California Northern Magazine: A New Regionalism - Local Northern California Journalism, Photography, Literature

		A New Regionalism The path toward a more local future.
Politics		To Preserve or Privatize California's state parks at a crossroads. By Paul Barrett and Casey Mills
Poetry		"Late Lessons" By W. S. Di Piero "Remove" By Jessica Fisher
History		The Commune Effect How utopian communities have fostered widespread change. By Michael Zelenko
Symposium		Searching for Utopia Local writers imagine a more perfect region.
Memoir		One Day I'll Leave This Place An incarcerated woman reflects on prison and her past. By Victoria Sanchez
Essay		What Meth Means Exploring the drug's mystique. By Richard Mills
Religion		Work as Meditation A North Coast Buddhist community works to save sacred texts. By Sarah Dozor
Fiction		"A Message from God" By Jacqueline Doyle
NOTES FROM THE FIELD		Our readers' dispatches from Martinez Detention Facility and Sierra Vista Hospital.