For an embarassing number of weeks, my phone service has been failing.  We went weeks assuming our phone was broken, only to replace it and find that we still couldn’t receive incoming phone calls. Disconnecting the house from the primary incoming line and still having our phone service fail was...

I read an excellent editorial in the Acorn this morning. I’m a strong believer in the Simi Valley police force, but it’s sincerely unfortunate that the city employees and Police management (non union members) have agreed to small pay cuts while the Police Officers Association refuse to make...

As we know it, is the Ronald Reagan Library REALLY in the city of Simi Valley.  Technically speaking, the answer to that question is “no!”  Apparently, the Regan Library sits in an unincorporated area of the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt and is actually outside of the jurisdiction of Simi Valley. ...

You may have noticed a hiatus in the volume of posts on this site.  The reason is that I’ve been preoccupied with my health over the past 7 – 8 weeks.  For years, I’ve suffered from chronic sinus infections that yield the typical symptoms, combined with severe sinus pain and frequent...

People regularly want to debate me when I tell them I’m proud to live in Simi Valley.  Here’s one of the strongest reasons to be proud.  It’s the annual Cajun Festival put on by the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise.  There’s more to it than just a weekend of fun.  The revenue generated...

This week, the Simi Valley Planning Commission showed Candlelight Nightclub no love according to the Simi Valley Acorn on Friday.  The Planning Commission voted to send the matter back to the City Council, but only after a 3 hour session including comments from approximately 30 area residents and remarks...

Community Medical Group and Regal Medical Group of Simi Valley have both been engaged in silent war.  Regal finally won me and my family over. It’s a shame, but it’s a matter of simple business practices.  Both groups have good doctors, but Community Medical’s customer service is...

The cost of doing business in Simi Valley might be a bit too expensive if you’re a big box store like Target.  Of course, the need for a new Target store at Madera and Los Angeles may be open for debate (a Target exists at Sycamore and Cochran and nearby the proposed new location in Moorpark). ...

I received this email several weeks ago: Subject: Re: We want to be found. We need a room. We have a dog and up to 600. A month. No one is listening. We are disable. Fighting a S.S.I. Case almost 3 years. Help the homeless. We have been homeless 5 years. A fall from grace and now we cant find a room...

Is it just me, or is the Simi Valley healthcare community getting some kind of a shakedown?  Rather, are the Simi based medical groups at war with one of them taking a hit?  It certainly seems that way from my perspective.  As a not-so-proud participant in an HMO program, my primary care physician...