Embargoed Pigs

Andy Bromage at Seven Days: Doggie DNA

As cheap pet DNA test kits have proliferated in recent years, an increasing number of dog owners are shelling out money — usually $60 to $100 — to find out what breeds their mutts mix.

Dave Lieberman at OC Weekly: Five Things You’d Think Would Be Vegan–But Aren’t

Some things that should be vegan contain animal products, sometimes in surprising places. Here are five of those products.

Michael Brownlee at Boulder Weekly: The Local Food Revolution

It’s a revolution aimed at rebuilding this region’s capacity to feed its own people, to ensure food security and food sovereignty for all.

George Prentice at Boise Weekly: First Quarter Film Stinkers

I think I’ve discovered where the creeps who laid waste to our economy are hiding out: They’re running the major movie studios.

J. Douglas Allen-Taylor at East Bay Express: Has Oakland Killed Community Policing?

For less than two years, Oakland lived up to its years-long vision for community policing.