Simi Valley Town Center — Local services in Simi Valley

I used to enjoy shopping at the Simi Valley town center. There used to be many places to shop. The place used to be so lively. When the place opened decades ago, the town center was packed. Local news agencies used to take pictures and speak to guests shopping at the mall. There used to be two Macy's. One for Women that is still open and the other is the Men store which is permanently closed. There used to be a Gamestop which is permanently closed. There used to be many restaurants around there and the majority of them are closed. In fact one end of the mall is almost a ghost town. The middle section is almost gone. Recently the Dreamworld Comics closed.

Why?! Because every business owner who's owned the Simi Valley Town Center decided to raise the rent rates. The rent rates is what is killing businesses and hurting people like me to visit the town center. Last year in the local news sites, the new owners said they would bring back business and revenue to the place. Instead, the opposite has happened. Businesses are closing as a result of raising rent rates. If the town center has had many owners, isn't there just one owner who would notice that raising rates chases away businesses and guests?! So far, Zero.

I'm very upset and angry with how management managed to chase away businesses and people like me. We want to shop and visit the malls. Malls is an American tradition. Hanging out, meeting new people, shopping and seeing live attractions like car shows, Halloween themes, singing, rides, etc. Instead, it feels very anti-American.

Did you know that people are leaving California by the Thousands?! Yes its true. It's all true. All because the politicians keep on raising taxes in the middle and poor class. They keep on raising rent rates on businesses. Then they look around and when people criticize them, they give the answer, "We don't know why people would leave our great state of California? But it can't be because of the taxes we impose. The tax money is going to useful projects." Taxes is driving up homelessness in multiple cities throughout California. The poor is becoming the homeless. The middle is becoming the poor. And the upper class is still the upper class. Why do people continue to vote for the same party and the same people who still impose raising taxes?! It's beyond me.

I hope someday a business owner will turn this place from an almost ghost town to what it was before. A thriving mall with businesses and people. Please lower your rates all the way down. Down to what it was at least twenty years ago. Then people would visit and shop at the...

I was so excited when this mall opened. There was a good variety of stores, play areas for kids, dog friendly outdoor mall. The merchants always had water bowls & treats for the dogs. Although I didn't bring my dog to shop, I lived nearby, so I brought my St. Bernard a few times to walk him & let him get loved on by the kids & their parents.

Tonight I was here @ Studio Movie Grill for a movie. It happened to $5 Tuesday. Great deal. I sat closer to the screen & discovered their recliner seats. I wasn't too close & seats were so comfy. After the movie, I strolled through the mall. It's a beautiful mall but it's not what it once was. Now it's mostly dance studios, art galleries & some specialty stores. There is a Rocket Fizz, Kid Gloves,Golden Heart Jewelry, Macy's, Bath & Body Works, Gumboree, Journeys & Claire's, Ulta, Charming Charlies (love) chair massage etc & some good restaurants. There are a lot of vacant spaces because the mall doesn't bring the foot traffic it once did. I thought a state of the art movie theater & the remodel would've really helped but I don't see that yet. Sadly, the Apple Store is pulling out in 9 days after 10 years here. This store is always busy compared to others, but I guess it's not busy enough? I hope to see more variety come in to the mall. I don't want it to become an outlet mall as rumored.

Our residents need to shop local & support this mall and maybe mall management needs to change to save this place? I wish I had the solution. I'd hate to see it go.

The tree lighting is something I look forward to every year. It is a great...

It's pretty empty. It would make a really good place to race Go-Karts. One person could ride in the front and another could ride in back and throw bananas or turtle shells. A store could sell bananas and turtle shells, tripling the existing business within years. As California's first Go-Kart Mall, people travel from as far as Egypt and as close as Simi Valley to see Simi Valley's famous Go-Kart Mall, the first in California. In fact, the first in the world. Simi Valley develops into a Go-Kart based economy, opening factories to produce parts, tires, flags, and merchandise. Our medical services elevate themselves to the highest standard in the lands due to ample practice treating Go-Kart accident victims. But then one day, an even bigger Go-Kart Mall is built in Akron or Tallahassee. The golden days of the Simi Valley Go-Kart Mall are behind us. As the mall falls into disrepair, the city dilapidates in kind. Without the tourism boost to our economy, people turn to drink and drugs to escape the dreary days. Dr. Phil visits Simi Valley to talk about it, broadcasting our shame to the same global audience on which our Go-Kart Athletes once stood so proud. Is this the nature of things, boom and bust, a flower once blooming but now wilted? What seeds shall grow where our fallen...