Cover: Rising Tide
Talk of reclaiming the San Lorenzo tidelands threatens to trigger a tsunami of controversy as the Seaside Company and SCAN square off over a six-acre parking lot.

News: Nüz
Musicians, downtown residents and councilmembers react to last week's marimba incident.

Bruce Bratton: Noted author and lecturer Howard Zinn speaks at the Rio Theatre.

Work: That's So 1998!

More Than Righteous: Ani DiFranco doesn't have anything to prove anymore.

Sights & Sounds: Ska bands just love to skank up the rhythm of those oldies.

Burned at The Steak: Carnivore culinary control gets the ax--meat is just a four-letter word.

Country Comfort: Nostalgia for the scarcity of the old days, 'The Road Home.'

Weekly World Web: Vinnie is a girl's best friend, period.

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