Applications now available for CERT training
      The city of Simi Valley Office of Emergency services is now taking applications for the next Community Emergency Response Team training program. Anyone 18 years or older who lives or works in Simi Valley is encouraged to apply. There is no cost for the program.
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Packed house expected for christening of Big Sky Park
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
      While Opening Day has always been a major event for the young ladies of Simi Valley Girls Softball, tomorrow's ceremonies hold a special significance. That's because for the first time in years, the first pitch of the spring season won't be tossed from the fields at Apollo High School,...
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How do you feel about Simi's proposed ban on panhandling?
     RICHARD BENEDON, MD Los Robles Hospital ER doctor "It's ludicrous, absolutely preposterous. How do you take money from people who are panhandling. It's unenforceable."
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DA tabs new deputy chief investigator
      The district attorney's office of Ventura County recently promoted senior investigator Glen Kitzmann to the position of deputy chief investigator. Kitzmann's law enforcement career spans more than 28 years, including the last 16 with the DA's office where he served in every unit of the...
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Alleged champagne thief corked
      A Baldwin Park man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and robbery Tuesday after he allegedly stole two bottles of Dom Perignon champagne valued at $300 from the Simi Valley Costco. According to a Simi Valley Police report, Behdad Sajjadi, 37, got in a violent scuffle with Co...
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