Decades may have passed since the Electric Slide was in vogue, but electric cars are now sliding into charging stations all around Lodi.

If a Lodi teen is turning his life around and leaving the gang lifestyle, offering him a chance to gain some job experience might just be the incentive he needs to keep going.

Between the hours of 8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Lodi Police Department received 509 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls.

Ricky Gill: Youth didn't block Lodi man's bid for Congress

At the ripe old age of 25, Ricky Gill raised some eyebrows in 2012 by not only running for Congress, but giving three-term incumbent Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, all he could handle in his bid for re-election.

What were the biggest stories of 2012? We've scoured our archives and reflected on the stories we covered across our beats. Here is our list of the top 10:

Two men in Lodi are hoping to give teenage gang members and kids who are considering joining a gang a chance to choose a better life.

The following is a list of public meetings in the Lodi and Galt areas this week:

Lodi City Council candidates discussed gang violence, bringing jobs to town and even whether there is a local good ol' boys network in front of 24 people at the Lodi Public Library.

More than a dozen Lodi teenagers played a few fierce rounds of handball on Saturday morning at the first citywide handball tournament at Tokay High School in Lodi.

The Tokay High School track is again open to the public, but on a limited basis.

In a recent story, you reported that a track team from Stockton held an unscheduled meet at the Tokay High School track, and that in response the track has been closed to the public.

The following is a list of public meetings in the Lodi and Galt areas this week:

The runner's group that may have triggered the closure of the Tokay High School track against public use said they were not holding a track meet at all.

I'm responding to your article regarding usage of the Tokay track by community members. I am a Lodi resident and the parent of a child who participates with the Stockton Starz Track Club, which did use the track occasionally.

A simple game that was virtually unknown in Lodi a year ago has gained traction as a favored sport among teenagers.

Right now, the only all-weather running track in Lodi is closed to everyone who isn’t a physical education student or on a sports team at Tokay High School.

But in response to urging by several community members, the Lodi Unified School District board of trustees discussed the possibility of reopening the Tokay High track and field area to the public on a limited basis.

The track has been open to the neighborhood off and on since at least the 1980s. Neighbors head to the school to walk, jog or play handball and tennis on the courts.

Between the hours of 8 a.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday, the Lodi Police Department received 153 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls.

The London Olympics aren't even a week old, but there have been plenty of stories already — especially from the gymnastics world, where America's women cemented their place in history with team gold and the youthful men's squad took a tumble to fifth place.

It was time for public comments, and I took a deep breath.

As part of a comprehensive plan to reduce gang violence in Lodi, the city will be hiring two part-time youth outreach workers who will work with teens to show them there are other life paths besides gangs.