2022-09-03
PERFECT MATCH?
Applicants meet with prospective employers, explore career options at biggest-ever Simi job fairDressed for success in professional business attire, Simi Valley resident Becky Walters arrived Tuesday for what the city was calling its “largest job fair ever.” Held inside the shuttered Macy’s building at the east end of the Simi Valley Town Center, the Aug. 30 event sponsored by the city and the Chamber of Commerce featured over 120 employers offering all […]
Runners honor 13 Americans killed in Kabul airport attack
When it comes to the military, Simi always steps up. Hundreds of community members rose early Aug. 27 to hear speeches, pray and participate in the opening ceremony of the 13 Souls Memorial Run. The ceremony and each mile of the 13.1 mile course were dedicated to the 13 service members killed during the evacuation operation at Hamid Karzai International […]
Heat wave persists
This week’s excessive heat warning is no day at the beach. Blistering 100-degree and hotter temperatures are expected to last through Labor Day, forcing local residents to try and stay cool any way they can. If going to the beach is your plan for the weekend, traffic officials advise leaving early as the roads, including the 101 Freeway and State […]
Council reiterates cleanup request
The City Council agreed last week to send a new letter on behalf of the city demanding that Boeing Co. fully clean up toxic chemicals and radioactive material at the former Santa Susana Field Lab. The decision was made after the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board voted Aug. 11 to adopt a memorandum of understanding with Boeing. The […]
Labor Day honors America’s working-class heroes
EDITORIALOver the past few years, it’s become evident just how much workers at all levels of the economy matter. During the COVID pandemic we recognized not just doctors and nurses as heroes on the front line, but all hospital personnel, from janitorial staff members to admitting clerks. Same went for grocery store checkers and stockers—when there were items to stock. […]
A vote for Rocky Rhodes
We want a listener and a hard-working leader. I have looked into candidates for our City Council District 4 and am strongly in favor of someone who has not led us to CRT and parents being criminals for speaking up for what’s best for their children. We do not want government overreach and want someone who can stand up to […]
Stop growth for a sustainable future
Here is a perspective on the article in the Acorn on Aug. 27 about Canyon Ranch. The primary question: Is there any leader in the City of Simi Valley that is capable of thinking rationally about expansion? I read the discussion and I am bowled over to think that this city and this county and this state don’t realize they […]