Cover: Prison Addiction
Drug treatment finally makes its way to California's prisons. Why did it take the state so long?

News: Mac Attack
Once a safe haven in the Macintosh universe, some local universities are becoming Mac hostile. At Santa Clara University, teachers even get a gold star for switching to a PC.

Metropolis News Extras

• West Valley: West Valley cities join anti-graffiti campaign.
  
• Saratoga: Coyote sightings, missing cats cause concern in hills.
  
• Campbell: Loop streets will become parking zones in an effort to slow traffic.

Light Speed: Local engineer rolls out solar car, prepares to run Australian outback race.

Fusion by Design: Jazz drummer Billy Cobham shines on two new reissues from Purple Eagle.

Delicious Duo: Cibo Matto fights against musical stereotypes on its new album.

Aural Fixation: Local music mag BAM quietly folds.

Landlord in Love: David Thewlis courts Thandie Newton in Bernardo Bertolucci's finely calibrated new romance, 'Besieged.'

Powers That Be: Mike Myers will do anything for a laugh in 'The Spy Who Shagged Me.'

Last Year's Birds: Squishy 'Twice Upon a Yesterday' has everything except mimes.

Honky- Tonkin': Locals face last call in 'Amateur Night at the Big Heart.'

Pasta Perfecto: Palo Alto's Bella Luna is an affordable slice of Italy, with possibly the best pasta on the planet.

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