Cover: Made in Sonoma
Our fifth annual guide to great gifts created close to home.

News: Shaky Solons
A Napa County environmental suit is scaring local lawmakers.

Not in Ecstasy: The makers of GHB, GBL and other so-called designer drugs are outrunning the law. Has U.S. drug policy finally met its match?

Martha y Martha: Martha's Old Mexico is red hot.

Wine Lines: In California, cabernet is still king.

Hands On: Touchy-feely in the kitchen.

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

He's Back: Arnold Schwarzenegger breathes life into 'End of Days.'

Amazing Anime: Rafael Film Center spotlights Japanese animation craze.

Cinematic Quickies: Gay & Lesbian Film Festival focuses on short films.

Steppin' Out: Alt-country singer Stacey Earle has something to say.

Mixed Up: New CDs offer a postmodern pastiche.

Aural Fixation: Korn's latest album chronicles its struggles with stardom.

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.

Squat or Rot! New book describes the joys of squatting.

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