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Print To take the truly scenic route from Malibu to Pacific Palisades, you won’t need a car. Pull on your hiking boots and head out on the Backbone Trail to experience the most spectacular and wildest parts of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The trail’s 67½ miles travel to woodsy canyons filled with native oaks and sycamores; high points for views of the Channel Islands in one direction and the San Gabriel Mountains in the other; and 16-million-year-old rock spires tha...

Housing and Development Newsletter "I had been eyeing this Los Padres Traverse for quite some time. Having completed a longer, 100-mile adventure starting from Highway 166 west of New Cuyama on mountain bikes back in 2014, I was quite familiar with 90% of this fastest known time route. Thus, it didnt require the extensive scouting that I put into the Backbone FKT in November." The Los Padres Traverse was Stern’s fourth FKT achievement. He owns unsupported run records on Sulphur Mountain Road...

Amina Khan, and it’s Friday, Jan. 15. Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, we’ll next be back in your inbox on Tuesday. Here’s the latest on what’s happening with the coronavirus, plus ways to spend your weekend and a look at some of the week’s best stories. Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. Enter email address You may occasionally receive pro...

Print Encinitas Councilwoman Jody Hubbard, who has represented the Cardiff region for two years, announced Wednesday night that she was resigning “effective immediately” because her lung cancer has spread. Last summer, Hubbard disclosed that she had been diagnosed with non-smoker, non-small cell adenocarcinoma after an emergency room visit for severe abdominal pain in late May. Noting the many recent advancements in cancer treatment, she said at the time that she was undergoing chemotherapy...

Sign up to get The Wild sent weekly to your inbox. Welcome, readers of The Wild. I was thrilled to learn bald eagles nicknamed Shadow and Jackie laid the first egg of the season last week. The birds gained rock-star popularity ever since Friends of Big Bear Valley trained a webcam on the Big Bear Lake nest five years ago. About 5,000 people watch at any given time during the breeding period. But when I tuned in Thursday, I didn’t see the eagles. What I saw were two ravens picking at what was...

Encinitas councilwoman resigns, citing advanced cancer [The San Diego Union-Tribune] Encinitas Councilwoman Jody Hubbard, who has represented the Cardiff region for two years, announced Wednesday night that she was resigning “effective immediately” because her lung cancer has spread. Last summer, Hubbard disclosed that she had been diagnosed with non-smoker, non-small cell adenocarcinoma after an emergency room visit for severe abdominal pain in late May. Noting the many recent advancements...