A survivor who escaped years of brutal exploitation told a Simi Valley audience last week that human trafficking rarely looks like the abductions seen on television—and that awareness and community ...

BRAINS AND BEAUTY—Contestants in the 2025 Miss/Teen Moorpark & Miss/Teen Simi Valley Scholarship Competition enter the stage alongside the previous year's winners on Aug. 9 in Moorpark. Ten girls ...

NOW OPEN—Caleb Siddall from Prestige Maintenance helps Rob Zucca, an exhibit specialist at the National Archives, remove a plastic cover from a stormtrooper costume in the “Star Wars and SDI: ...

It was one of the most horrific crimes in Simi Valley history—a young mother and her 4-year-old son found slain in their apartment in 1978. Decades later, the case continues to divide the community ...

DYNAMIC ENTRY—Above, members of the Simi Valley Police Department’s SWAT team enter a restroom to check for a suspect during a training exercise in the clubhouse at the Mountain Valley Homeowner ...

The Simi Valley Town Center will soon be losing its biggest retail store due to another round of downsizing by Macy’s. The struggling department store giant is closing its Simi store and four other ...

A July 22 meeting to discuss the Simi Town Center drew more than 200 people anxious to hear the new owners’ plans for housing and retail changes at the struggling regional mall. SteelWave and ...

It’s been a long wait—and some disappointment— for local beer enthusiasts holding out for an in-town brewery, but hope is on the horizon . . . again. Simi Valley Brewing Company, a locally owned craft ...

As local students returned to school this week in Simi Valley, two Royal High School graduates found themselves learning the ropes right along with students. Royal High School welcomed a new principal ...

The desire for value is a fundamental human trait. At Christmas, that often translates into the desire to find the best deal on the perfect gift. No other holiday has the commercial push like ...

The Simi Valley City Council this week agreed to pursue an ordinance regulating short-term vacation rentals, a move aimed at allowing their use while addressing concerns raised over the past year. The ...

I write in strong support of responsible short-term rentals in Simi Valley and in opposition to recent letters calling for outright bans. STRs—when properly regulated—bring tourists, tax revenue and ...