Cover Story: Narc!
A firsthand account of the world's most dangerous profession.

News: County Salary Secrets
How the county misled the public about how much it paid its managers. And how Metro's legal challenge got them to release the information it's required by law to share. Well some of it, anyway.

Public Eye: New ESUHSD Superintendent reins in School Board Trustees' freewheeling credit card habits; Will San Jose have three city halls?

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Biter: It's about time America's film critics joined the fight to make the world safe for Hollywood.

Tragedy Times 11: The anthology film 'September 11' roils audiences with global perspectives on the Twin Towers attacks.

K Chronicles: Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green don their glad rags as the notorious Club Kids in 'Party Monster.'

Goat People: 'The Girl From Paris' sows an irresistible tale of country life in the Alps.

Jealous Again: All those magazine articles and touring with the Foo Fighters don't translate into success for buzz band the Jealous Sound.

Aural Fixation: Alien Ant Farm makes a fANTastic recovery.

Metro's Club of the Week: Avalon.

Sautéed for Greatness: Dalat, the second-oldest Vietnamese restaurant in San Jose, puts diners in a beatific state.

Low Wage, High Art: Barbara Ehrenreich's scathing look at work in America, 'Nickel and Dimed,' is adapted for the stage by TheatreWorks and Brava Theater.