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• Lodi's latest fruit

• Galt Boys and Girls Club in danger of closing

• Man faces felony charges in Thornton burglary

• Census Bureau seeks to hire local workers

• Tough times put pinch on Tracy's chamber

• 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 (166)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (31)
• 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 (18)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Missing former Lodi woman found safe

A Washington woman who had disappeared while traveling to visit her daughter in Lodi is safely back at home.

Claudia Long, who had taken a ride with two people from Spokane, Wash., had become the subject of a missing persons investigation Thursday. She was ultimately dropped off at her sister's house in Oregon, Spokane police investigators said Monday.

Long had been on her way to see her daughter for the holidays and decided to take a ride instead of a more expensive Greyhound bus ride, her daughter said.

She was not harmed but the two people made her give them money and she ultimately had to return home, said her daughter, Sabrina Carter.

Long had formerly lived in Lodi but hadn't been back to the area for eight years. She was planning to visit for the holidays, Carter said.

Police in three states had been on the lookout for Long, a former Lodi resident who had left Spokane on Nov. 15. Carter said she was relieved her mother was found safe.

Two plead no contest in lottery ticket case

A former Lodi gas station owner and her son won't be able to sell lottery tickets for three years after pleading no contest to charges of attempted grand theft.

Baljit Kang, 47, and Gurpreet Sing Kang, 22, pleaded no contest Nov. 12, according to San Joaquin County Superior Court records.

Each was fined $5,000, placed on three years of informal probation and must complete 360 hours of community service, according to court records. Both are barred from owning or working at a store that sells lottery tickets.

The mother and son were arrested in June during an undercover sting at Quik Stop, 205 W. Locust St. State lottery agents posed as customers redeeming lottery tickets, then arrested the Kangs after the two didn't redeem the full amount of the winnings.

The two no longer work at the convenience store.

Woman pleads no contest to embezzling

A former employee accused of embezzling from Lodi Tile Works pleaded no contest last week and must spend four months in jail.

Donna McKinney, 47, of Lodi, entered the plea on Tuesday, according to San Joaquin County Superior Court records.

McKinney had worked as a bookkeeper at the business for three weeks until the owners found discrepancies in company credit cards. Among charges that they found suspicious were a hefty utility bill payment for McKinney's home, as well as dinner and jewelry purchases.

As part of her plea deal, McKinney was fined $350, ordered to pay restitution and sentenced to 120 days in jail, according to court records. The jail time can be served through an alternative work program. McKinney was also placed on five years of formal probation.

Sieglock expands lead; 1,081 votes over Huber

Republican Jack Sieglock of Lodi has expanded his lead over Democrat Alyson Huber to 1,081 votes for the 10th Assembly District seat being vacated by Alan Nakanishi, R-Lodi.

As of Monday morning, Sieglock had 84,480 votes (46.9 percent), Huber had 83,399 (46.3 percent) and Libertarian Janice Bonser had 12,291 votes (6.8 percent), according to the California Secretary of State's Office. A week ago, Sieglock's lead was 946.

Thousands of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots remain to be counted in the four counties in the 10th Assembly District. It isn't known how many of the remaining ballots are within the assembly district.

Lundgren loses bid for House minority leader

Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Gold River, lost out in his bid last week to become House minority leader.

Lungren lost out to Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, who served in the top Republican post the past two years.

In a virtually last-minute decision, Lungren decided to run against Boehner to be the leading Republican in the House. Although he lost, Lungren achieved two victories.

One is that for the first time, there was a debate between Lungren and Boehner last Wednesday, and from now on there will be a debate among all people seeking the position beginning in 2010.

Lungren said he sought the leadership post because the Republican Party needs to redefine its goals since the party has lost 50 seats in the last two elections.