Cover: Clutter Clatter
Eye-opening holiday gifts for people who don't want (or need) more stuff.

News: Generation C
Called the Silent Epidemic, the blood-borne hepatitis C virus strikes at the heart of a generation.

Metropolis News Extras

• Sunnyvale: School, cops moved fast in rescue of tortured boy.
  
• Los Gatos: Latest flavor for local water seems to be Essence of Algae.
  

Warning Factions: Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse make their point stick.

Public Eye: Councilmember Rodman? Exiting Sunnyvale incumbent confesses, 'I wasn't paying attention.' Reep cannibals in W.V.

Scratch & Listen: Keith Elam (a.k.a. GURU) and Christopher Martin (a.k.a. DJ Premiere) put together 33 tracks of Gang Starr's innovative hip-hop notions.

Swearing by Jar: San Jose's Ten in the Swear Jar delivers a compelling 'Private Map' for debut CD.

Aural Fixation: A roundup of holiday gift ideas.

Showdown: Arnold Schwarzenegger faces off with the Devil in 'End of Days.'

Dark Knight and Fog: Batman declares war on crime in a new comic book.

Winged Ardor: 'Nabakov's Blues' charts famous author's other career with a net and a mounting pin.

Stink Different: Can a Counter Culture Corporation survive?

One Flew Over Mozart: Mental patients mount an opera in City Lights' production of 'Cosí.'

Where There's Smoke: Some things have changed at Andy's, but the meat of the matter is as good as it ever was.

A La Carte: Whether you're looking for a sandwich or a lawyer, Cafe Nonos is the place to chow down and chat up.