Gertting people out of their cars altogether is a long-term endeavor, so in the short term, the sebastopol-based Post Carbon Institute is preparing to model an alternate way to reduce fossil fuel consumption through their Solar Car Share program.

Visit the  Post-Carbon Institute to see  what other projects they have going.

 For details about the Solar Car Share project, click here . 

Police Accountability Clinic and Hotline (PACH)

719 Orchard Street, Santa Rosa, 95404

(707) 542-7224

(707) 542-PACH

For a short biographical portrait of Big Man Howard, read this .

Read more about cop watch in Sonoma County here .

Link to the ACLU of Northern California here .

Concerns about “usage creep,” in which tasers are used when other methods might be more appropriate, were raised in the 2005 report Stun Gun Fallacy: How the Lack of Taser Regulation Endangers Lives , published by the ACLU of Northern California in 2005.

Tasers are aggressively marketed by the manufacturer, Taser International. Their latest model, the C2, is designed for personal use (only in self-defense of course) and comes in 9 designer colors.

Old school American comic books are getting made into movies, but Japanese-styled manga is capturing a new generation of graphic novel readers. If you're not acquainted with this burgeoning publishing trend, this North Bay Report offers an introduction.

Many bookstores now carry shelves full of manga titles, which are often published in extended series. But with so much product available, how are discerning readers to tell which ones are worth their money or time? One way is to consult Jason Thompson's book .

Visually, manga is much like the Japanese style of animation known as anime. An explanation of the differences and similarities between Manga and Anime can be found here .

Follow this link for a basic history of manga