Cover: Civilian Oversight
A strange series of events catapulted Darryl Williams to the helm of the Citizens Tribunal, and now he can't stop until justice is served.

News: High-Tech I.D.'s
Researchers at SJSU's biometrics lab say their Defense Department-funded fingerprint, iris scan and palmprint ID systems are here. And do not be afraid.

Metropolis News Extras

• Willow Glen: Longs Drug Store to move into bank building on Avenue.
  
• Los Gatos: Mountain residents get break with stickers for Highway 17.
  
• Campbell: Parks and Rec debates skate park relocation.

Public Eye: Do you recall this masked woman? Judge swims among the sharks. Downtown UA to close--many never knew it opened.

Culture Blend: Los Otros have forged a sound rooted in Latino culture with a modern-day vision.

Cornell's Moody Blues: Ex-Soundgarden star Chris Cornell mixes grunge and hobbit rock on solo release.

Aural Fixation: Day on the Green returns; Family Values follows; and lots of CD releases.

Multitrack Minds: With their scores for the new movies 'Stigmata' and 'Laid Back Plans,' Billy Corgan and Craig Armstrong reinvent the soundtrack album.

Anointed by Fed Ex: Pulp novelist and screenwriter John Ridley hates Hollywood but likes Steve Martin's satirical 'Bowfinger.'

Taxi Driver: Angry fundamentalists perplex a worldly cabbie in 'My Son the Fanatic.'

Divided City: 'West Beirut' highlights annual Arab Film Festival.

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

Religious Motives: Jane Rogers takes faith seriously in her new novel, 'Mr. Wroe's Virgins.'

A Home For Heritage: San Jose celebrates the opening of the Mexican Heritage Plaza this weekend.

Micro-Climate: At Gordon Biersch, the food gets equal billing with great beer.

A La Carte: Palo Alto's popular Beppo opens up a new Sicilian party palace in Campbell.