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City looking into consequences of mobile home park conversions
Moratorium enacted
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
      The Simi Valley City Council adopted an ordinance Monday establishing an urgency moratorium that prohibits the closure or conversion of mobile home parks in the city for the next 45 days. The moratorium affects the seven mobile home parks in Simi Valley, which comprise more than 8...
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Home rehabilitation loans being offered by the city
      The city of Simi Valley is offering $30,000 home rehabilitation loans with an interest rate of 2 percent for very low, lowand medianincome homeowners. In addition, the city will provide a grant of up to $2,500 to applicants who use a general contractor to manage three or more unrelated bu...
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Dump-for-free day is back at Simi Landfill
Don't forget to bring proof of residency
      Simi Valley residents are invited to drop off trash, green waste and bulky items free of charge from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center, 2801 Madera Road, Simi Valley.
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Assemblymember reports on latest from Sacramento
By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com
      Despite city officials' recent budget concerns, Simi Valley's General Fund is still safe from having to help balance California's projected $16billion shortfall for 2008.
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Street Fair is tomorrow
Families can peruse the goods at more than 350 booths
      The Simi Valley Street Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, May 10, on Cochran Street between Galena and Sequoia avenues. More than 350 booths will display business products, arts and crafts, clothing and accessories, health and fitness, community organizations ...
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Cajun Festival's 'Gator Run' returns for second go-round
      The Rotary Club of Simi Sunset will present the second annual Gator Run 5K/ 10K Sunday, May 25. The race will start and finish at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley.
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Alcohol retailers get schooled in the art of prevention
By Carissa Marsh Special to the Acorn
      Local business owners and managers gathered in Simi Valley Town Center's community room on Tuesday to learn the ABCs of responsible alcohol sales. The Coalition for Simi Valley Youth and Community hosted the free training session to better equip alcohol retailers to spot and deal with underage...
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Curves is collecting goods to send overseas
By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn
      When the women who worked out at Curves for Women in Simi Valley discovered that one of their members had a son serving in Iraq, they wasted no time shaping up a plan to do something for him. For the month of May, Curves, at 3885 Cochran St., is doubling as a collection site for g...
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Kiwanis introduces K-Kids Club
      Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley chartered the first K-Kids Club in Simi Valley. KKids Club is a service organization for elementary school students. With more than 20,000 members worldwide, K-Kids focuses on developing leadership skills, building moral character and encouraging loyalty to schoo...
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Multicultural au pairs share their heritage with community
      In First Neighborhood, Westlake Village, Cultural Care au pairs from around the world shared their national heritage with the Conejo Valley community by presenting a family friendly International Music Festival. The au pairs were joined by their host families and families from the...
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Rotary goes to work at Corriganville
     A LITTLE ELBOW GREASE- Steve Johnson, above, a member of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise, trims down a brandnew sign to put up at Camp Rotary in Corriganville Park on Saturday morning. Rotary members painted benches, installed new signs and repaired permanent structures at the park during Rotary Com...
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Republican women hosting McCain backer
      The Simi Valley-Moorpark Republican Women Federated will hold a joint meeting with Conejo Republican Women at 11 a.m. Friday, May 16 in the grand ballroom at the Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The guest speaker will be Rear Adm. George H. Strohsahl, former commande...
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Happy Mother's Day 2008
Mother's Day is May 11, and Acorn readers offer these best wishes to the greatest moms in the world
      MOM: Miracle Of Mother Nature. I would like to dedicate this to our mom, Mirna Perdomo. A loving mother, that's who you are. You have been an amazing inspiration for us, having given so much of yourself to your family and never complaining that you don't have enough time to yourself.
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