Cover: Green Milestones
Six months after the DEA raided their land and left the threat of incarceration and forfeiture hanging over their heads, medical marijuana activists Valerie and Michael Corral are making plans for the future.
Kayaks in the Lane: This weekend, they're large and in charge of the local waves.
Bad Fellas: 'City of God' trumps 'Gangs of New York' as a study of a hell-bound slum.
The Franco Files: For French electroacoustic innovator Luc Ferrari, le jour de gloire est arrivé!.
Awesome Afghan: And now for something completely different: the former Bea's finds delicious new life as the area's first Afghan eatery.
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