Cover Story: Path of Leashed Resistance
How bogus science has been used to restrict and exclude dogs from the region's parks and open space.

News: Cruzin' for a Bruisin'
The most despised aquatic beast in the Santa Cruz surf--at least among punk shortboarders who like to punch office workers--is the Silicon Valley dotcommer.

Metropolis News Extras

• Saratoga: Groups work together to improve traffic problem.
  
• Sunnyvale: Sunnyvale Reverend leads treks that uplift people physically and mentally.
  
• Cupertino: Suspect allegedly sexually assaulted and shot at girlfriend.

Virtual Puffery: Legal designer-drugs muscle into hash market via the Internet.

Public Eye: SJ vice mayor ponders joining influential lobbying firm. Bush may tap local Dem. Gonzo's latest breakup.

Notes From the Underbelly: Horse With a Man on It.

Work: Coming soon to a snake pit near you.

In Love With Her: Erykah Badu seduces with a trilling, snaky voice on her new album, 'Mama's Gun.'

Aural Fixation: SJSU Event Center set to host Prince's Hit N' Run Tour 2000 this Friday.

Audiofile: Reviews of the new CD by Kasey Chambers and 'Sleighed: The Other Side of Christmas,' by various artists.

Tony, Tony, Phony: 'The Weekend' features a summerhouse full of well-bred neurotics.

All Downhill: 'Vertical Limit' plummets fast.

Ear Shots: Family members take sides in a cultural debate in the documentary 'Sound and Fury.'

Science Notes: High-level thinkers express their feelings in 'Me & Isaac Newton.'

Stand-Out Comics: Palo Alto fixture Lee's Comics plans a move and hosts two comics luminaries.

Drubbing Dickens: Santa Jose State Company works over a seasonal classic in 'Inspecting Carol.'

Holiday Fairy Tale: Ballet SJ Silicon Valley's 'Nutcracker' bounds with charm and beauty.

Candle With Care: Teatro Visión's 'La Posada Mágica' tells a holiday tale of magic and mysticism.

Far Eastern Elegance: Campbell's Fung Lum blends ancient charm with four-star Chinese dining.

A La Carte: Organic is good .