On a small patio turned art studio, Ann Chaitin turns seed pods, leaves, shells, twigs, stones, copper foil, paper and “all kinds of random doodads” into images. “The bits of nature all work for me to ...

A project that would build a house on a vacant lot tucked away in a corner of La Jolla’s Village got its first hearing this week but will have at least one more before a vote is taken on whether to ...