HOMELESS SITES CLEARED FROM SIMI VALLEY ARROYO.Byline: ERIC LEACH Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. -- Dozens of transients were rousted Wednesday from the bed of the Arroyo Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative by police and park rangers trying to clear illegal campsites from the west end of the city. Authorities said they'd previously issued warnings to the 30 or so transients living in the arroyo, which is subject to flash floods during rainstorms. Similar sweeps have been conducted in recent years along the Ventura and Santa Clara rivers Santa Clara River may refer to:
``How much warning can we give them?'' said Lt. Greg Riegert of the Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. . ``This has been going on for six months.'' Larry Peterson, general manager of the Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Recreation and Park District, said the transients camping in the arroyo had no running water or toilet facilities and faced danger from disease as well as flooding. Members of Sonrise Christian Fellowship held a morning prayer rally, then stayed to offer moral support to the homeless men and women. ``They've become our friends down here,'' said church member Karen Dobson, who broke into tears when police and park officials arrived shortly before noon. Police and district officials encouraged the transients to take advantage of Simi Valley's winter shelter program, which offers beds at local churches, and to visit the Samaritan Center, which is open weekdays for showers, breakfast, clean clothes and help in obtaining social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales and employment. But Susan Marine, 53, told authorities she had no alternative to her tent in the arroyo, where her dog, Annie, was nursing eight puppies. ``I don't have anywhere to go,'' said Marine, who has been living in the arroyo since September. ``I can't take my dog and puppies (to the shelter.)'' eric.leach(at)dailynews.com (805) 583-7602 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Transient Jeff Apperson gets a citation Wednesday from Simi Valley police Officer J. Wismar for illegal camping in Arroyo Simi. Some 30 transients were rousted from the area by police and park rangers. (2) Bobby Greene motions toward the arroyo Wednesday while at his makeshift campsite. Large satellite antennas loom in the background. Tina Burch/Staff photographer |
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