August 7, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Acorn should be advocating for more conservation

Your attempt to find fault with Simi Valley officials for establishing irrigation-free days so that the entire community can brace itself for what may be a sustained drought is totally off base (“Water mandate goes too f More...

Rules allow officials to enforce water restrictions

Whoever wrote this article clearly has no idea what they are talking about (“Water mandate goes too far”). More...

Environmentalists to blame for state’s shortage

In the name of a nonexistent water shortage, Southern California is being ordered to ration landscape water. Unfortunately, grass doesn’t understand politics or economics. Lawns need 20 minutes of water, every valve, every day. More...

Nothing will satisfy Sinaloa Park Project critics

I can’t believe that after three years and numerous revisions the residents that live around the proposed Sinaloa Park are still not happy. More...

Neighborhood says, ‘Thank you’

We would like to send out a big thankyou to the Simi Valley Police Department, the Citizens Patrol and the Target volunteers for visiting our neighborhood “National Night Out” block party. More...

Water mandate is ‘extremely intrusive’

I just read the editorial regarding water use in Simi Valley. I agree that assigning specific watering days for homeowners is extremely intrusive. I use my automatic sprinklers between 5 and 6 a.m. More...

Won’t stand for being told which days to water

When I read the opinion of the Acorn editors regarding the new ordinance of the City Council on the days we are allowed to use water at our homes, I had to write in. More...

Responsible water users deserve freedom of choice

I have been following the story on water restrictions for a while. I don’t not believe it is fair that the City of Simi Valley has placed restrictions on how often and what days we water our lawns.  Like many citizens of Simi Valley, my husb More...

Private funds should pay for memorial

The city’s request to use Federal CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funding to build the Metrolink Memorial seems highly inappropriate. Before I get beaten up, let me say why. More...