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    Mar 25, 2023
    More than 700 artifacts are on display at Reagan Library’s new exhibit, “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away,” which opened yesterday in Simi Valley. The exhibit is a lesson about the consequences of hate left unchecked. simivalleyacorn.com/articles/it-ta…
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    Jul 8, 2019
    Burglars cut a hole in the roof Best Buy at 1173 Simi Town Center Way and used a ladder to get down into the store where they stole $93,000 worth of Apple brand products, SVPD says. The incident happened at just before 3 a.m. today.
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    Nov 20, 2018
    GOOD NEWS: Bob Belanger, the crossing guard who was struck by an SUV on Royal Ave 10/12 after he placed himself in harm's way to save a pedestrian, has been out of his coma for 2 weeks, he’s now talking and his progress is "incredible," Simi City Manager @SamanthaArgabri said.
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    Oct 9, 2017
    Standing together in sorrow, and also in hope. #SimiValley
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    Jan 27, 2023
    Steve Shorts, who is currently serving as interim chief @SimiValleyPD was selected as the new chief of police for the department. His appointment will take effect Monday, City Manager Brian Gabler said. "I’m super excited," Shorts told the Acorn.
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    Oct 16, 2018
    Good news: A person who knows the Belanger family reports that Bob (the crossing guard who was struck by a car Oct. Oct. 12,) is on the path to recovery. His condition has improved. Sylvie B.
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    Mar 1, 2019
    VCSO detectives seized 124 grams of cocaine and 98 grams of methamphetamine from a home in Simi Valley. The drugs were hidden in a bedroom, which, police say, Hector Garcia, 43, shared with his 11-year-old son in an apartment on Patricia Ave., authorities said in a news release.
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    Jan 21, 2021
    Mayor Mashburn's perspective on this week's power outages.
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    Sep 21, 2021
    Ventura County permit records show change of occupancy requested for former private school property on Tierra Rejada Road by Donda Academy Inc., Kanye West's planned private school
    Kanye West reportedly looking to open school between Simi, Moorpark
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    Dec 6, 2017
    Just in from SVPD: The Rye Fire’s threat to Simi Valley has been reduced for now, owing to the hard work of firefighters. Winds are calmer now, but may pick up again later so the City Emergency Operations Center will remain open until Friday.
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    Oct 16, 2022
    Royal High School student Hayden Kelly, 17, was concerned that proper flag etiquette wasn't being followed for some flags in Simi Valley. For her Girl Scouts Gold Award project, Kelly focused on illuminating the flags that stand along the 118 Freeway. simivalleyacorn.com/articles/light…
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    Mar 19, 2018
    Every girl deserves to have a special dress for prom night, says Bill Garcia, a senior at Simi Valley High School.
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    Apr 2, 2023
    A 1986 Royal High School graduate, who reached great heights in his career both literally and figuratively, retired last month as a high-ranking U.S. Air Force official. Col. Nikhil Patel, 53, was recently honored for his service. simivalleyacorn.com/articles/aviat…
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    Sep 12, 2023
    Today we remember the 25 people killed and more than 130 others injured 15 years ago on Sept. 12 when a Metrolink train collided at 4:22 p.m. with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth. Among those killed, 10 from Simi, 4 from Moorpark, 3 from Camarillo, and 2 from T.O.
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