March 20, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Replacing CNG buses a waste of stimulus money

Just one of the thousands of earmarks within the stimulus package from Washington is $1.7 million for the replacement of four fixed-route CNG buses for Simi Valley (see www.StimulusWatch.org). What a waste of taxpayers' money. More...

It's education that really needs a bailout

On March 13, out of 1,000 school teachers in Simi Valley, 230 were given pink slips. I find a 23 percent reduction of teachers in Simi Valley absolutely appalling. Why not administrative layoffs or suspension of programs? More...

California taxpayers are walking off a cliff

I blame the state budget crisis on the humans in control of the state legislature, but unfortunately Brian Levy's letter to the editor March 6 doesn't see it that way. More...

Touched by a random act of kindness

Three weeks ago I went to purchase some dog food at Theresa's Pet and Feed store. I had to buy a large bag instead of the smaller one, but as I checked out my purchase I was short 87 cents. More...

Parents should dig into their pockets to help schools

We could all sit here and gripe about who's to blame for the current budget shortfalls; however, that wouldn't do anything to change the fact that the Simi school district is now faced with some dire decisions. More...

The use of Title I money should be reevaluated

I have been a resident of the Simi Valley since 2004. I enjoy the area and the schools that all three of my children attend. More...

Had a good time at grand opening of Simi Dog Park

I wanted to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District for the wonderful ribboncutting and dedication of Simi Valley's new dog park. More...