2019-07-19
Hundreds gather to plan memorial, call for action at SSFL
Frustration voiced over no progress on cleanupNearly 200 people came together over the weekend to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a partial nuclear meltdown at the Santa Susana Field Lab and call for action to clean up the former nuclear energy and rocket engine testing site. In July 1959, while a sodium reactor was being tested at the government-controlled installation, a blockage in the sodium coolant […]
Community unites against ICE policies
About 1,500 people joined Lights for Liberty, a candlelight procession to the Camarillo office of the Department of Homeland Security on the evening of July 12 to demand the closure of migrant detention centers, adding their voices to similar protests held around the nation this past weekend. Before the local march began around dusk, demonstrators gathered in a grandstand area […]
City official’s video speech sparks online controversy
Few topics cause as much division today as immigration. It’s a global hot button. But what is the role of cities and local elected officials in this crisis? Some city councils choose to stay silent and let federal and state legislators battle it out. Others join the fray, voicing their views and calling for action. Last year, the Simi Valley […]
Firefighters work quickly to extinguish blaze
BURNING HOT—A fire gutted the garage of a home in the 3100 block of Geronimo Avenue on Monday. Shortly after 4 p.m., multiple units from Ventura County Fire Department responded to the fire. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation. Photographer Mark Lassman said he spoke with one of the residents who was inside the home when […]
Water quality report available in print, online
The Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8, serving more than 26,000 homes and businesses within the City of Simi Valley, has published its annual Water Quality Report. The report is available online at simivalley.org/WQR. Printed copies are available at the Simi Valley Public Library and City Hall. The report provides information regarding drinking water quality over the past calendar year, […]
Neighborhood councils seek applicants
Simi Valley’s neighborhood councils are recruiting executive board members to give residents an opportunity to interact and participate with their local government on the ground level. The deadline for submitting applications is Fri., Aug. 2. The local neighborhood councils work with the Simi Valley Police Department to provide two-way communication between residents and the police. For more information, call Emily […]
Those incensed at council member are being naive
For those who were paying attention last year, it should come as no surprise that first-term Simi Valley Councilmember Ruth Luevanos is injecting herself into the national immigration debate. Luevanos entered the local political fray after becoming disgusted with the former council’s opposition to Senate Bill 54, the “sanctuary state” law. A Democrat, she’s been highly critical of the Trump […]
Disappointed in leaders’ lack of concern
Over the past two days I’ve watched as the conservatives in my Facebook feed attacked an Hispanic City Council member for advising residents of their rights under our Constitution. These same folks were up in arms over athletes’ protests of police brutality against minorities. Our government’s mistreatment of caged brown children? Oh, it’s their own fault and that of their […]