Cover: Nobody's Fool
Jim Hightower says presidential politics is just so much horse manure.

News: Master Plan
Santa Rosa and Petaluma are taking two very different approaches to their general plan revisions.

Usual Suspects: County gives a clean bill of health to Petaluma flood neighborhoods.

On the Road: The simple joys of the Hamburger Ranch and Pasta Farm.

By the Book: Remembering the lost kitchen tradition of community cookbooks.

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

Crash Course: Talking Pix cruises with demolition derby filmmaker H. B. Halicki's sister.

'Charm' School: Luis Buñuel's classic 1972 film 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' returns.

In a Trance: New CDs underscore the emergence of the trance dance craze.

Ear Candye: Ex-porn-star-turned-blues-belter Candye Kane dishes up a hit.

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.

Word Up: A horde of poets descends on Sonoma Valley for its annual word fest.

A Dog's Life: Summer Repertory Theatre offers clever parody on modern suburbia.