Cover Story: Whose Voice?:
The FCC has made the Monterey Bay a national stage for the fight over who owns and controls local media outlets.

Nüz: Kathy Eder's anti-Bush book is outselling Clinton's autobiography in Campbell.

Going Native: How to stop the invasion of Santa Cruz with 'habitat gardening'.

Rev: Biodiesel Diaries III--South America: 'I had time to wonder, "Is this car going to stop rolling? Are we rolling off of a cliff?"'

Wave Action: Stacy Peralta's documentary 'Riding Giants' tracks the lore and lure of big-wave surfing.

A Vesper to a 'Scream': From the Björk homage of 'Vespertine Symphony' to Julia Wolfe's 'My Beautiful Scream,' its 42nd season proves success hasn't tamed the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.

The Rock Show: The Rock Bottom Blues Band.

Using Their Noodles: The owners of the Almar Grill go pan-Asian with the new Xin noodle house.

Please don't forget to write! Metro Santa Cruz welcomes letters. Like any great work of art, they should be originals -- not copies of letters sent elsewhere. Include address and daytime phone (for verification purposes only). Letters may be edited for length and clarity or to correct factual inaccuracies known to us. Postal: Metro Santa Cruz Letters, 115 Cooper St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Fax: 831/457-5828. Email:

JavaScript must be enabled to display this email address.