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The City Council introduced an ordinance Monday night that would prohibit the intentional feeding of crows and ravens within city limits. The city was prompted to draft the ordinance because of a Simi resident who has been regularly feeding crows from his backyard in the Texas tract despite complaints from neighbors. More ... Residents seeking emotional support can contact the Simi Valley Police Department chaplains at (805) 583-6950. The Simi Valley Community Foundation is available to help residents set up and man age memorial funds in honor of their loved ones or other nonprofit charitable funds for families in need. More ... A community observance remembering the victims of last week's Metrolink train collision will begin at 6:15 p.m. today, Sept. 19, at the Simi Valley Metrolink Station, 5050 Los Angeles Ave. Information will be available regarding support resources for family and friends of crash victims as well as ways in which community members can help. More ... •The Camarillo Health Care District and the Morbrook Institute, a nonprofit agency, are offering eight free individual or group sessions to anyone impacted by the Metrolink crash. Offices are at 3639 E. Las Posas in Camarillo. Contact Ashley Bretting at (805) 4847868 for more information. More ... The leading vote-getter in Simi Valley Unified school board's 2004 election is back in the 2008 race. Simi Valley Unified board president Rob Collins, 65, hopes his experience and deep roots in the education community will catapult him to another four-year term on Nov. 4. A teacher for 40 years, Collins is not short on qualifications. More ... The city of Simi Valley is requesting project submissions for the Community Development Block Grant program. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development made funds available each year for the grant program. The city solicits projects from nonprofit organizations that provide direct benefit to primarily low and moderate-income residents of Simi Valley. More ... Acting on the recommendation of the city's affordable housing subcommittee, the City Council this week approved changes to Simi's First Time Homebuyer's Assistance Program due to declining housing prices and the overall poor condition of the real estate market. More ... Former Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson has opened a campaign office at 196003 Sequoia Ave., Simi Valley. The office will serve as home base for Jackson's volunteers in Simi Valley Jackson opened her office last Saturday after riding with Ventura County firefighters in the Simi Valley Days Parade. More ... Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10049 Simi Valley and the Ladies Auxiliary will host the annual National Prisoner of War-Missing in Action program Sat., Sept. 27 at the Rancho Tapo Community Park Veterans Plaza, 3700 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. More ... STRENGTH IN NUMBERS— Above, Marilyn Waidelich of Simi Valley carries a large American flag as she and other walkers leave the Reagan Library and head down Presidential Drive at the start of the third annual Simi Valley Freedom Walk last Thursday. At right, resident Sean Fitzpatrick displays the day's most popular colors: red, white and blue. More ... The annual National Day of Remembrance for Murdered Victims will be at 4:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 25 at Plaza Park, Fifth and "B" streets, Oxnard. The event will honor the memories of murder victims and recognize the impact of homicide on surviving family members and friends. More ... The local chapter of Military Order of World Wars and Military Officers Association of America will host a dinner meeting on Thurs., Sept. 25 at Eric's Restaurant, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The guest speaker is Dr. Eduardo Rubinstein, educator of anesthesiology. More ... Humanitarian agency Church World Service has announced the opening of its 2008-09 CROP Hunger Walk season, during which hunger activists in some 2,000 communities across the nation will begin walking to raise money for the agency's domestic and global anti-hunger programs. More ... |
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