Becca Whitnall

Whether they’re hoping to provide mid-summer fun and a way for kids to be out and about or looking ahead to the start of the school year (and hoping to get out of the daily drop-off), many Simi parents are considering e-bike purchases. They’re certainly not alone. While industry analysts have not yet released a first-half 2026 estimate, the U.S. e-bike market continued to build on record 2025 growth, when analysts estimated about 2.2 million e-bikes were imported into the country.

PROJECT COMPLETE—Fencing now lines both sides of the 118 Freeway that traverses 90 feet above Moorpark’s Princeton Road. Caltrans aims to decrease suicide attempts at the site, where more than 20 have been reported since 1994. Courtesy of Caltrans A long-awaited safety improvement project aimed at preventing suicides has been completed on the Arroyo Simi Overhead Bridge along State Route 118 in Moorpark.