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Taylor Lentz once hated gymnasiums. "I wasn't comfortable with all that noise," the 17-year-old Beyer High School junior said.
Modesto's first district elections were a major letdown in one respect: Fewer than 800 people voted in District 2, which includes 34,000 people and more than 9,000 registered voters.
From the e-mails, voice mails and headlines: