BLUE-EYED BOY—According to Ventura County Animal Services staff, Riley, ID No. A87047, is a sensitive senior who would thrive in a calm, patient home. He appears to have impaired vision, which affects ...

If politics fills a vacuum, then California’s 42nd Assembly District, which brings an open seat to the 2026 election, has become a magnet for candidates. To date, five men and women have thrown their ...

The Ventura County Civil Grand Jury is opening its doors to the public for its annual open house event. The 19-member citizen body conducts investigations into the operations of the county’s ...

I would like to thank the Acorn for the cover story on Jan. 31 concerning the SVUSD’s possible “bond ambitions.” Like many communities, Simi Valley has created a monster when it comes to municipal ...

On Dec.15, 2025, the Simi Valley City Council directed city staff to produce an ordinance intended to legalize and regulate short-tern rentals, or STRs. The City Council sought feedback from the ...

Joined by a group of elected officials from the region, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) on Jan. 30 hosted a gathering in front of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in ...

At Carson Street and Royal Avenue, a man, 30, was arrested for carjacking and battery. A 37-year-old man was arrested for battery in the 5400 block of E. Los Angeles Avenue. At Yosemite Avenue and E.

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 ...

Three Simi Valley teenagers charged with hate crime allegations in an Aug. 1 assault at the Simi Valley Regal Cinema have been sentenced, the Ventura County District Attorney’s office announced Friday ...

It’s not a question of size so much as timing, as two wildlife crossing bridges, the biggest in North America (and likely the world using some metrics), are being built within a year of each other in ...

Simi Valley officials hosted their annual State of the City presentation last week with a promise of fiscal responsibility, enhanced public safety and burgeoning economic development. Held May 28 at ...

Twenty years in prison is what a Cal State Channel Islands professor faces after being indicted on a charge of assaulting a federal officer during a warrant service at a local marijuana farm earlier ...