Simi Valley NewsLocal news for Simi Valley, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Rocks thrown from Simi Valley overpass damage 6 cars, 2 arrested- July 21, 2008 Two juveniles were arrested this weekend on suspicion of throwing rocks off a freeway overpass and damaging six cars, authorities said.http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/rocks-thrown-from-simi-valley-overpass-da... Simi Valley Days plans to celebrate its own history- July 21, 2008 In 1933, Simi Valley residents organized a community festival called Pioneer Days in honor of the area's founders.http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/simi-valley-days-plans-to-celebrate-its-o... Car blaze sparks wildfire, delays Metrolink train- July 21, 2008 Train tracks near Simi Valley were closed briefly Tuesday morning after a car went over a 150-foot embankment near the railway and burst into flames, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported.http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/car-blaze-sparks-wildfire-delays-metrolin... Ask a candidate for Mayor ( Paul Moomjean): Simi Valley Edition- July 20, 2008 The first official step in running for office is picking up the paperwork from city hall or the county clerk's office.http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/ask-a-candidate-for-mayor-paul-moomjean-s... Filipino Baptists find a refuge in Simi Valley church- July 19, 2008 Reach up to God, reach in to help each other and reach out to the community. Those are the goals of Christian Fellowship Church, a congregation mostly of Filipino-Americans. The late Rev. Ernesto "Ernie" Monte-Alegre founded Northridge Christian Fellowship Church in 1994, and the name changed with the congregation's move 13 years ago to Simi Valley. Click on the news link for more details...http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/filipino-baptists-find-a-refuge-in-simi-v... Simi store is among 600 Starbucks set to close- July 19, 2008 Starbucks Corp. has named all 600 company-owned stores it plans to close in a bid to boost its business and weed out unprofitable locations.http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/simi-store-is-among-600-starbucks-set-to-... Simi Valley Hospital Receives Donated ACIRX Discount Cards- July 18, 2008 Charles Myrick the President of ACIRX announced the re-release of the American Consultants Rx community service project of where arrangements have been made to donate over 20 million ACIRX discount prescription cards throughout the country. One of the main locations in the Simi Valley area that received an initial donation of 20,000 ACIRX free prescription cards,is that of the Simi Valley Hospital to be donated to anyone in need of help. Please visit Simi Valley Hospital today at 3015 North...http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/simi-valley-hospital-receives-donated-aci... SVUSD leads the pack in cutting energy bill costs- July 18, 2008 The "energy czar"- that's what board members of Simi Valley Unified School District affectionately call Dr. Robert Thompson. Well, the energy czar is saving the school district plenty of money. The district has cut its electric, gas and water bills an estimated $2.92 million in the three and a half years since Thompson, SVUSD's energy manager, introduced a savings plan. That translates to a savings of about $71,000 a month. For more details, click on the news link...http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/svusd-leads-the-pack-in-cutting-energy-bi... County board will make decision on a community prosecutor- July 18, 2008 Local detectives may soon be making fewer trips to Ventura if the County Board of Supervisors approves stationing a deputy district attorney in Simi Valley and Moorpark. Both city councils have budgeted money for the longwishedfor community prosecutor, who would rotate between offices in Simi and Moorpark as an "inhouse" prosecutorial resource. Simi Valley has set aside $60,000 for the position, while Moorpark has earmarked $20,000. And, using funds from a discretionary grant from Congress,...http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/county-board-will-make-decision-on-a-comm... Governor signs bill allowing Simi to build new cemetery- July 18, 2008 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Wednesday that allows the city of Simi Valley to build a new public cemetery. "I was very happy to know that the governor signed the bill," Mayor Paul Miller said. "The next task is to find an acceptable piece of property to build a cemetery." The bill, AB 1932 by Assemblyman Cameron Smyth (RSanta Clarita), is a measure that authorizes the city to dedicate, own and operate five or more acres of land to be used as a public cemetery. For more...http://www.topix.net/city/simi-valley-ca/2008/07/governor-signs-bill-allowing-simi-to-buil... |