Cover: Explosive News
Past predictions of California's environmental collapse appear to be off the mark, but a ticking population bomb on the horizon might blow that smile off our face.

News: Sim City '96
Voters put sprawl-busting measures to the test.

Giant Steps: Smuin Ballets/S.F. bring their guerrilla troupe to Spreckels.

Talking Pictures: Karen Salmansohn, author of a new book for women in business, discusses the gender-bending big-biz flick 'The Associate.'

Latté Lorries: Espresso bars on wheels thunder into Sonoma County.