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Simi Valley News

Members of the Simi Valley Police Department SWAT Team are headed to a national competition this month in Colorado, where they will train and compete alongside some of the world's top police forces.

The Simi Valley Police Department has named Detective Greg Gonzales its Officer of the Year for 2008.

Radio personality Larry Elder brought his controversial opinions on topics such as racism in America and the coming presidential election to a live broadcast of his daily talk show at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley on Friday.

Simi Valley residents can drop off their trash, green waste and bulky items for free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center.

The Simi Valley City Council has voted to earmark $100,000 of next year's redevelopment funds for a program meant to keep retail dollars in the community. The council, sitting as the Community Development Agency, voted 4-1 Monday to increase funding to Shop Simi Valley First, a marketing campaign to show residents that keeping money in the community ultimately benefits them. However, not everyone thinks it is money well spent.

With work on one side of Highway 118 ahead of schedule, the California Transportation Commission decided Friday to earmark $32 million to complete the rest of the highway widening project.

Ten vehicle catalytic-converter thefts have been reported recently in Simi Valley, police said Friday.

Four Los Angeles County residents were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing a Simi Valley man's identity to take out a fraudulent real estate loan, authorities said.

The Simi Valley Planning Commission approved a permit on Wednesday to allow amplified music and dancing at the Yankee Doodles Sports Bar and Grill.