Too often, citizens are quick to ridicule the poor performance of government agencies regarding response times on requested assistance. Naturally, many of those complainants have legitimate criticisms ...

Thank you to Andrea Lamberth and Sue McElvogue for a beautiful event. And it was the first year. I was very impressed with the enthusiasm that the attendees had for the Simi Valley Apricot Festival.

Thank you, Carol Richards, for last week’s passionate letter recognizing Suicide Prevention Month. The tribute to your son, Jack, was an emotional, informative discussion on mental health. According ...

A lot of drivers may not know this, but it is illegal to have your car’s windshield or the windows in your car’s two front doors shaded any darker than the way they come from the factory. It is ...

In reference to the buildings that most definitely will cause problems for our town and traffic that is now impossible; the people on the City Council should go out at 7:30 a.m. to take kids to school ...

The Cancer Support Community Valley/ Ventura/Santa Barbara celebrated its more than three decades of service to the community by giving its first Founders’ Distinguished Service Award to a man and ...

Simi Valley drivers will soon find relief from traffic headaches at one of the city’s busiest intersections. If all goes as planned, signals at Los Angeles Avenue and Erringer Road should be ...

As California celebrates its 40th annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Sat., Sept. 21, locals will be pitching in by cleaning up the Arroyo Simi, helping prevent trash from making its way to the Pacific.

In last week’s calendar section, the Hispanic Heritage Celebration and Festival was incorrectly listed under the Sept. 21 date. The free event featuring live entertainment, salsa dancing, art projects ...

As the Jewish High Holiday season approaches, things are getting busy at Congregation B’nai Emet in Simi Valley. The Reform congregation has a number of holiday and non-holiday events planned.

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College will soon unveil its new $3.5 million Bengal tiger sanctuary, called Rajah’s Retreat. At 3 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 24, the community is invited to the grand opening ...

It’s the ultimate car show. On view now at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley are a pair of iconic autos: a Landspeeder from the 1977 movie “Star Wars” and the Popemobile. The Landspeeder was supposed ...