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Protests persist at field lab as cleanup efforts continue
Activists warn Earth Day walkers about site’s ‘risks’Boeing and NASA are continuing their planned cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory amid ongoing protests and advocacy efforts by local activists pushing for a full decontamination of the site. The 2,850-acre field lab in the hills southeast of Simi Valley was the site of thousands of rocket engine tests from the late 1940s to the mid-2000s. Many residents […]
New bond a no go, for now
A proposed bond measure for facility upgrades in the Simi Valley Unified School District is not going to be on the November ballot. On Tuesday, school trustees considered whether or not to ask voters for more funds to pay for projects and supplies that will be needed in the years to come. But they did not request further action to […]
Championship loss sparks MUSD appeal
The sky over Moorpark was gray on this Sunday morning. But the gloominess around town had nothing to do with clouds, patchy drizzle or the thermometer reading a brisk 57 degrees. The emotional pallor was the fallout from the hometown team’s heartbreaking loss that Friday in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 high school baseball championship. It’s an outcome that’s sparked […]
Stroll for Cole: Local mom is walking the talk to stop DUI driving
MADD event set for June 15 in Simi ValleyMore than a year after a car crash took her son’s life, a Simi Valley mother is on a quest to spread a vital message: Driving while intoxicated can kill. She’s also on a quest to help reform the legal and judicial system. “Laws need to change and be stricter for these people that commit these crimes,” said Loren Kiblinger, […]
Slicing up a share of Simi business
Serving goodies hot and cold, choices aboundBUSINESS UPDATE
Simi Valley is experiencing a surge in business activity with several grand openings in town. Among the new additions is Slice House by Tony Gemignani, which officially opened April 15 at 2916 Tapo Canyon Road, Unit B, in the El Paseo Simi Shopping Center. About 40 people attended a May 14 ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Simi Valley Chamber of […]
Independence Day festivities in the works for July 4
The Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley, with support from the City of Simi Valley and the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, will host a fun-filled celebration to mark America’s 248th birthday on Thurs., July 4 at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. Gates will open at 3 p.m. for the Star-Spangled Rock and Country […]
DA charges jailed man with second murder, identity theft
Rotherie will remain at Todd Road facility without bailThe man charged with the 2022 murder of Camarillo resident Jose Velasquez has now been charged with a second murder. Authorities say Rotherie Foster, 38, of Camarillo, killed Los Angeles resident Bill Levy. Foster poisoned Levy with fentanyl for financial gain, the Ventura County district attorney’s office and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said at a May 22 press conference. […]
Man appears in court, pleads not guilty to killing his father
A man accused of committing Simi Valley’s first homicide of 2024 remains in jail without bail following his arrest for allegedly killing his father with a knife last month. During a continued arraignment on May 9, Gerardo Arroyo Almanza, 35, appeared in court via live video conference and entered his not guilty plea to the murder charge and other related […]
Police K9 used to subdue suspect
A construction worker was booked in jail for alleged assault, felony vandalism and resisting arrest. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on May 22, Simi police officers responded to several 911 calls reporting a man causing disturbances in the vicinity of 2100 block of Brownstone Creek Avenue. Police say the man, Elvin Arturo Velasquez Maldonado, 42, of Pacoima, was observed throwing large […]