Smoked Out

The federal government makes good on its threat to shut down medical-marijuana dispensaries—and the worst may be yet to come

• by Leilani Clark
The federal government makes good on its threat to shut down medical-marijuana dispensaries - and the worst may be yet to come
• Tags: Features, Medical Marijuana, Oaksterdam, Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, Jill Ravitch, Melinda Haag, Sonoma Alliance for Medical Marijuana, Public Defenders

Living in Limbo

Sonoma County ranks high for 'disconnected youth'—those out of school and unable to find a job—and reversing the trend isn't easy

• by Leilani Clark
Sonoma County ranks high for 'disconnected youth'—those out of school and unable to find a job—and reversing the trend isn't easy
• Tags: Features, disconnected youth, Cradle to Career, Social Advocates for Youth

Nov. 30-Dec. 16: The Ratcatcher at the Imaginists Theater

• by Leilani Clark
• Tags: stage, The Imaginists, The Crux, The Ratcatcher, Pied Piper

Dec. 8: Dead Prez at Aubergine

• by Leilani Clark
• Tags: music, Dead Prez, Hip Hop, Revolutionary But Gangsta, Aubergine

Nov.1: Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) at Copperfield's Petaluma

• by Leilani Clark
• Tags: books, Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler, Copperfield's Petaluma

Creative Parenting

Our hands-on guide to first-time parenting survival

• by Leilani Clark, Rachel Dovey, Jessica Dur Taylor, Stett Holbrook, and Gabe Meline
Our hands-on guide to first-time parenting survival
• Tags: Features, Parenting, Survival Guide, Babies

Forever Young

Jonathan Demme making sense with Neil Young

• by Richard von Busack
Jonathan Demme making sense with Neil Young
• Tags: Music, Neil Young Journeys

We Owe, We Owe

Student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt in the U.S., with job prospects bleak even for graduates with degrees. As defaults increase, can anything be done?

• by Leilani Clark
Student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt in the U.S., with job prospects bleak
• Tags: Features, Student Loan Debt, Student Debt Crisis, Student Loan Forgiveness Act

Laughing Matter

Comedy open mics are proliferating all over the North Bay. What's so funny?

• by Leilani Clark
Comedy open mics are proliferating all over the North Bay. What's so funny?
• Tags: Features, Standup Comedy, Comedy Open Mics, Juan Carlos, Helen Pachynski, Tony Sparks, Marco Alvarez

Step by Step

When Sonoma County's courts sentence alcohol and drug offenders to rehab, a nonreligious option hasn't always been clear—until one man's crusade to change the process

• by Leilani Clark
When Sonoma County's courts sentence alcohol and drug offenders to rehab, a nonreligious option hasn't always been clear—until one man's crusade to change the process
• Tags: Features, LifeRing, Byron Kerr, Sonoma County Courts

The Wild One

Cheryl Strayed lived on the edge, wrote it all down—and then Oprah came calling

• by Leilani Clark
Cheryl Strayed lived on the edge, wrote it all down—and then Oprah came calling
• Tags: Features, Cheryl Strayed, Wild, Oprah's Book Club

Best Of 2012: Everyday

Writers' Picks, 'Legends'

• by Gabe Meline, Christina Julian, David Sason, Rachel Dovey, Nicolas Grizzle, Leilani Clark, and James Knight
Writers' Picks for Everyday in the Bohemian's Best Of 2012 Issue
• Tags: Best of Everyday, Mead Clark Lumber, Steves Hardware, North Bay Monument, TeeVax Appliance, Diekmann's General Store, McNear Brick & Block, Pedersen's Furniture, Hardisty's Homewares, Corrick's, Selby & Sons, Friedman's Home Improvement, Louis Thomas

A Sense of Place

Our biannual look at local authors' work

• by Leilani Clark, Nicolas Grizzle, Gabe Meline, Stett Holbrook, Jacquelynne Ocaña, Michael Shufro, Rachel Dovey, and Suzanne Daly
Our biannual look at local North Bay authors' work
• Tags: Features, North Bay Authors, Local Lit

Getting Lost

Rebecca Solnit's reimagined literature

• by Leilani Clark
Rebecca Solnit's reimagined literature
• Tags: Arts, Rebecca Solnit, Eadweard Muybridge, Infinite City

Where Was It Filmed?

Our resident tourist guide visits the North Bay locations used in famous—and not so famous—Hollywood movies

• by Leilani Clark, Jennifer Cuddy, Suzanne Daly, Rachel Dovey, Nicolas Grizzle, Gabe Meline, and Michael Shufro
Our resident tourist guide visits the North Bay film locations used in famous—and not so famous—Hollywood movies
• Tags: Features, Filming Locations, Sonoma County