Issue: June 06, 2002
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The meth makers
Come into the kitchen and watch some locals cook up a batch of crank. Users with a love of speed get what they need.
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The gay couple continuum
The tricky dynamics of gay couple legislation.
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Seizing power
Despite the Enron revelations and a glut of lawsuits, California’s deregulated energy system could be here to stay.
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Highs and lows
As all tweakers know, it’s the coming down that’s the bitch.
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Letters for June 6, 2002
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Dan, Dan, the Tomato Man
Danny McAuliffe, or, as his friends call him, “Dan, Dan, the Tomato Man”
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Stripper’s last laugh
Stripper tweaks church and Bites tweaks the League of Cities.
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CTA’S $4.5 million lament
The California Teacher’s Association uses a lot of money to make relatively few beneficial changes in schools.
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Witch love spells death
When Buffy the Vampire Slayer killed off a lesbian character in a cheap plot device to turn her partner evil, the show’s creators killed a landmark role model, too.
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Made in Sacramento
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Mark Fiore’s Political Cartoons
Mark Fiore is creating some of the most on-target—and hilarious—political cartoons these days.
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Luna’s got the tunes, if you like folk music
A former waitress and a local rock star’s girlfriend make some nice acoustic music at Luna’s on 16th.
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Topic of cancer
The good news: UC Davis is staging Wit, a Pulitzer-winning play about cancer that no local company would touch. The bad: It ends Thursday, July 6.
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Breakfast epiphanies
The Fox & Goose, a downtown breakfast favorite, offers hearty fare that errs a bit on the bland side.
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Food Stuff
Domaine de la Terre Rouge in Amador County’s scenic Shenandoah Valley.
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Full gospeldelic
Local producer Raphael Saadiq, who once fronted Tony! Toni! Toné!, releases what he’s calling his “gospeldelic” debut.
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Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones
Groundbreaking jazz guitarist Bill Frisell teams with bassist Bill Holland and drummer Elvin Jones for straightahead thrills.
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The High Violets
A weekly mix of mini music reviews to whet your audio appetite.
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Aaron + Aaron = jazz!
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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