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What you need to know about the City of Simi Valley Housing Element Update (Part I)
Where can the city allow development?  Will the hills of Simi Valley be jeopardized? The city has been working hard to come up with a plan that works for all, however the city and the citizens are their own worst [...]

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1st Annual Simi Valley SnowFest 11-8-09

by Ted Mackel on November 2, 2009

Don’t miss the 1st Annual Simi Valley SnowFest on Sunday November 8th.  This new event runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm as a kick off for the holiday season. This event is organized and run by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, at the Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park in Simi Valley located [...]

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Simi Valley Landfill Expansion

by Ted Mackel on September 17, 2009

Simi Valley Landfill Expansion
Below is information provided by Waste Management.  I have personally known Mike Smith and Scott Tignac for many years going way back to the GI Rubbish days.  Waste Management made a great decision keeping Mike & Scott involved in the Simi Valley operations especially as Mike has been a big corporate supporter [...]

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Simi Valley Dog Park Now Open

by Ted Mackel on March 20, 2009

Simi Valley Dog Park Now Open
I made it up to the Simi Valley Dog Park last Monday Evening with my pooch “Bentley”.  I was quite surprised.  I love the location.  This section of Simi Valley in the Santa Susana Mountains is breathtaking and has the best views of the surrounding  hills, canyons and valley…better than Long Canyon [...]

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Simi Valley School Teachers Get Pink Slips

by Ted Mackel on March 14, 2009

Simi Valley School Teachers Get Pink Slips
Yesterday was Pink Slip Friday and many teachers were let go so the state bureaucracy could line it’s pockets with education money and send teachers to the unemployment lines.  The Teachers would not take this laying down and a massive protest was organized for the corner of Sycamore and [...]

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5 things you need to know before moving to Simi Valley

by Ted Mackel on January 19, 2009

5 things you need to know before moving to Simi Valley

It gets windy here! Tradition has it that “Simi” is the Chumash Indian word for wind.  Some areas of Simi Valley can be like a wind tunnel during the fall and winter.  I know, I live in one of those tracts. The positive side [...]

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Eating It’s Young…City of Simi Valley Is Not Helping Local Businesses
The Future of Simi Valley Retail is under attack and round one will prove to be tough reality for Simi Valley as the Thousand Oaks Mall will again take shoppers away from local businesses.  What is more concerning is the Westfield plans for Topanga Plaza [...]

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Northridge Earthquake 15 year Anniversary

by Ted Mackel on January 18, 2009

Northridge Earthquake 15 year Anniversary
Yesterday was the anniversary of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. I was living in my second floor Simi Valley Sinaloa Villa Condominium when my wife and I were shaken beyond anything we had felt in our lives as native residents of southern California. My kitchen cabinets and refrigerator were emptied [...]

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Simi Valley Snow is here….almost

by Ted Mackel on December 18, 2008

Snow coverd hills behind Simi Valley just before Christmas 2008

 
We got our first real cold snap in a while, my car windows were iced over this morning and the hills were gorgeous.
For some Christmas Music turn up your speakers for a 21 song set I put together over at Blip.fm.

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Simi Valley Town Center Lights the Christmas Tree

by Ted Mackel on November 15, 2008

Simi Valley Town Center Lights the Christmas Tree
Last night the residents of Simi Valley flooded the Simi Valley Town Center to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas Tree and kick off the 2008 Holiday Season. Thanksgiving is still a couple a weeks away, but the mall retailers will need all the help they [...]

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