Issue: August 01, 2002
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Disorder in the court
You likely didn’t think that Proposition 21 would allow district attorneys to drag mentally disabled teenagers into adult court. Think again.
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West Sac Story
Behind the scenes of the fight for the future of West Sacramento.
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Turning messes into opportunities
After being fired by crumbling WorldCom, Janie Foydl starts a new career as a pooper scooper.
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Exactly who is retarded?
Another key aspect in this story is Proposition 21, the get-tough-on- young-criminals law.
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Letters for August 1, 2002
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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A few good women
Janice Freeman and the Women in Black take a silent stand against violence.
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Boss Ross goes mute
Perot reverses pledge to cooperate with investigators.
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Changing the political climate
California takes a stand on global warming because the country won’t.
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One good thing
The man who videotaped Inglewood cops beating a developmentally impaired teen was arrested himself, possibly in retaliation for his revealing video.
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Low-budget superhero
No Johnny Depp-style Hollywood hipster has done a biopic on the life of outsider filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler. Perhaps someone should start working on it.
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Missouri Trailer Trash.com
What’s the architecture like in Missouri? According to this site, it’s no place to be during tornado season.
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All you need is Love
A ‘60s rock icon makes a thrilling comeback.
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Society’s hermits
The theater renowned for its urbane and contemporary plays is actually presenting one of its first-ever period pieces.
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Clown prints
North Highlands’ Pancake Palace, erstwhile sister of Pancake Parade, still serves old-school breakfast—for dinner.
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Food Stuff
Texas West on Fulton Avenue offers a tasty alternative to fast-food kids’ meals. And the food’s good for grown-ups, too.
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California son
Somewhere along the line, Dave Alvin—who plays his two final shows at the Palms this weekend—turned into one of America’s great songwriter voices.
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The constable and the circus
Another cosy little place to see nationally recognized acts.
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The Secretions
Local punk heroes the Secretions come up with a winner.
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Beth Orton
Beth Orton’s third album is, well, it’s really nice.
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The wry Lopez on the Pretty Girls
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Full of confusion
Full Frontal is director Steven Soderbergh’s venture into Robert Altman territory.
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