This was received via my Contact page feedback form. Kudos to the Acorn for producing the only print media that attempts to be fair and balanced and actually publishes local news. That being said, I had a letter published in today’s paper on Waste Managements plans to significantly expand the Simi...

The August 30th City Council meeting was eventful, to say the very least. Here are some much talked about event highlights: Steve Frank and Bob Huber discussing E-Verify. To start, I want to be fair and say that I do not believe Steve Frank has racist tendencies. But when his remarks began to border...

Join me tonight at 7:00pm for a LIVE BROADCAST with Council Members Glen Becerra and Michelle Foster @ VoteSimiValley.com What a night.  I’m still not sure what I saw. I’ll try my best to recap the evening here. To cut right to the chase, the City did implement E-Verify as a pilot program...

I submitted a piece entitled “City of Simi Valley Prohibits Political Signs In Favor of Incumbency” to the Simi Acorn.  they published an edited version as “Sign ordinance is bad for democracy” Below is the full piece. I hope that you will elect to publish it in its entirety. Regards, Paul...

The upcoming City Council Meeting scheduled for August 30th, Monday, at Simi Valley City Hall will be a long, action packed meeting. Among the topics will be a discussion regarding Council Member Steve Sojka’s proposed Cochran Street modifications in response to the Farmers Insurance departure...

Sojka to propose Cochran Street Recommendations from Businesses Councilman interviewed businesses most impacted from Farmers move Simi Valley City Councilman and Mayoral candidate Steve Sojka today announced his intention to introduce for City Council consideration the Cochran Street Recommendations...

Rumor has it, Carly Fiorina will be in Simi Valley tomorrow morning at 9:00am at the Simi Valley Republican Headquarters. At this late  hour, I’m unable to confirm this, but I was surprised to hear the news considering it wasn’t publicized at all. Carly Fiorina is running for U.S. Senate...

One of the sad things about the Bell scandal is the obligation of the City of Simi Valley to contribute to the pension fund as a result of former Chief of Police Randy Adams’ inflated salary. Paul Miller indicated a couple of weeks ago that he would work to find any angle to relieve the city of...

When the news broke about Farmers Insurance leaving Simi Valley, my knee jerk reaction was to point the finger squarely at the City and suggest they dropped the ball. When I’m critical of the City, I’m usually inundated with comments and emails from people who share in my frustration and...

Had it not been for the City of Bell, I do not believe that City Council compensation would have been a topic of discussion in this election. But it happened, and now we want to see the detailed figures. I’ll go ahead and say it: I do not believe the compensation package offered to our City Council...