Editing Lodi, California (section)

==In popular culture==
A [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] song, "[[Lodi (Creedence Clearwater Revival song)|Lodi]]", was named for Lodi, California, although the songwriter [[John Fogerty]] admits he had never actually visited the city and simply thought it was "the coolest sounding name."<ref name="ccr">Farrow, R. (2006). [http://www.lodinews.com/discover2004/28_stuck.php "Residents are proud to be ‘Stuck in Lodi’"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031025830/http://www.lodinews.com/discover2004/28_stuck.php |date=October 31, 2006 }} Lodi News Sentinel. Retrieved June 7, 2007.</ref>

The opening scene from the film, ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'', where [[Paul Newman]] was cutting the parking meters, was shot in Lodi.<ref name=herald>{{cite news |last=Aguilar |first=Jen  |date= December 31, 2022 | url=https://www.history-a2z.com/behind-the-scenes-facts-from-the-hit-movie-cool-hand-luke|title=Behind the Scenes : Facts From the Iconic Film 'Cool Hand Luke' |work=HistoryA2Z |access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref>

Lodi was featured by [[Huell Howser]] in ''Road Trip'' Episode 144.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lodi-Road Trip with Huell Howser (144) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University |url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2007/09/29/lodi-road-trip-with-huell-howser-144/}}</ref> Lodi is also often mentioned in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] show, ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]''. The show takes place in the fictional town of "Charming", which is said to neighbor Lodi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lutz |first=Marc  |title='Sons of Anarchy' rumble through 'Lodi' |url=https://www.lodinews.com/news/article_0b746689-fceb-5668-b394-39df86a24afe.html |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Lodi News|language=en}}</ref>