Woody News

When Connie Confer picked up a gay and lesbian newsletter in the summer of 1969, she was shocked to read that gays in New York City had rioted against police harassment.

Organized Labor: California's frenzy to build solar power plants is being held up by unions citing environmental rules.

Scotland's 2007 Folk Band of the Year, Old Blind Dogs, takes the stage at Theatricum Botanicum's rustic outdoor amphitheater in Topanga on Father's Day , Sunday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. Scotland's 2007 Folk Band of the Year to perform at Theatricum.

About 300 vehicles are expected at the annual LeRoy Haynes Center Car Show scheduled for June 13, in Old Town La Verne.

A few weeks ago I did a column on the art of the "Moon." I half expected my editor to kick it back to me, as this is sort of a gray subject matter in a family paper.

Titus Villafana, 3, and John Villafana, 2, of Red Bluff, check out a 1929 Ford "Woody" Sunday at the California Historic Vehicle Association car show at Red Bluff River Park.

The U.S Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced this week that William 'Woody' Loftis has been selected as the new district conservationist to oversee its operations in the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to a press statement from the service.

Cale Simmons of Rocklin owns the third-best pole vault mark in the Sac-Joaquin Section at 15 feet, 9 inches.

The bike-happy city of Davis has been named the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.

The Rev. River Sims leads a procession of 65 people through the Tenderloin in downtown San Francisco in a celebration of Good Friday, stopping throughout the district to recite prayers from the Stations of the Cross.

She's a mysterious banshee, he's a lo-fi genius, and together they make beautiful, if frightening, music.

San Jose resident Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, 25, became a national celebrity after he defeated Takeru Kobayashi at the 2007 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, wolfing down a world record 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

Slow food supporters Mark and Myriam Pasternak own Devil s Gulch Ranch in Nicasio and the crowing rooster at right.

Retracing local band histories with songwriter/vocalist Rich Dembowski, keyboardist Levi Nuez and drummer Justin Smith from Pasadena's Old Californio is a convoluted exercise.

Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals Inc. , a privately held pharmaceutical company developing small molecule drugs for neurodegenerative diseases, said Thursday it completed a first round of funding with $17 million.

Many herbs seem to be happier out on their own than in a regularly cultivated garden.

Southern California rock-climbing pioneer Curtis Woodrow "Woody" Stark, 67, of Riverside, died Sunday in a fall at Joshua Tree National Park.

The Coachella Valley will host 100 tour operators, travel media, corporate and government officials from China for three days in May in conjunction with a charity golf tournament.

Diana Jorgenson Portola Editor 2/18/2009 Successfully reaching your 60th year in business is a remarkable achievement that would make any business owner proud.

If 20,000 gray whales can swim 5,000 miles in icy Pacific waters from Mexico to Alaska, you can rouse yourself out of hibernation for a day or two ... especially with some of California's best whale-spotting ...