Cover Story: City, Slicker
Downtown Santa Rosa is on a road to renewal--a road it's been on, with various detours, for years. What's the next step?

News: Turning California Green
Recall Gray Davis? For the love of God, why not?

Copy That: In schools and universities across the world, the laid-back plagiarism busters of Turnitin.com are keeping things real.

Strangers in a Strange Land: Monks from the Gyudmed Tantric Monastery take residence in Napa.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Heartbreak Hotel: Stephen Frears pities all the poor immigrants of London in 'Dirty Pretty Things.'

Bop City: Irvin Mayfield paints his own shades of cool.

Spins: Reviews of the Blues Kingpins reissue series and CDs by Café Tacuba, Mike Oldfield, Jeff Beck and Johnnie Taylor.

Marin Med: Cal-Mediterranean flights of fancy at Insalata's.

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