Cover: Your Name in Lights
Local bigwigs have a current obsession for naming names when it comes to public buildings. Unfortunately, the name is usually their own.

News: Mounting Pressure
San Jose's cops on horseback can rise above most crowd control situations, but the equine unit makes a tall and sometimes skittish target.

Get Your Sniff On: Like the porn star who switches to mainstream roles, a process is under way to upgrade the scandalous image of the locally produced Booty Crack magazine.

Public Eye: Cupertino mayor tells all.

Polis Report: Kaiser Cement continues to burn tires.

Editor's License: What's the price of a name?

Ratting on Mickey: From one end of the political spectrum to the other, ancient enemies all agree that the Walt Disney Company must be boycotted.

Low Bikes, High Art: A new show at MACLA spotlights the serious style of lowrider bicycles.

The Pain From Spain: Carlos Saura's new film focuses on the passion and suffering of Flamenco.

Family Fury: Intimate Relations mixes cold sarcasm with heated emotions.

Brain Dead: Kicked in the Head shows that indie filmmaking doesn't always mean taking chances.

Around the Cornershop: Being the critics' darling isn't necessarily a healthy thing for a dance band--just ask Cornershop.

The Road Less Traveled: Stockton's Pavement stand and deliver at the Fillmore.

Passing the Sticks: Led Zeppelin's style lives on in the hands of drummer Jason Bonham, son of John.

Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Buckwheat Zydeco and Neosoreskin.

Beat Street: Portland's Lookers revel in lo-fi heaven.

Moon Shines: Warm service and lovingly prepared food make La Luna a rising culinary star.

Bargain Bites: The new Ravioli's turns fast food into gourmet fare.

For What It's Worth: The Buffalo Springfield once challenged the Byrds and the Beatles--but something happened there.

The Foothills Are Alive With Music: What goes up must come down in Sunnyvale's production of The Sound of Music.

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