Roger Salazar leads politicans down the campaign trail
Roger Salazar just got back from vacation, and he reluctantly admitted he took his Blackberry with him. "That's just how I am," he joked.
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Car owners risk tickets at informal market
Selling your used car at Lodi's Vineyard Shopping Center technically isn't legal.
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Grupo Carrillo helping celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Lodi
For 23 years, Grupo Carrillo has been giving Stockton, Lodi and Manteca residents a taste of Latin music with performances at private parties and community events. This year, they were chosen to represent Hispanic culture as the musical talent at Lodi's first Cinco de Mayo celebration.
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Funds from celebration to benefit scholarships in memory of Elena Yukary
It's lunch time at Casa Mexicana and owners Job and Elena Sanchez joke with customers as the afternoon passes. Smiles grace their faces, a habit picked up from years of service in the community, but their eyes look glassed over, and their minds distant.
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A brief history of Cinco de Mayo
In 1862 Napoleon III sent Maximillian and Carlota with his army to conquer Mexico. On the Fifth of May, (Cinco De Mayo in Spanish) outnumbered Mexican forces defeated the French.
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Creator of the Lodi Flying Tigers taking youth sports to new heights
When Ralph Cesena Jr. started the Lodi Flying Tigers in 2001 — then known as the Lodi Kings — he wasn't thinking about creating a popular youth basketball program.
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Robert Rivas is devoted to Liberty High
Robert Rivas grew up laboring in the lettuce fields in the small town of Guadalupe, a largely Hispanic town on Highway 1 in the Central Coast.
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Despite battle with cancer, court interpreter still loves the job
In more than 20 years as a Spanish language court interpreter, Arcelia Paskett has probably seen it all.
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Lodians crave salsa, but some recipes are super-secret
For morning scrambled eggs or tender steak sizzled over open flames, there is an old side with a new function.
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Great music, food and shopping dwell in Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo (see wah tah NAY ho) is located in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico about 144 miles northwest of Acapulco. The modern tourist resort of Ixtapa (eeks TAH pah) is 20 minutes away.
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