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Pique Show
Los Gatos councilmember quits suddenly amid simmering resentment

History Lesson
Grand jury schools the city on its mishandling of money for History San Jose, but that may not be its only nonprofit problem

Truth or Scare?
UFO researchers confront rash of new evidence regarding 'observed technology'

BART or Bust
Fuzzy math and fear of public opinion are making the BART tax seem like a faith-based initiative

Sacramento Is Burning
Think the budget battle is just a numbers game? This summer's blazes reveal the real cost of the state's money problems

Green Money
New financial programs make solar energy affordable

Smells Like the End
A proud and odorous era wanes as economic woes force mushroom farms out of Morgan Hill

Toxic Shock
Poisonous products banned in most nations are killing Americans and threatening the economy

Slammed Doorman
DA files felony charges in Los Gatos assault case

Club Dread
Downtown promoters lose fight for the right to party

Drowning in Neglect
Olympic glory fades as Santa Clara, once the national capital of competitive swimming, ignores its once great pools

Town and Country
Angry residents in San Martin want to build a city to protect their farmlands from the county

Clocked Out
One man's quest to restore San Jose's forgotten clock tower

Teflon Mann
Scandals build name recognition. And that's Craig Mann's ace-in-the-hole in his run for San Jose City Council.

Grounds for Suspicion
County puts former pesticide-company exec in charge of project to rid public lands of poisonous chemicals

All You Can't Eat
In the 'food desert' of East Palo Alto, a local farmers market wages a battle against obesity and near-starvation

Quiet Riot
An aerospace engineer unveils the silent invention he says will save motocross

Private Business, Public Interest
If there is such a thing as an enlightened business group, Silicon Valley Leadership Group could be the prototype

B Warned
As many as 35,000 local Asians and Pacific Islanders in Santa Clara County have the deadly virus hep B-and don't know it

Gangster's Paradox
Law enforcement uses the state's gang-enhancement law to crack down on violence, but a judge's ruling in the Joshua Herrera case raises questions about its reach

Achilli's Heel
Los Gatos rocked by restaurateur's death

Swallowed Up
The Northern California Megaregion can eat Silicon Valley for breakfast

Deal or No Deal
The cost-effectiveness of taking cases to court may change how the county deals with lawsuits it was once eager to settle

Layoffs Loom at Merc
Newsroom on edge as MediaNews offers buyout

Clone Wars
The FDA says meat from clones is as safe as any other food, but critics say the agency hasn't done nearly enough testing.

Skatepark Sabotage?
The district attorney's office takes on charges of improper conduct in the bitter Los Gatos skate debate

Unsettled
With the looming threat of costly lawsuits, the county may consider reaching out to the exonerated

Propositioned
Vote safe and sane on the ballot's confusing propositions with Metro's recommendations

Everybody Off The Streets
County officials admit they're losing the battle against homelessness. But with a revolutionary approach, they say they can end it locally in seven years.

Secret's Out
As Macworld Expo hits, there's something missing this year: the überfan whose inside information drove Steve Jobs nuts

I Sing of Ron Paul
Willow Glen musician Steve Dore has taken up the outsider candidate's cause-and become a one-man YouTube revolution in the process

Food Fight
Sunnyvale joins the grassroots movement to save kids from the Department of Agriculture with a farm-to-school revolt