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Print Jody Hubbard, who served as the Cardiff region’s representative on the City Council for two years, has died after battling lung cancer for the past year, Mayor Catherine Blakespear announced Wednesday. “She was a vibrant member of our community and served Encinitas with distinction — first as an engaged citizen, then as a city commissioner and for nearly two years as a Council member representing District 3, which included her home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea,” Blakespear said in a statement. “On behalf of the city, I want to extend my sincerest condolences to her mother, Joanne, t...

✨ No wildflowers this year? Catch a different sort of flower field in Paso Robles The “Field of Light” in Paso Robles is back — this time with a sister exhibition called “ Light Towers,” recently captured by Times photographer Francine Orr. I was dazzled when I first visited the “ Field of Light” in 2019, a lifetime ago. The 58,800-plus lights, gently oscillating from green to purple to orange and back again, felt like a hidden treasure — and I wasn’t the only one who felt that way. Dhaval Patel, another Angeleno visiting the exhibition, told me that his friend asked him ...

Welcome to The Wild! At last, something to do on Saturday night that doesn’t involve Netflix. For just one night, a forest will appear in downtown Los Angeles, part of an outdoor digital light show called “Luminex: Dialogues of Light.” At one site, look for a building-size projection of trees from different perspectives, one looking down on lush canopies, the other looking up from the intricate root system. Japanese artist Akiko Yamashita’s artwork is inspired by her grandfather, who committed himself to planting trees in landscapes left empty after World War II. Advertisement Turkis...

The Times Debuts Hiking Guide March 15, 2021 9:20 AM PT Print On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times debuted a special 24-page hiking guide. The issue includes stunning photography and features 50 of the greatest hikes in Southern California, as well as stories about historical destinations. An introduction to the issue explains the many reasons Angelenos hit the trails. “Southern California’s mountains and forests can serve as an outdoor gym, a sanctuary from the urban buzz, a spiritual space to heal and reflect, a place to pose and be seen (especially on Instagram), an entry to the...