Cover: The Ripple Effect
Dive into the byzantine world of North Bay water politics--oh, and get ready for your $500 million (or so) water bill.

Kenneth Cleaver: The Consumer Correspondent attempts to return to sender.

Open Mic: Swift Kick.

Geek Girl: Take a Netizen to lunch‹don¹t make me hurl.

Sweet Dreams: Dessert wines don't have to be a sticky business.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Yak Attack: Lumbering gracefully through 'Himalaya.'.

Tragic Tryst: 'Faithless' offers painful scenes from a marriage gone wrong.

Mighty Joe: The eclectic eccentricities of Joe Jackson.

Sisters in Song: DivaBands showcases local female artists.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

SFJAZZ Spring Season: Five weekends of concerts and films showcasing different jazz instruments and styles.

Mothering Mystery: A daughter searches for the truth about her mother in Amy Tan's new novel.

Eros Rising: Noelle Oxenhandler rattles a few nerves.

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