Some reminders for the rest of this week

• Furlough Friday in full swing
Those who need to start or restart utility service or pay a bill should do it today, because most city of Lodi offices will be closed on Friday for a staff furlough day.
The two exceptions are all emergency services and Hutchins Street Square.
City offices that will be closed include the Finance Department, City Hall, Lodi Public Library, Parks and Recreation, Lodi Animal Shelter, code enforcement, police records and property divisions.
Court proceedings at the Lodi branch of the San Joaquin County Superior Court will continue to take place because the county operates the court.

• You won’t be taking the bus to Sunday brunch (in the future)

CORRECTION: The cuts to transit service do not start until Monday, Nov. 2.
This Monday will begin the new cuts for the transit system.
Lodi slashed its transit schedule to deal with $373,000 in cuts. When the state legislature passed its budget, it included 20 percent less in transportation funding.
Here is the new schedule starting Sunday:
• Monday through Friday, fixed routes, Dial-a-Ride and VineLine will operate from 7:45 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. Express routes will continue from 6:10 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• On Saturdays, fixed routes, Dial-a-Ride and VineLine will run from 9:15 a.m. to 3:08 p.m.
• All service on Sundays will be eliminated.
• Service on nine holidays will be eliminated. The holidays include New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas Eve and Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving.