September 25, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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‘Sorry Joe, but you can’t keep it’

FOR HIS BETTER HALF—Simi Police Lieutenant Joe May, right, accepts the Civilian Employee of the Year award on behalf of his wife, dispatcher Elizabethann May, from Chief of Police Mike Lewis dur More...

Students have strong showing on latest API

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com

Simi Valley Unified School District students continue to show gains in their standardized testing scores, with all but three of 29 schools in the district improving this year. More...

Request for permit to build new McDonald’s draws fire

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

McDonald’s wants to open its fifth Simi Valley franchise at the northwest corner of Cochran Street and Galena Avenue in the Farmers Insurance parking lot. But nearby residents aren’t lovin’ it. More...

Business

Recalling fast times and fast food

GOLDEN MEMORIES— Wayne Herbert, center, owner-operator of the McDonald’s at 1495 E. Los Angeles Ave. More...

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Schools

Board adopts changes to district’s search and seizure policy

K-9s authorized to sniff student lots

The Simi Valley Unified School District board unanimously passed an updated search and seizure policy, which includes a change specifying that contrabandsniffing dogs can search student parking lots. More...

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Sports

Royal and Simi teams aiming high

Marmonte League outlook: Girls’ golf
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

The Westlake High girls’ golf team won the Marmonte League championship in 2008. This year, the Warriors are even better. More...

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Faith

Simi church serving free hot meals on Thursdays

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church hosts a free community meal Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, 4191 Cochran St., Simi Valley. More...

B’nai Emet to hold services for Yom Kippur and Sukkot

Congregation B’nai Emet’s Yom Kippur family service will take place at 1:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 28 at the synagogue, 9 W. Bonita Drive, Simi Valley. More...

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Dining & Entertainment

Underwood Farms hosts Folk Festival

The second annual Underwood Farms Folk Festival will be on Sat. and Sun., Oct. 3 and 4 at the farm, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. Gates will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Musicians will play from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. More...

Gary Sinise leads screening of films honoring war heroes

Award-winning actor Gary Sinise and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation will present the best movies of the award-winning GI Film Festival on Sat., Sept. 26 at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential DriveSimi Valley. More...

Simi cinema accepting food donations

In the spirit of the newly released film, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” Regal Cinemas Civic Center 16 is working with the Care & Share Food Bank in Simi Valley to collect food for those in need. More...

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Editorials

Kadota-Fig may have won battle but city could lose housing war

As gratifying as it can be to watch a neighborhood band together to oppose city hall and win, excuse us if we temper our celebration for the residents of Kadota-Fig. We won’t be having any of that champagne the mayor mentioned. More...

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Full Story

Economy won’t recover without job creation

Guest opinion
By U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly Special to the Acorn

What Americans need right now are jobs. Instead, Washington is killing them. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stimulus package was supposed to hold unemployment below 8 percent. More...

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Outcry leads to vote of ‘no change’ for Kadota-Fig

Panel agrees to remove neighborhood from General Plan update
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

By the looks of the packed council chambers Tuesday, it seemed the whole KadotaFig neighborhood came out to express their opposition to the proposed General Plan changes that would increase density in their community. More...

City water rates may rise up to 25 percent

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

Those who receive their water from the city of Simi Valley can expect their bills to go up by at least 20 percent after the first of the year. More...

Fire consumes almost 17,000 acres outside Moorpark

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

An unpredictable, winddriven brush fire kept Moorpark residents on high alert all week while more than 1,800 firefighters battled to keep the blaze from reaching the northern end of the city. More...

Community

Search warrant yields guns, drugs

A 27-year-old Simi Valley man was booked on an array of charges Sept. 12 after police came to serve him with a felony arrest warrant. More...

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Health & Wellness

Breakfast celebrates June rescue of man who suffered heart attack at gym

Bystanders’ decisive action helped save a life
By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn

After a hard-fought game of racquetball at Simi Valley’s Oakridge Athletic Club, Jorge Valle went into the lobby. He felt more than just tired; he felt lightheaded. More...

Long-time physician forced to retire due to rare, chronic illness

Doctor has been treating Simi Valley families for 25 years

Dr. George P. Carbone, who has been a practicing family physician in Simi Valley for 25 years, is retiring unexpectedly because of a rare genetic disorder. More...

Sunrise Senior Living opens new community on west end

Sunrise Senior Living has opened its newest senior-living community in Simi Valley, Sunrise of Wood Ranch, at 190 Tierra Rejada Road. More...

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Police

Police Blotter

Sept. 16 At the CVS/pharmacy in the 4400 block of Alamo Street, a 44year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested and charged with forging a prescription for any drug. Sept. 17 More...

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Family

All smiles for a job well done

HAPPY SCOUTS—Cadette Girl Scout Troop 240’s Silver Award Project was to conduct a food drive in support of Simi Valley’s Care and Share food bank. More...

Sign-ups open for Jr. Team Tennis leagues

The United States Tennis Association’s Ventura County Section announced that sign-ups are open for its Jr. Team Tennis fall leagues that will start Sept. 27. More...

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Letters

Won’t be satisfied until there is a fine for barking

I have been following the debate on the barking dog issue and reading all the comments in the Acorn regarding this. Last week’s letter from Sherrill Strothman really hit home when she quoted Councilmember Glen Becerra. More...

Council was wrong to give city attorney a raise

How dare Mayor Miller and all council members make such a deal in hiring a new city attorney (“City attorney gets 6 percent raise, Simi Acorn , Sept. 18). More...

It’s time for Congressman to call it a career

It is interesting to note that Congressman Elton Gallegly is planning to run again. One has to ask why? More...

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Neighbors

Explorer of the Year has all the makings of a future crimefighter

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

When Kenny Brzezinski was called to the stage during the 13th annual Police/Community Partnership Awards Luncheon to accept his award for Explorer of the Year, he had no idea what was in store for him. More...

Pick the winner in this year’s Take Your Acorn on Vacation contest

Acorn readers are invited to visit www.theacorn.com and cast a vote for the winners of this year’s Take Your Acorn on Vacation photo contest. More...

Family reunion celebrates a century in America

By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn

With the help of 15 relatives, Simi Valley resident Cherice Spicer brought more than 300 members of the Fusano-Modugno family to Rancho Simi Park for a reunion last Saturday. More...

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