David Christy, the Lodi man who wants to force the city to sell its Electric Utility, tried again today a request to circulate a petition in his effort.
And again, he was turned away at City Hall.
The problem, City Clerk Randi Johl told him, was that his filing still did not meet the state’s legal requirements to kick off a signature-gathering campaign.
Click here to see today’s paperwork. It begins with Johl’s written response, and attached is the paperwork Christy tried to file.

LUSD Trustees call for bus route changes
Lodi Unified Trustees on Tuesday night directed district staff to begin the process of making changes to bus routes, a cost savings of $2 million towards a $27.7 million budget shortfall.
Here are some of the areas where savings will be found:
Trustee President Richard Jones said he preferred not to created “hubs” for students because he fears unsupervised bus stops could lead to students getting into trouble.
“We don’t have money to hire anybody to supervise the hubs,” he said, however the majority of the board disagreed with him.
Trustees did not make a final decision on bus route changes Tuesday night. The district is required to hold public hearings before making transportation changes.