Cover Story: Michael Malone Says: 'Let's Get It Right This Time'
Boom and bust cycles will give the valley another shot at the brass ring. And San Jose can become the city it wants to be if it ends central planning.

News: The Quiet Mayor
After five years on the job, San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales doesn't want to talk about it. Or anything else.

Public Eye: Arianna Huffington stops by the Farmers Market; the latest on disgruntled ex-engineer Cameron Moore; an endorsement from Tom McEnery may be the kiss of death for Mr. Schwarzenegger.

Biter: New research shows landlords laugh and cry, just like people.

Techsploits: Mods Rule.

Top Billing: Bill Murray gives an exquisitely funny and moving performance as a man 'Lost in Translation.'

School Days: 'Small Voices' gets a chance to be heard in a story about a remote school in the Philippines.

Inter.Not: Oliver Assayas' 'demonlover' deconstructs Lara Croft.

Gay Village: Even Canadian parents don't want to know their son is gay in 'Mambo Italiano.'

In the Woods: 'Cabin Fever' gives its characters cryptic speeches before gutting them.

An Epoxy Upon Thee: The Epoxies brings its music to the masses with carefully uncontrolled chaos.

Aural Fixation: The New York-based Cecilia makes the most of its second tour of the Bay Area.

Metro's Club of the Week: Liquid Lounge.

Paris Match: Classic French cooking in a strip mall? Voilà Brigitte's.

Cheap Eats: Grande Pizzeria Ristorante.

Sound Comedy: 'Noises Off' turns on the laughs at San Jose Rep.

The Brice Is Right: American Musical Theatre of San Jose keeps 'Funny Girl' fresh.

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