2021-12-03
Winter WONDERLAND
Simi family goes the extra yard for holidaysEYE-POPPING DISPLAY—At left, the Sheppicks’ home on Placerita Drive in Simi Valley is always fully decked out for the holidays. Below, Scott Sheppick sets up holiday decorations in the house’s front yard on Nov. 26. The large, colorful display attracts crowds each year. Bottom left, neighbors Landon Dahme, 5, left, his mother, Marissa, and 2-year-old sister, Julia, check out the […]
Chamber spotlights excellent honorees
Simi Valley’s business and nonprofit community is filled with lots of local stars and each year the Chamber of Commerce selects some of the best and brightest to spotlight at its annual Salute to Excellence Awards. With celebratory balloons in hand, members of the Chamber’s board—including Chamber President and CEO Kathi Van Etten—delivered the good news in person to this […]
Former SVUSD trustee joins county Board of Education
The Ventura County Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Arleigh Kidd as the new board member representing trustee area four, which includes Moorpark, Simi Valley and surrounding unincorporated areas. Kidd, a longtime Simi Valley educator, fills the seat left vacant when Rob Collins stepped down from the board on Oct. 25 due to health reasons. He assumed his new […]
Father accused of putting 4-year-old daughter in a coma
Beating leaves the girl in critical condition, police officials sayThe Ventura County district attorney’s office filed charges Wednesday against a 25-year-old Thousand Oaks man accused of beating his 4-year-old daughter into a coma. As doctors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles worked to save the girl’s life, Tekquan Alexander pleaded not guilty Dec. 1 to multiple felonies, including torture, aggravated mayhem and assault on a child causing comatose condition or […]
Strong winds trigger outages
Many families last week reunited for their first Thanksgiving Day celebrations since the pandemic began and lockdowns were put into place. But for thousands of Southern California Edison customers who had to endure much of the day without electricity due to the biggest windstorm of the year, the day turned into a bit of turkey. With wind, heat and humidity […]
Hey, Santa, could you bring us some rain?
EDITORIAL“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” Benjamin Franklin’s aphorism written 275 years ago for his “Poor Richard’s Almanac” used the word water metaphorically, but given the lack of rain the past two years, it could very well be the tagline for just about any water company across the Golden State. Few things are as sure as […]
On patriotism, vaccines
In reading the letter dated Nov. 26, “Parents Allowed to be Cautious,” it is apparent that the writer is the one who has “bought the bill of goods by the right wing pundits” on Fox No News that only employs two intelligent journalists. As of now, it is on record that more unvaccinated people crowding our hospitals are dying from […]
Essential rights vs. arrogance
We’re all tired of having to wear a mask when we are in public: going to the market, retail businesses, salons and gyms. What I am beginning to notice more and more in this community is the defiance by people who don’t wear a mask when going into local businesses that require one. A local market recently posted a sign […]