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In today's newsletter:

  • See what’s new at Simi Valley’s revamped equestrian center
  • How new Simi Valley Airbnb rules could change your neighborhood
  • How Simi Valley drivers can dodge the worst Christmas-week traffic snarls

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Carols Unplugged - An Evening of Reflection and Music @ Trinity Lutheran Church.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Sunday: Clouds yielding to some sun, temps: high: 70, low: 46.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Back in the saddle again: Arroyo Simi Equestrian Center reopens (simivalleyacorn.com) — Simi Valley riders now have a refreshed Arroyo Simi Equestrian Center, after $332,000 in renovations brought safer footing, better drainage, and ADA upgrades to the long-standing public arena. Managed by a Simi Valley-based horse club, the improved facility will again host riding, training, and community events, with new connecting trails planned thanks to nearby open space donations.
   

• Simi Valley advances plan to regulate short-term vacation rentals (simivalleyacorn.com) — Simi Valley is moving ahead with a detailed plan to regulate short-term vacation rentals, which could change how about 100 local STRs operate and are enforced. The draft rules would require annual permits, limit occupancy, ban parties, and impose steep fines for violations, with neighborhood councils and residents invited to weigh in before any final City Council vote.
   

• Traffic in Ventura County that could hamper travel around Christmas week (vcstar.com) — Holiday travelers from Simi Valley should expect extra congestion and ongoing construction on key Ventura County routes, including detours using Tierra Rejada Road toward Moorpark. The article outlines when Christmas-week traffic will be heaviest and details major Caltrans and county projects on Highways 118, 150, and 232, plus Thousand Oaks neighborhood work, so you can better plan long drives or local errands.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I'm looking for the Safechuck family.
    Someone dropped this gift off on my doorstep but it is addressed to a different family. I'd love to find out where it belongs and get it to it's… (Nextdoor Texas Tract)
  • "I am ready for a new home.
    " Neutered, vaccinated, negative combo set, purrs, lives to be held, plays rough. He is in desperate need of attention and another cat to play with!… (Nextdoor West Simi)
  • Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Little Caesars - Crew Member - 5845 in Simi Valley. Apply here.
  • i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Sport Instructor/ Athlete Development in Simi Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Simi Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oak Park

  • New Building Permits Filed For 3500 Broadway, Sacramento (sfyimby.com)

Moorpark

  • Building relationships one cup at a time (mpacorn.com)
  • Brandon Killman is a social media producer who turns the newsroom's reporting into engaging social media stories and multimedia content. (laist.com)
  • Council urges more engaging, interactive library art (mpacorn.com)

Thousand Oaks

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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