Sixty years ago, a country doctor and a grateful patient planted the seeds for what would become one of Ventura County’s leading hospitals. On Sept. 10, that dream—and all it has grown into—was ...

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will host its second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival on Sept. 27, offering a day of music, art, food and cultural exhibitions. The free, family-oriented event ...

A man, 38, was cited in the 2400 block of Galena Avenue for driving with a suspended/revoked license. At Royal Avenue and First Street, a Westlake Village man, 52, was arrested for driving under the ...

Our community grieves the racist attack against an African-American youth on Aug. 1. We pray for the healing of the young man, his family and for our city as we seek a future where all residents feel ...

A brush fire that sparked last week in Simi Valley burned about 25 acres before crews were able to stop its forward progress. Andrew Dowd of the Ventura County Fire Department said the first call ...

Sandy Schmid, founder of Second Story Thrifty Boutique, will be recognized as the first Fred & Debbie Thomas Legacy Woman of the Year at Soroptimist International of Simi Valley’s “Little Black Dress” ...

I believe gerrymandering should only be carried out by nonpartisan bodies, not state legislative bodies. Gerrymandering in many states has resulted in an imbalance of political representation.

The Ventura County Environmental Health Division has confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus in the area this year after a bird collected in late August from Simi Valley tested positive for the ...

The Simi Valley Senior Center and the Council on Aging will host a two-day music fundraiser in December to support the center’s Meals on Wheels program, which is facing funding shortfalls that ...

Richard “Jerry” House, a longtime Simi Valley resident who has worked for the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office since 1995, will soon take over as director of the District Appraisals department. In ...

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The revelation that wildfire debris containing hazardous levels of asbestos was dumped into ordinary municipal landfills in Southern California is not just alarming—it’s inexcusable. We now know that ...