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• Lodi facing a flood of water costs

• City looking to trim another $1.8 million from new budget

• 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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Religion Briefs

Tickets available for tri-tip chicken dinner

Grace Community Fellowship youth group in Woodbridge is selling tickets for its annual tri-tip/chicken drive-thru dinner, to be served from 4 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 16. Dinner will include a choice of tri-tip or a large chicken breast served with salad, beans and bread. Cost is $9, and all proceeds are used for youth activities at the church.

The church is located at the corner of Augusta and Orange streets, across from the Woodbridge post office. Advance purchase is required. For more information, call 369-1226 or the youth director at 333-2581.

Catholic bishop applauds Prop. 8 victory

Stockton Diocese Bishop Stephen Blaire applauded the apparent victory of Proposition 8 while lamenting the defeat of Proposition 4 in Tuesday's election.

"The 'yes' vote on Proposition 8 acknowledges that the marriage of a man and a woman embraces their sexual complementarity as designed by nature and includes their ability to procreate," Blaire said in a prepared statement.

"The 'yes' vote on Proposition 8 also recognizes that the ideal for the well-being of children is to be born into a traditional marriage and to be raised by both a mother and a father, even though in many circumstances the ideal is not possible," Blaire said.

The bishop added that Proposition 8's success is not meant in any to disparage those who disagree.

"Proposition 8 simply recognizes that there is a difference between traditional marriage and a same-sex partnership," Blaire said.

Proposition 4 was a common-sense initiative that affirmed parental involvement in the medical and moral decisions of their minor daughters, Blaire said.

"Polls had consistently shown that the citizens of California approve this responsible restriction, which would have placed abortion law in concert with other laws that grant parents oversight of and responsibility for their minor children," Blaire said.

"Although Proposition 4 did not pass, the campaign provided us all a valuable opportunity to educate both our parishioners and the general public," he said. "In addition, we will continue to explore opportunities in the public arena to ensure that the rights of parents are upheld."