Simi News

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com Residents at the Shadow Ridge Apartments in West Simi Valley got a scare Monday morning when police cars screeched through their complex with sirens blaring during a high-speed pursuit. read more

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com On Tuesday morning, Simi resident Robyn Willis kicked around a tennis ball for her pair of dogs, River and Gypsy, to chase and fetch. It’s a common scene at the Simi Dog Park, particularly for Willis and “the two sisters,” as she calls them, who’ve made trips to the offleash dog park a part of their weekly routine.

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has approved a change to the zoning code, forbidding most places of assembly from being constructed on the county’s remaining pockets of undeveloped land. The change passed with a 4-1 vote during a supervisors’ meeting on March 2. Supervisor Peter Foy cast the dissenting vote.

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com The park district’s board of directors has selected a woman with numbers know-how and a love for her hometown to fill an open seat on the board. Dee Dee Cavanaugh, a Simi resident and a banker, grinned from ear to ear while taking the oath of office at her first meeting March 3.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum will open its latest display, “Inside the White House: A Special Exhibit,” on Mon., March 15 at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. The exhibit is an authentic recreation of the White House measuring 50 feet long and 18 feet wide on a scale of 1 foot to 1 inch. read more

“Come Travel With Us,” the annual fundraiser hosted by the Nancy R. Brandt Auxiliary of the Assistance League of Ventura County, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., March 27 in the Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road, Ventura. read more

The Moorpark College Child Development Center will host its annual Discovery Day, a fundraiser for the center, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat., March 20 on the center’s patio and grounds at the college, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. read more

By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com When she was in fifth grade, Margaret Brownley wrote her first novel, a mystery she didn’t know how to end. Although that first effort never made it to print, Brownley has since published 23 books, including mystery, suspense and romance novels and several books on grief.

America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College will host the 20th annual Spring Spectacular fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, March 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28 at the campus zoo, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. read more

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