Cover: Action Jackson
Kuumbwa director Tim Jackson delivers old stars and young lions to the Monterey Jazz Festival.

News: Water Tortured
With talk of a Pajaro Valley water emergency, the water management agency is beefing up conservation programs. But skeptics say the effort is just a way to push for water imports.

Rumination Fever: The Santa Cruz County Fair maintains a tradition that stretches back to the Middle Ages.

Bruce Bratton: An early warning about the nuclear Navy in our bay.

In the Van Vanguard: The comandantes jefes of Cuban dance music, Los Van Van, bring the salsa revolution to Palookaville.

Blue Mystery: Rock en español sensations Jaguares prowl into the Catalyst.

Notes From the Underground: The Applicators shimmy and shake with manic vocals and gritty guitar lines.

Bella Bella: Southern Italian warmth meets the fresh foods of California and the results converge at Bella Napoli.

A La Carte: Charlie Deal, the man behind Charlie Hong Kong, plans a new eatery in Felton.

Food for Thought: Paris yuppies eat crow for 'Dinner.'

Belgrade Blast: 'Cabaret Balkan' looks at Belgrade life after the war and before the bombing.