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Santa Cruz Chef's Show-And-Don't-Tell
Yes, Jake Gandolfo knows whether he's America's next 'MasterChef.' And no, he isn't telling.

Santa Cruz's Crowded Houses
The city's new rental inspection law has big fans and big foes.

Status Update
A high-achieving young woman born in Mexico asks: exactly what about me is illegal?

Solitary Man
The American' is as much psychological study as action-packed spy flick.

Creature Feature
'Animal Kingdom' an impressive thriller.

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Music Calendar
The Fixx busts out of its fairground-and-Boardwalk ghetto, the Tubes wrap up the free Friday concert series on the beach, the Evangenitals spread the punkgrass love and Vetiver gets freaky on Felton.

The Perry Effect
As summer winds down, our writer ponders the summertime jams that didn't make him puke.

Shape Shifter
Grouper's Liz Harris disengages the spotlight.

Michael Been: 1950-2010
The Santa Cruz-based founder of the '80s band the Call left a legion of fans who thought he'd never received his due.

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Letters to the Editor
September 1 - 8, 2010