2020-09-18
4 candidate forums on tap
Organizers seek to engage voters in discussion about local issues, politicsPolitical forums can be tricky to arrange under normal circumstances, and with the ongoing prohibition on large gatherings, organizers face new layers of difficulty as they try to get candidates together to discuss the issues. But with the help of technology, Simi Valley voters will still have several opportunities to get acquainted with the people who seek to represent them […]
Catalytic converter thefts leave vehicle owners fuming
There are many things that can break on a car, but when the engine turns over and it sounds like a drag racing machine, the problem might not be what’s there, but what’s not there—like a missing catalytic converter. A catalytic converter is a device connected to a vehicle’s exhaust system that reduces toxic gases and pollutants from an internal […]
From public golf course to private homes
Developers get design approval from commissionAfter 15 years of planning, developers are moving closer to breaking ground on a residential development at the former Lost Canyons Golf Club. On Sept. 2, the Simi Valley Planning Commission gave final design and architectural approval for the first phase of the 364-home project at 3301 Lost Canyons Drive. Commission members signed off on architectural designs, floor plans and […]
Trick-or-treating discouraged, but not banned
Bring back the snack-size Snickers and cue the costumes: Halloween’s had a reprieve . . . sort of. After announcing a cancellation of trick-or-treating on Tuesday, along with other traditional holiday activities, Ventura County authorities on Wednesday issued revised Halloween guidance in which door-to-door trick-or-treating is still discouraged, but not banned. “I’m sure you’ve been waiting for this shoe to drop,” […]
Wildfire season meets the pandemic
How COVID will impact evacuationsWhen the Hill and Woolsey fires surrounded the Conejo Valley in a ring of flames in November 2018, over 1,400 residents fled their homes and found shelter in Red Cross evacuation centers. This week, almost two years later, the menace of wildfires looms larger than ever as clouds of smoke blanket the entire West Coast of the United States. But […]
When life is on the line, compassion matters
EDITORIALFew words in the English language elicit as highly charged a response as suicide. Despite its prevalence, and how it uproots lives in such a dramatic way, suicide is rarely discussed in social settings, and even less so publicly. Many families who’ve had loved ones take their own lives suffer in silence, either because they share guilt over the act […]
Lack of concern is appalling
In reading the article titled “Unmasked Maven,” I found it amusing that someone felt so strongly about not wearing a mask to prevent the spread of a virus. For years, we have seen mask-wearing in Japan during flu season. They seem to understand it helps control the spreading of a virus contracted by breathing. Even her attempt to rally the […]