Cover: Booby Trap
How South Bay law enforcement officials busted up a San Francisco call girl operation that pandered to the valley's elite execs. Plus, my roommate, the hooker.
News: Medical Dilemma
Government officials say they accidentally overfunded the Indian Health Center in Willow Glen by $700,000. And now they want their money back even if it means the center must close its doors.
Big Bento: Japantown's Kubota is a smart showcase for flashy sushi and rice that's more than nice.
Vengeance Is Sweet: Opera San José survives the flu bug to find the fierceness in Don Giovanni.
The Defiant Ones: Ordinary people are heroes in Defying Gravity, a drama about the space shuttle crash.
Arcana to Arcadia: Ben Katchor creates a lost world of New York flimflam men and religious utopians in his new graphic novel.
Light on the Streets: A new show at the SJ Museum of Art chronicles the history of street photography.
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