Cover: Bitter Harvest
North Bay farmworkers feel the housing crunch.

News: Putting on the Brakes
Lawsuit seeks to curb Sears Point Raceway expansion.

Usual Suspects: Petaluma growth forum takes a different path.

Going Coastal: Pt. Reyes Station offers a taste of the culinary good life.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

A Feast of Films: Wine Country Film Festival fetes actor Richard Harris.

Junkie Heaven: Director Alison McClean's chronicles '70s heroin scene in well-acted 'Jesus' Son.'

Mutants on the Move: 'X-Men' hits the big screen.

The Wine Country Film Festival: Official website offers schedule and ticket information.

Welcome Back, Carter: Jazz saxophonist James Carter releases a pair of discs, one acoustic, one electric.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Better Red: SoFo2 exhibit explores a primary color.

Portrait of an Artist: Turk Le Clair puts pen to paper.

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