March 17, 2006 RSS feed / Community

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Mikels postpones plans to rebuild Tapo Canyon Park

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
Supervisor Judy Mikels announced last week plans to rebuild Tapo Canyon Park are on hold until after the June 6 primary. More...

New program helps city track unsafe housing conditions

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Thanks to a new software program developed by city staff, Simi Valley can keep better track of illegal and substandard dwellings. More...

Habitat for Humanity to build its first Simi Valley homes

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

Habitat for Humanity International began helping the less fortunate realize the dream of owning their own home long before network TV executives and talk show hosts discovered this kind of charity made for good Nielsen ratings. More...

Local group probes the mysteries of physics

By Avi Rutschman avi@theacorn.com

Can the past be altered by changes in the future? Is it possible for particles to be instantly transported? Can we observe "reality" without having an effect on it? More...

Students get a stiff dose of reality with 'Every Fifteen Minutes' program

QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE-Captain Phil Hadley, left, and other firemen work to free a passenger trapped in an automobile in a simulated accident at Simi Valley High School. More...

Former mayor to be honored with tree planting

The city of Simi Valley%27s Tree Advisory Board will honor former Mayor Bill Davis with a tree planting at 10 a.m. Sat., March 18 on Alamo Street west of Tapo Canyon Road, near the police station at 3901 Alamo St. More...

New 'Welcome to Simi Valley' sign in the works

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

Ever since 1995, residents returning home from a hard day%27s work in the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles or the nearby San Fernando Valley have been greeted by the "Welcome to Simi Valley" sign. More...

Man steals backhoe equipped with LoJack

Thousand Oaks resident Raymond Daniels, 39, was arrested for stealing a backhoe from a Simi Valley construction site near Tapo Street and Presidio Drive during the early morning hours of Mon., March 13. More...

Totally cherry

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers NICE RIDE-Simi Valley residents Wayne and Cindi Burg check out a 1941 Plymouth Woody during the Conejo Valley Days kickoff picnic and car show at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on a recent Saturday. More...

YMCA to host monthly family nights

The Simi Valley YMCA will host free family nights once a month beginning March 31 at the center, 3200 Cochran St., Simi Valley. The events are designed to give families an opportunity to enjoy doing an activity together. More...