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• McNair High teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student

• Victim flees into Lodi home after being stabbed

• Hundreds turned away during talks on Lodi Unified School District budget woes

• Galt considering rate hike

• Who's dumping dead calves? Reward offered for the answer

• Regional Roundup

February 9th, 2010

• Middle College High School rated one of the best — and a bargain, to boot

• Lodi decathlon boasts top team in county

• Man who sparked counterfeit case pleads guilty

• Local businessman will visit Haiti to look for family

• Man who claimed to be Yosemite Sam pleads guilty to meth charge

• David Harmer seeks Republican congressional nod

• Lack of evidence in case against suspect in 'drug deal' stabbing

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Regional Roundup

February 2nd, 2010

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Correction

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Jumpers across California

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• President Obama's first year (45)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (34)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

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Regional Roundup

Survey to measure citizens' concerns

The city of Lodi wants the public's opinion on what is needed in the community during the next five years. An online survey is available at www.lodi.gov/community_development/Neighborhoods/CDBG.html. It is at the bottom of the page.

The survey will help Lodi decide what the most pressing needs are for Community Development Block Grant funding. The survey asks people to mark how much Lodi needs things like historic preservation, street lighting, child care services, housing counseling and storefront improvements.

Paper copies are available by calling the city of Lodi Community Development Department at 333-6711.

During the 2009-10 city fiscal year, starting in July, Lodi will apply for its own block grants directly. Previously, the city applied through San Joaquin County.

The city is also asking for possible projects that qualify for the block grants. Project applications must be turned in by March 11. The Lodi City Council will have a public hearing on the applications on April 1 at 7 p.m. in Carnegie Forum, 305 W. Pine St.

Forms to submit a project are available to download on Lodi's Web site.

Water Commission board members appointed

Vice Mayor Phil Katzakian and Public Works Director Wally Sandelin have been reappointed as Lodi's representatives to the San Joaquin County Advisory Water Commission.

Additionally, Garry Duncan, of Woodbridge, was chosen for the county's Assessment Appeals Board, which reviews the taxable value of property. Duncan was chosen over two other applicants, W. Russell Fields, of Acampo, and Steven Avila, of Tracy.

The appointments were made Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

Gavin Newsom will visit Stockton

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who has announced his candidacy for governor in the 2010 election, will conduct a town-hall meeting tonight at University of the Pacific in Stockton.

Newsom, a Democrat known for performing marriage ceremonies for gay couples in San Francisco, will host "A Conversation About California's Future" at UOP's Don and Karen DeRosa University Center, 3601 Pacific Ave., at 6 p.m. University spokesman Patrick Giblin said that Newsom's appearance is not a university-sponsored event.

Due to athletic events on campus today, people attending the Newsom townhall meeting should park on the north side of campus and use the Woods Memorial Bridge to walk to the University Center, Giblin said.

For more information, call (415) 516-1252.

Editor's Note: The item on the block grants was updated at 11:53 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 to correct the application deadline and hearing date.