Monthly Archives: July 2010
Business Challenges in Simi Valley
It’s been referred to in letters to the editor, comments on this blog and Brian Dennert’s, as well as comments on the Ventura County Star. Depending on the nature of your business, moving shop to Simi Valley can be a … Continue reading
Open Letter to Challengers
To the Simi Valley City Council Challengers: Times are changing and technology now allows you to reach out to a much greater audience. Simi Valley voters are interested in who you are and what you’re about. Some of you will … Continue reading
No Candidate Campaign Disclosures Public Yet?
Two years ago, the city of Simi Valley promptly published candidate campaign disclosure statements on the city website. The information was fascinating, to say the least. Not to mention the fact that it raised a lot of questions about campaign … Continue reading
Political Appointments in Simi Valley Should End
Both Michelle Foster and Steve Sojka were appointed to the Simi Valley City Council to fill empty seats outside of an election cycle. I have nothing against Michelle Foster or Steve Sojka and believe both have served the community well. … Continue reading
Shop Simi Valley Campaign Working?
Two years ago, I was critical of the annual budget of $100,000 allocated to the Shop Simi Valley First campaign. To me, it seemed like an extreme amount of money on a campaign whose results are near impossible to measure. … Continue reading
New Bob Huber for Mayor Video
I’ll probably take heat for saying it, but this is a quality video from the Huber for Mayor camp. Cheers to the Huber Team for a job well done! Share your thoughts! Congressman Gallegly makes an appearance at the end.
Glen Becerra at Governor’s Roundtable
Becerra shares City’s experience of Union and Management working together for pension reform Pension reform is a term voters will hear much about in the months ahead. Government agencies in California, from the State on down to the cities and … Continue reading
Keith Mashburn’s Letter
Keith Mashburn recently had a letter to the editor published in the Simi Valley Acorn, but it was edited to make room for others. He asked that I publish the letter in its entirety here. Please read it over and … Continue reading
Pension Reform Settled, POA Still Pending
You’ve probably already heard the news. The City of Simi Valley has settled negotiations on pension reform for City employees after several weeks of talks with the Service Employees International Union that represents all city employees (not including police officers). … Continue reading
Huber on E-Verify
So… anyone have any thoughts on E-Verify? Evidently so, evidenced by the response to the news that Bob Huber is taking a strong stance on immigration by implementing E-Verify. E-Verify is a free service offered by the Department of Homeland … Continue reading