After hearing two hours of testimony both for and against plans for the city’s fifth McDonald’s, the Simi Valley Planning Commission couldn’t decide whether to approve or deny the project. More...

With the recent focus on Tiger Woods and the concept of sexual addiction, some are wondering about where addiction comes from and how to assess for it. A friend asked me, “Is it because he grew up with a controlling father?” More...

Waste Management Inc., with about 230 employees in Simi Valley, will be featured on “Undercover Boss,” a new hourlong reality series airing on CBS Sun., Feb. 7, immediately following the Super Bowl.  More...

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com Susan Selvaggio has goose bumps. And, she says, she’s about to cry. More...

The Highlanders have been in more thrillers than a 24-hour marathon of James Bond flicks. Seven games have been decided by three or fewer points. They lost an overtime game on a buzzer-beating, half-court heave. Oh, and they beat crosstown rival Simi Valley on the road. More...

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Jan. 27 In the 2000 block of Elizondo Street, a 47-year-old woman was arrested and charged with domestic infliction of corporal injury. At Anastasia Avenue and Tam Court, a 34-year-old man and a 34year-old woman were arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. A 32-year-old man was also arrested on a bench warrant. More...

“Driven by fear, people run for security to mountains and forests, to sacred spots and shrines. But none of these can be a safe refuge, because they cannot free the mind from fear.” —The Dhammapada More...

SHINING MOMENTS—Above, Ebony Taylor smiles after winning the 2010 Miss Ventura County competition last month at the High Street Arts Center in Moorpark. Taylor, who attends Moorpark College, will now compete for the title of Miss California. More...

Cabrillo Music Theatre will present a new 1940s musical, “The Andrews Brothers” by Roger Bean, from Feb. 5 to 14 at the Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. More...

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State and local governments are enduring financial challenges like never before, but unlike private business, which has shed jobs and reduced payrolls, the public sector continues to mete out salaries and benefits as if little in the economy has gone awry. More...

Sitting in the living room of their Simi Valley home, Mike and Sandy Nash share snapshots of their 5-month-old son, Cameron. In one photo, the infant’s fuzzy head peeks out from a bundled blanket. His blue eyes seem to sparkle and he is giving the camera his best toothless grin. More...

FRI., FEB. 5 Inaugural Casino More...