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• Abrahamson Printing presses two families together in Lodi

• As Stockton eyes growth, the greenbelt movement in Lodi stalls, hits hurdles

• Locals weigh in on greenbelt

• Local school, friends mourn death of Lockeford soldier

• Festival of Fly Fishing in Lodi

• Galt teacher Debra Crane honored for engineering program

• Regional Roundup

November 19th, 2009

• Logbook

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Operation: Christmas

• Corrections

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Chase ends in crash

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

November 18th, 2009

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

November 17th, 2009

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Clarification

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

November 16th, 2009

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Public Meetings

November 14th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• 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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

November 12th, 2009

• Logbook

• Correction

• Robotics team at Jim Elliot invited to compete in Israel

• City of Lodi begins annual leaf removal program Monday

• Liberty Ranch construction at standstill as state pulls funds

• Will Lodi adopt a program that will allow volunteers to work at parks?

• With song and speech, veterans are recognized in Lodi

• 20 years later, Acampo man remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

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

• The country's mess is our fault (130)
• Obama is not a moderate (129)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (60)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (49)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (45)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• The haves should help the have-nots (25)
• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)
• Nightmares about America's future (21)

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Regional Roundup

Pump It Up Run/Walk to be held on Halloween

The Pump It Up Halloween Run/Walk 5K/10K races will be held at Lodi Lake next Saturday. The event is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. and the cost is $35 (participants 10 and under compete for free).

All proceeds will benefit the Bear Creek, Lodi, McNair and Tokay athletic programs.

There will also be a costume contest with awards for the funniest, scariest, most beautiful and overall best costumes. Each participant gets a T-shirt, lunch and a goodie bag, and children get a pumpkin.

For more information or to register, visit www.active.com and type "Pump It Up" in the search box at the top of the page. Online registration closes Monday at midnight but fees may be paid on race day at the lake.

— News-Sentinel staff

Public input sought on district budget

The Lodi Unified School District's Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee is holding a public forum to discuss next school year's budget.

Administrators have already warned that there will layoffs and salary cuts for 2010-11, and they will likely be deeper than this year's. The district was able to save some jobs and programs through one-time federal funding.

This year, an estimated more than $20 million in cuts will need to be made.

The forum will be at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Ronald McNair High School, 9550 Ronald E. McNair Way, Stockton.

— Jennifer Bonnett

Program to aid parents of special needs kids

The Community Advisory Committee of San Joaquin SELPA will hold a program for parents of children with special needs on Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The program topic is Strategies for Appropriate Community Interactions presented by Traci Suyeyasu, a Young Adult Transition teacher.

The presentation will feature strategies on how to handle different functional scenarios in the community including grocery shopping, bowling and restaurant outings. Parents will learn how to prepare, implement and review the activity with their children, making the experiences meaningful as well as successful.

The program is free and open to the public. Call Patti Farhat at 468-4928 by Oct. 30 for registration confirmation.

It will be held at the San Joaquin County Office of Education Service Center, Burwood 1, 2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton.

— News-Sentinel staff

Pacific adopts green building policy

All future buildings and building renovations that cost more than $1 million at University of the Pacific will be green.

The University's Board of Regents approved the new policy at their fall meeting in Stockton this month. The new green building policy will take effect Jan. 1.

The policy calls for new buildings to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) "Silver"-level certification requirements.

Pacific will also secure a cost estimate for LEED certification or equivalent of all renovation projects costing more than $1 million.

Pacific recently opened its first LEED-certified building — the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center — in 2008. It was the first LEED-certified building in San Joaquin County.

Over the summer, the university also broke ground on the new John T. Chambers Technology Center, which also will be LEED-certified.

The LEED Green Building Rating System is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. The program was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.

On average, they reportedly save 30 percent on energy and up to 50 percent on drinkable water compared to conventional buildings.

— News-Sentinel staff