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Private Business, Public Interest
If there is such a thing as an enlightened business group, Silicon Valley Leadership Group could be the prototype

B Warned
As many as 35,000 local Asians and Pacific Islanders in Santa Clara County have the deadly virus hep B-and don't know it

Gangster's Paradox
Law enforcement uses the state's gang-enhancement law to crack down on violence, but a judge's ruling in the Joshua Herrera case raises questions about its reach

Achilli's Heel
Los Gatos rocked by restaurateur's death

Swallowed Up
The Northern California Megaregion can eat Silicon Valley for breakfast

Deal or No Deal
The cost-effectiveness of taking cases to court may change how the county deals with lawsuits it was once eager to settle

Layoffs Loom at Merc
Newsroom on edge as MediaNews offers buyout

Clone Wars
The FDA says meat from clones is as safe as any other food, but critics say the agency hasn't done nearly enough testing.

Skatepark Sabotage?
The district attorney's office takes on charges of improper conduct in the bitter Los Gatos skate debate

Unsettled
With the looming threat of costly lawsuits, the county may consider reaching out to the exonerated

Propositioned
Vote safe and sane on the ballot's confusing propositions with Metro's recommendations

Everybody Off The Streets
County officials admit they're losing the battle against homelessness. But with a revolutionary approach, they say they can end it locally in seven years.

Secret's Out
As Macworld Expo hits, there's something missing this year: the überfan whose inside information drove Steve Jobs nuts

I Sing of Ron Paul
Willow Glen musician Steve Dore has taken up the outsider candidate's cause-and become a one-man YouTube revolution in the process

Food Fight
Sunnyvale joins the grassroots movement to save kids from the Department of Agriculture with a farm-to-school revolt