February 12, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

Graph didn’t paint the whole picture

On the surface, the article “Council pushing pension reform,” Simi Valley Acorn , Feb. 5, and the accompanying graph certainly draw alarming attention to the city’s pension contributions. More...

3 at 55 plan a budget buster

I’m not sure of the mechanism that allowed the Simi Police Officers Association to acquire its 3 at 55 percent plan; however, I suspect, it was similar to the Los Angeles Police Department’s 3 at 55 plan. More...

Questions use of herbicide on hill

While I don’t have an opinion about Happy Face Hill, I do have concerns regarding the use of Roundup. This substance is a noxious herbicide that is a known endocrine disrupter and highly toxic to wildlife. More...

Disagrees with Acorn editorial

Your editorial “The Time has Come for Pension Reform” (Feb. More...

In defense of Smiley Face Hill

I read the comment from Henry Pimentel (letters, Acorn , Feb. 5), tonight when I got the paper. How sad is that? More...

Fight problems with positivity

I can’t help but wonder why we are so quick to say something negative about each other, about our city or about life in general. More...

Calls candidate a carpetbagger

Regarding Joann Groff’s Jan. 15 article on Strickland/Parks—it’s certainly refreshing to know that carpetbagging is alive and well in the 21st century. More...