shots were fired through closed window blinds. She never saw the bullet, and the shooter never saw her.

Addi was arrested two months later and led detectives to the gun, which was buried at Lodi Lake.

She qualifies for a public defender, but an outside attorney was needed because the San Joaquin County Public Defender's Office had represented Addi's former boyfriend.

Hickey was appointed to handle the case, and it was scheduled for trial next month.

After meeting in the judge's chambers, Hickey and Deputy District Attorney Mark Ott returned to the Stockton courtroom, where Hickey said he and Addi both wanted him to be relieved from the case.

The judge granted the request after making sure Addi knew the move would hinder her right to a speedy trial. She remains in the county jail on $1 million bail.

Hickey declined after court to discuss why he will no longer handle the case.

Contact reporter Layla Bohm at layla@lodinews.com.