SERVICE WITH A SMILE—Using electric vans, Simi Valley Transit On Demand’s door-to-door service offers affordable, flexible rides to areas not covered by fixed bus routes. Courtesy photo Simi Valley ...

Fiery complaints and counter protests regarding recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids boiled over at this week’s Simi Valley City Council meeting, prompting officials to do something ...

A woman, 39, was arrested in the 1100 block of Donner Avenue for criminal conspiracy, and methamphetamine possession and sales. A woman, 67, was cited for shoplifting at Target, 2907 E. Cochran Street ...

The Congressional “Big Beautiful Bill” that is about to pass is foul, like the taste left in your mouth after eating moldy bread. The rich will get richer. To hell with the rest. Christianity at its ...

My wife, Jessica, is great at reusing food scraps in our kitchen. Whenever the kids and I do not eat bananas or strawberries fast enough to avoid browning and softness, she scoops up the fruit and ...

Conejo Valley Audubon is offering grants to help turn yards affected by recent wildfires into habitats that rely on little water and attract birds. As part of its 15th “Lawn to Habitat ...

Kudos to Michael Coons for his great July 4 Acorn photo coverage of the Ventura County Amateur Radio Club participation in the Field Day 2025 operating event. However, two other Ventura county-based ...

The board voted unanimously on June 24 to move forward by naming Pine’s replacement rather than calling for a special election. The new board member will serve the remainder of Pine’s four-year term, ...

As a student growing up in Simi Valley, I’ve noticed some things missing: things for teens to actually do here. The recent Simi Valley City Council meetings have discussed funding for road projects ...

Ask ChatGPT what can be found in the debris from the Palisades and Eaton fires and you will find no less than 30 toxins. The officials tell us that simply watering down the debris and having a plastic ...

Family, friends and fellow riders are mourning the death of a motorcyclist who lost his life in a Box Canyon Road collision Sunday. The rider, whose identity the Acorn has chosen not to release until ...

Concerns by local communities about the safety of fire debris being dumped at nearby landfills were confirmed last week by a report that material contaminated with asbestos was wrongly taken to the ...