Cover: Unkindest Cuts
After holding a chainsaw to California's throat for a dozen years, Maxxam Corporation will get a payoff of half a billion dollars.

Tech Support: Local musician Bob Burnett 'Loops' it up on his new album.

Bob Mould's Dü Point: Bob Mould evokes Hüsker's halcyon days with Last Dog and Pony Show.

Notes From The Underground: Fury 66 and others make Palookaville a punk-rock haven.

Managua Trois: Ken Loach's Carla's Song looks back at romance in the time of the Contras.

Pickled Drama: Breeding counts in Polish Wedding--the more babies the better.

Pearls Before Wine: Downtown Santa Cruz's most enduring bistro continues to do its artistic best.