2021-10-15
Military Appreciation Night
Royal’s ROTC, football team to honor veterans before tonight’s gameLocal veterans are invited to attend the annual Military Appreciation Night at Royal High School ahead of this evening’s varsity football game. The Royal Highlanders are set to face off against the Agoura High School Chargers at Royal, 1402 Royal Ave, Simi Valley. The junior varsity game is at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity matchup at 7. Ahead of […]
Simi residents urged to curb water use
Voluntary conservation on tap as City Council unanimously declares Level 2 shortageAs the drought drags on, consumers are being told to back off on their water usage before supplies trickle away. Starting Nov. 1, a majority of Simi Valley residents will be asked to redouble their efforts to use less water and fix leaks. Level 1 voluntary conservation has been in effect since 2017. But as drought conditions persist, the urgency […]
Powers predicts strong recovery for county following pandemic
Homelessness, mental health top priorities, CEO saysDuring the Sept. 30 State of the County address, Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers updated the public on what the county’s 26 agencies and nearly 10,000 employees have accomplished over the past year. Powers said 2021 has been shaped by the ongoing COVID pandemic, and the community continues to recover. “With deeper connections that we built through this pandemic, […]
City street maintenance
The city will be doing preventive maintenance on the following major streets within the next week to two weeks: Los Angeles Avenue from Sequoia Avenue to Tapo Street; Los Angeles Avenue from Yosemite Avenue to west of Hidden Ranch Drive; Yosemite Avenue fromLAAvenuetoCochran Street; and Sequoia Avenue from LA Avenue to Cochran Street. Workers will fill pavement cracks and make […]
Nominations accepted for volunteer service award
The Simi Valley Council on Aging is seeking nominations for the 2021 Wayne Templeton Volunteer of the Year Award. The award is given annually to an outstanding volunteer who has given service to Simi Valley seniors. Initiated in 1985, this award was first given to Wayne Templeton, who was a major force in the development of a senior center in […]
Keeping the faith while organized religion declines
EDITORIALFor the first time in the 80 years that Gallup has tracked the number of those who attend houses of worship in the U.S., fewer than half of Americans (47%) said they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque—a 20-point drop since 2000. We’re guessing that many people stopped attending services in the past 19 months due to the pandemic, […]
Higher prices for slower service?
Something strange seems to be happening with the USPS. On Sept. 1 they raised the rates for a first class stamp from 55 cents to 58 cents. Then they announced that our first class postage will not guarantee next day delivery but can take from two to five days. Seems to me, if they cannot give better service, they should […]