As urban vampires drink in their Gothic fantasies, Metro writer Richard Sine joins a local clan and discovers the truth about bloodsuckers, real and imagined. Honor System A Metro campaign analysis reveals most judges get their contributions from attorneys who will later plead before them. Milpitas city manager Larry Moore comes under fire.
Police chiefs say the war on drugs resembles Vietnam.
Your Silicon Valley Halloween party and event guide. Todd Inoue reviews a show by Roots, the new organic hip-hop group which just played a surprise gig at the Usual in San Jose. Not all the excitement at the SJ Symphony was musical. The Who breathe new life into old rock. A new 'Cabaret' restores the edgy historical thrust of musical.