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She served on the city Planning Commission from 1973 to 1975, the City Council from 1975 to 1981 and as mayor from 1981 to 1993. She returned to public life in 2009, serving again on the Planning Commission.
Lodge was married to former Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lodge, and they raised four daughters. Lodge s husband s died 12 years ago.
She said she has spent a lot of time tending her garden and growing fragrant roses at her home on Santa Barbara s Riviera. Over the years, she also as volunteered at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.