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Keith Reid has been a Record reporter since 2005. He currently covers Lodi, including city government, schools, and other community news. Contact him at (209) 546-8257 or kreid@recordnet.com. Read FullCategories
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Superintendent to be evaluated
Lodi Unified trustees will perform an evaluation of Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer on Tuesday night in a closed session meeting at the Boys & Girls Club.
The evaluation is routine and its results will be reported out on Sept. 7. Trustees are not expected to provide the public with any information on the evaluation Tuesday, because Nichols-Washer [...]
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Candidates come out
The boardroom was not nearly as packed at last night’s Lodi Unified meeting as it has been over the past couple of months as teachers have flocked to plead with trustees to keep cuts away from the classroom.
However, there were a number of school board candidates in attendance. (Keep in mind Richard Jones had already [...]
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Planning commission appointment expected Wednesday
Planning commissioner Tim Mattheis announced his resignation from the Lodi panel this week, making way for a new appointment.
On the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting is the proposed appointment of Nick Jones. I’ll have more on him at a later time.
Mattheis was a commissioner for 12 years.
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Kirsten on council run: It’s highly unlikely
Planning commissioner Dave Kirsten technically has until Wednesday to file paper to run for City Council, but he said today that is “highly unlikely.”
Kirsten sent out a press release June 11 that he planned to make a run for the council. He said today that at the time, he was confident it was a task [...]
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Three more file for Lodi Unified trustee candidacy
The deadline to file for a Trustee seat is Friday. We have some new candidates who have filed papers with the county registrar’s office.
Incumbent Bonnie Cassel has filed in Area 1. She faces former SUSD trustee Anthony Silva and former Lodi trustee David Schindler.
Winegrape grower Robert Lauchland has filed in area 4. Incumbent Calvin Young [...]
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Nakanishi’s announcement
Alan Nakanishi’s campaign has officially announced his intent to run for City Council via this press release
.The former assemblyman will have plenty of competition. Incumbents Larry Hansen and Phil Katzakian will be running. So will John Johnson and Dave Kirsten. Others have pulled papers, but they haven’t announced anything further.
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Lodi could have reformed school(s), and then been denied federal money
I filled in for a vacationing colleague to report that Stockton Unified has been denied School Improvement Grant money to reform three of its seven low performing schools, and I couldn’t help but think Lodi Unified officials are probably a little bit relieved that they chose to hold off on implementing massive changes at Lawrence [...]
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All-weather turf installed at the Grape Bowl
The new all-weather football field has been rolled out at the Lodi Grape Bowl.
Take a look at this YouTube video posted by the city, showing the striped turf.
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Another files for LUSD candidacy
The Registrar of Voters website has been updated with the filing of Lodi resident Khydeeja Alam Javid for the Lodi Unified Area 4 seat. Incumbent Calvin Young said he plans to run for reelection. Retired teacher Ruth Davis has also filed in Area 4.
Javid listed her occupation as an education advocate. A quick search of [...]
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Lodi property tax revenue dips slightly