May 28, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

A billion-dollar difference

It’s always nice when a major sticking point, like a “whodunit,” is cleared up before a holiday weekend. More...

How to get out of the flood zone

How to get your property removed from the FEMA flood zone map: We received the same flood zone letter that hundreds of Simi Valley people have received. More...

Resented ‘hit piece’ against Lunn

Today I received a hit piece in the mail from candidate Jim Dantona, and I am appalled at the accusations that he has made against his opponent Mark Lunn and against retired clerk-recorder Phil Schmit. More...

Prop. 14 threatens CA democracy

Proposition 14 would radically change California elections by drastically reducing our choices: Only the top two vote-getters from the primary election would appear on the November ballot. More...

Flood maps are a FEMA fundraiser

The high-flood-zone game is a fundraiser for FEMA. It seems that they just throw a dart at the map and collect a quick $50,000 whenever they want to. More...

Against the plan for Lost Canyons

To the city of Simi Valley and Hillwood Capital concerning the Lost Canyons project: First of all, not many people showed up to protest this project because no one knew about it. My neighborhood will be affected by this. More...

Gallegly hasn’t solved problems

A damaged economy, a fragile environment, a healthcare system whose costs are exploding uncontrollably, these are just some of the problems that we need to solve. More...

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