🌱 What we know about the deadly Erringer Road 7-Eleven hit-and-run
Simi Valley, California Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Simi Valley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about the deadly Erringer Road 7-Eleven hit-and-run
- How a Simi Valley overdose led to Ventura County’s first fentanyl murder
Also on today's calendar: Eat to Live Younger Longer. Lawrence May, MD and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and remaining cool, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 87, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A couple of showers, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Juan Rosales killed in hit-and-run crash on Erringer Road (newsline.com) — A 55-year-old pedestrian, Juan Huerta Rosales, was killed when a driver struck him in the 7-Eleven parking lot at 1369 Erringer Road in Simi Valley on August 31 and then fled before later being arrested on felony hit-and-run charges. Authorities say Rosales died at the scene, and legal experts note his family may consider a wrongful death claim while investigators examine factors like lighting, visibility, and road design. 
• Charity Wiley Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Ventura County's First Fentanyl Murder Conviction (latinocc.com) — A Reseda woman has been sentenced to 15 years to life after supplying fentanyl-laced drugs that killed Devin Kastler at a home in unincorporated Simi Valley, in what prosecutors call Ventura County’s first fentanyl murder conviction. Simi Valley police helped VC FOCUS trace the lethal “tranq-dope” back to her large-scale operation, which investigators say stockpiled pounds of narcotics, cash, and firearms.
📸 Around Simi Valley
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Upcoming Events in
Simi Valley
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★ Featured events ★
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Eat to Live Younger Longer. Lawrence May, MD →
24814 Malibu Rd, Malibu
9:00 am -
Voices Rock launching new Adult and youth Choirs in WESTLAKE VILLAGE →
Aspire Dance Studio, 5700 Corsa Ave, Westlake Village
7:30 pm
Friday September 4
Thursday September 10
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Other local events
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Sunday Night Comedy 9/06/26 →
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley
7:00 pm -
Labor Day - Schools / District offices closed
Fillmore Unified Fillmore, CA 93016 -
School Fun/Bubble Run Fundraiser
Mountain View Elementary Simi Valley, CA 93065
8:00 am -
Wear Red, White & Blue for Patriots Day
Mountain View Elementary Simi Valley, CA 93065
8:00 am -
Friday Assembly
Katherine Elementary Simi Valley, CA 93063
8:15 am -
Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 →
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Dr, Simi Valley
6:00 pm -
Nectar of The Dogs Wine →
Nectar of the Dogs Wine, 791 Chambers Ln UNIT 130, Simi Valley
8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 11
Friday September 18
📣 Simi Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Friday Assembly
Katherine Elementary Simi Valley, CA 93063
8:15 am -
Picture Day
Katherine Elementary Simi Valley, CA 93063
8:30 am -
School on Wheels Donation Drive
Calabasas High School Calabasas, CA 91302
4:00 pm -
Middle School Band Night Football Game
Medea Creek Middle School OHPS Football Field
4:30 pm -
Football vs Brentwood (Elementary School, Mini Cheer, & Middle Sc
Oak Park High School Home
7:00 pm
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- He wants in, then he wants out.
Made him two salads today. I’ve officially become his butler. He’s hungry and very active. He just asked to come back inside. (Nextdoor Sinaloa Lake) - We found 4 baby squirrels in our yard.
They are safe in our garage in a box. They were covered in ants and not in good shape earlier. BUT, they are doing better now. I have left… (Nextdoor Long Canyon Estates/ Woodranch)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for (7822) Simi Valley: Delivery Driver in Simi Valley. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Moorpark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Simi Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oak Park
- Pushing towards success: OPHS football captain Bodie Atkin (oakparktalon.org)
- Sacramento's booze zone experiment is about to get much bigger (nypost.com)
Moorpark
- Inside Blueface's New $2.25 Million California Home (cheatsheet.com)
- 2026 Best Pumpkin Patches Near Camarillo, Ventura and Oxnard (macaronikid.com)
- Cougars Post Successful First Outings at Pirate Invitational (scvnews.com)
Thousand Oaks
- Free Labor Day events planned across Ventura County (vcstar.com)
Ok Simi Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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