Cameras on signals keep traffic moving
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
      The cameras watching over intersections in Simi Valley are not for catching motorists running red lights, but instead for telling red lights when to turn green. Jim Brunner, the city's chief traffic engineer, said the cameras are in place for traffic detection.
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Building code amendments will address fire, earthquake safety
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
      A public hearing to adopt building code amendments dealing with earthquakes, wildfires and high winds in Simi Valley has been set for Dec. 3. The City Council two weeks ago introduced an ordinance that will require rigorous building requirements for any new construction projects, includin...
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Students using cemetery as shortcut
      The Simi Valley Public Cem- etery is in need of higher walls and tighter security, according to cemetery manager Barbara Scroggins.
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Resident hoisted into rescue helicopter
      The Ventura County Sheriff's Aviation/SAR Unit rescued an exhausted off-road motorcycle rider at 8 p.m. Nov. 17. Simi Valley resident Howard Bilsky, 50, was last seen at 3:30 p.m. near Sunset campground in the Los Padres National Forest near Hungry Valley State off-road park.
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Police urge vigilance during holiday season
Operation Safer Streets hopes to curb traditional spike in thefts
      The Simi Valley Police Department will increase its enforcement efforts this holiday season with Operation Safer Streets. Statistics show that property crimes increase during the holidays when residents frequent shopping centers and local businesses.
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Simi Library will be closed Thursday morning
      The Simi Valley Library will be closed the morning of Thurs., Nov. 29 to enable staff to attend a countywide library staff meeting. Administrative offices and support services will also be closed during that time. The library will open at 1 p.m.
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Aim of community colleges remains the same: Prepare students for life
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
      Community colleges don't just serve students who didn't get accepted into prestigious four-year universities. They fulfill the needs of high school graduates who want to jump-start their post-secondary education, and they provide extra training for the local work force at a barga...
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Letter aims to protect California produce
      Twentyfour bipartisan California members of Congress recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting that the government not weaken the safeguards that prevent the shipment of cankerinfested citrus from Florida.
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