2011-04-29
City ready to shed light on landfill negotiations
Council likely to take official stance TuesdayOnly a few weeks remain before the proposal to expand the Simi Valley Landfill goes before the county board of supervisors, and the City Council is finally ready to take an official stand on the project. The city and Waste Management have been in closed-door negotiations for months—stretching back to when Paul Miller was mayor—working on ways to mitigate the […]
CHP ramps up 118 safety efforts
Ride-along offers glimpse into enforcementEight years on the force and Officer Miguel Duarte of the California Highway Patrol has become an expert in spotting motorist violations. From the driver’s seat of his black-and-white patrol car, Duarte watched passing vehicles on the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley and Moorpark, looking for drivers making erratic lane changes, not wearing their seat belts, speeding or otherwise breaking […]
Judge rules in Boeing’s favor
State says it will appeal in quest to keep SB 990 in placeAfter nearly 18 months of battle between Boeing and the state, a federal court judge handed down a ruling this week overturning the state law that calls for the strictest cleanup standards for the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. But the courtroom warfare isn’t over yet: The state says it will appeal. On Tuesday, Federal District Court Judge John Walter in […]
Landfill vote requires integrity
We have made no secret about our displeasure with the way city leaders have handled themselves in regard to discussions centered on the proposed expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. By the same token, we’ve also yet to take an official position on the matter. Instead, we have maintained the informative, watchdog role that comes with being […]
Research needed before writing
Ms. Deweil (Invitation to a tea party rally, April 15) is either an unwitting victim of the hoax email circulated about the U.S. Export Import Bank loaning up to $2 billion to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., known as Petrobras, or a witting perpetrator of the fraudulent information. Per factcheck.org: This claim stems from a “preliminary committment” made back on April 14 […]
Letter angers former resident
Yes, I do not live in Simi Valley currently. However, I have several childhood friends that still reside there, my parents still reside there, and yes I do come back to Simi often to visit. I grew up in Simi Valley, class of 1996 from Simi Valley High School, and it annoys me when someone such as Joy Lomenick writes […]
Restaurants need health regulations
I was glad to read the article about the expansion of the Junkyard Cafe. It’s nice to see when businesses are successful. If I remember correctly their new location has been five or six different restaurants, all of which were distinctive, and maintained high standards of quality, sanitary conditions and good service. I actually taught the children of the owners […]
Easter column missed the mark
Dennis Merritt Jones caused me to choke on my milk chocolate bunny when he suggested that the “greatest lesson drawn” from the Easter story is the role of Judas (“The Art of Being,” April 22). You’re kidding me, right? Quite the contrary, anyone who has ever read the Gospels (or even just John 3:16) would have a basic understanding that […]