LodiUnified

01 — A decision from the year · Sep 15, 2026

Lodi Unified board approves Prop 28 report and 2025‑26 unaudited actuals

The meeting's headline from its checked summary, picked for its subject (the superintendent, schools, the budget, policy) and a contested vote over a unanimous one. Two AI readers each confirmed the motion and the outcome in the meeting's own transcript, and a third agreed.

02 — On our record · Feb 2026 to Sep 2026

9 meetings

The board met 9 times in the past year on our record, for 25 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — The busiest night at the mic · Apr 21, 2026

15

15 members of the public spoke on April 21, 2026, the busiest night we counted at this board.

Counted from the meeting video, never named or shown, at the 9 of the board's 9 past-year meetings we could count; 9 had a public speaker. Our count was within one person at 70 of 70 meetings we checked by a full read.

04 — Where the time went

at least 8%

Ceremony and recognition took at least 8% of the board's meeting time (our count, 16%). At the typical board we timed, 4%; this board gave it more than most.

• Ceremony and recognition≥ 8%typical board ≥ 4%
• Public comment≥ 7%typical board ≥ 2%

Measured on its own set: the 11 board meetings we timed from their transcripts, Feb 17, 2026 to — (a date we have not confirmed shows as —). Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.