City Valley of Simi (from the word Chumash, Shimiyi ), in the eponymous valley , located in the southeast corner of Ventura County, California, United States, 30 miles (48 km) from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. It is located next to Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, and Los Angeles. The city population of 2014 is estimated to reach 126,871, up from 111,351 in 2000. The city of Simi Valley is surrounded by the Santa Susana Mountains and the Simi Hills, west of the San Fernando Valley, and northeast of the Conejo Valley. This is a large part of the commuting community, feeding cities in the Los Angeles area and San Fernando Valley to the east, and towns in Ventura County to the west.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where the former president was buried in 2004, is in Simi Valley. Simi Valley has been ranked twice as the 18th most conservative city in the United States; once by The Bay Area Center for Voting Research and also by GovPro.com. The Reagan Library has hosted the main Republican debate, last in 2012, and the first major debate in 2016. A study conducted by the University of Vermont puts Simi Valley as the fifth most happy city in the United States. According to FBI crime statistics in 2013, Simi Valley is the seventh safest city in the US with a population of 100,000 or more. The US Census Bureau of 2012 reported an average household income of $ 87,894, which is higher than the California median of $ 70,231 and the national average of $ 62,527.
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Periode pra-kolonial
The Simi Valley was formerly inhabited by Chumash people, who also occupied much of the area from the Salinas Valley to the Santa Monica Mountains, with their presence from 10,000 to 100,000 years. About 5,000 years ago these tribes began processing oak seeds, and harvesting local swamps. About 2,000 years later, as hunting and fishing techniques increased, the population increased significantly. Shortly after this sharp increase in the precious stones money system emerged, increasing the region's viability by compensating for fluctuations in available resources related to climate change. The indigenous inhabitants of the Simi Valley speak with a Chumash interior dialect, called VentureÃÆ' Â ± o.
The name of Simi Valley comes from the word Chumash Shimiyi, which refers to the thread, like the cloud thread that symbolizes the region. Its name can come from a fog of coastal mist that moves into the Oxnard Plains and winds their way up to Calleguas Creek and Arroyo Las Posas to Simi Valley. The origin of the name is preserved because of the work of anthropologist John P. Harrington, whose brother Robert E. Harrington lived in Simi Valley. Robert Harrington later explained the name: "Simiji's word in India means a small white wind cloud that is often seen when the wind blows here and the Indians living on the coast, will never dare here when the wind clouds are in the sky, says Simiji built by people white skin for the word Simi There is another explanation about the name of Simi, but this one was given to me by my brother who worked more than 40 years for the Smithsonian Institution and it seems very reasonable to me.
Three Chumash settlements existed in the Simi Valley during the Mission period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries: Shimiyi, Ta'apu (now Tapo Canyon), and Kimishax or Quimisac (Happy Camp Canyon west of Moorpark College). There are many Chumash cave paintings in the area containing pictographs, including Burro Flats Painted Cave in the Burro Flats area in Simi Hills, located between Simi Valley, West Hills, and Bell Canyon. The cave is located on a private land owned by Boeing, previously operated by Rocketdyne to test rocket engines and nuclear research. Other areas containing Chumash Native American pictographs in Simi Hills for example by Lake Manor and Chatsworth.
Under Spanish and Mexico
The first Europeans to visit the Simi Valley were members of the Spanish Portolago expedition (1769-1770), the entry of the first European land and the exploration of the state of California today. The expedition crossed the valley on 13-14 January 1770, traveling from the Conejo Valley to the San Fernando Valley. They camped near the original village in the valley on the 14th.
Rancho Simi, also known as Rancho San José © Nuestra Senora de Altagracia y Simi, is a 113.009-acre Spanish land grant (457Ã, km 2 ) to the east of Ventura and western Los Angeles awarded in 1795 to Francisco Javier Pico and his two brothers, Patricio Pico and Miguel Pico by Governor Diego de Borica. Rancho Simi is an early Spanish colonial land grant in Ventura and Santa Barbara County. This name comes from Shimiji, the name of Chumash Native American village here before the Spanish language. It was one of the largest land, but then when Mexico gained independence from Spain, the land was freely distributed. The Simi Adobe-Strathearn House, then Robert P. Strathearn's home, serves as the rancho headquarters.
JosÃÆ'Â © de la Guerra y Noriega, Captain Santa Barbara Presidio, who began acquiring large quantities of land in California to raise livestock, bought Rancho Simi from the Pico family in 1842. Several years after the death of Jose de la Guerra in 1858, rancho was sold to Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company led by Pennsylvania Railroad president Thomas A. Scott. When there was not much oil, Scott started selling rancho. In 1887, a portion of the rancho was purchased by a newly formed company, Simi Land and Water Company. The little colonial town known as "Santa Susana del Rancho Simi" broke through at the end of the 19th century and has a majority speaking Spanish, but since then many Anglo-Americans have arrived to settle. Gardens, gardens, and gardens dominated the valley scene until the 1970s.
For a short time, the postal address was known as Simiopolis, although it was soon shortened again to Simi in 1910. The first public school was built in 1890 in the northeast but was demolished in 1926. There was also much destruction. caused by floods in 1952. The city was incorporated as Simi Valley in 1969, when the area had only 10,000 inhabitants. In 1972, Boys Town West was established at the eastern end of the Simi Valley. The youth camp/home facility is based on the older older ones in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Santa Susana Field Laboratory
2,848 hectares (1,153 hectares) The Santa Susana Field Laboratory, located in Simi Hills, is used for the development of pioneer nuclear reactors and rocket engines beginning in 1948. The site is operated by Atomics International and Rocketdyne (originally the Northern Division of the American Airlines Company). Rocketdyne Division develops a variety of liquid rocket engines. Rocket engine tests are often heard in Simi Valley. The North American Aviation's Atomics International division designs, builds and operates the Sodium Reactor Experiment, the first US nuclear reactor to supply power to the public power system. The last nuclear reactor was operated in SSFL in 1980 and the last rocket engine was carried out in 2006. SSFL has been closed for development and testing. This site is undergoing investigation and removal of nuclear facilities and ground and groundwater cleaning. The Boeing Company, the US DOE, and NASA are responsible for the cleanup.
In July 1959, the Sodium Reactor Experiment suffered a serious incident when 13 of 43 partially melted reactor fuel elements resulted in the controlled release of radioactive gases into the atmosphere. The reactor was repaired and resumed operations in September 1960. The incident at the Sodium Reactor Experiment has been a source of controversy in the community. The technical analysis of the incident intended to support a lawsuit against the current landowner (The Boeing Company) stated that the incident led to a much greater radioactivity release than the accident at Three Mile Island. Boeing's technical response concluded the monitoring conducted at the time of the incident, indicating only the amount of radioactive gas allowed to be released, and the release of the Three Mile Island scale was not possible. The case was resolved, reportedly, with substantial payments by Boeing. In September 2009, the US Department of Energy sponsored a public workshop in which three nuclear reactor experts shared their independent analysis of the July 1959 incident.
The Field Laboratory of Santa Susana also hosts the Center for Energy Technology Engineering. The Center undertook the design, development and testing of liquid metal reactor components for the US Department of Energy from 1965 to 1998.
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory includes sites identified as historic by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and by the American Nuclear Society. List of National Historic Sites listed in Burro Flats Painted Cave is located inside the Field Laboratory of Santa Susana, on a portion of the site owned by the US Government. The pictures in the cave have been called "the best preserved Indian pictograph in Southern California."
Rodney King Trial
Four officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Briseno) were accused of using unnecessary force on March 3, 1991 beating an African-American rider Rodney Glen King. The case known as Rodney King Court is based on recordings recorded on home videos by observers (George Holliday). The now famous video was broadcast nationally and globally and caused an overwhelming response because the beating was believed to be racially motivated. Due to heavy media coverage of the arrests, Judge Stanley Weisberg of the California Court of Appeals approved the change of venue to adjacent Ventura District, using the available courtroom in Simi Valley for state cases against officers.
On April 29, 1992, the Ventura County jury freed three of the four officers (Koon, Wind, and Briseno) and did not reach a verdict on one (Powell). Many believe that unexpected results are the result of the racial and social arrangements of the jury, which includes ten whites, one Filipino, and one Hispanic. No Simi Valley residents. Among the jurors there are three who have become security guards or in military service. Liberation led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots and mass protests across the country.
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Geography
Simi Valley is a town located in the southeast corner of Ventura County, bordering San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The city of Simi Valley is basically made up of the eponymous valley itself. The city of Simi Valley is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains to the north, the Simi Hills to the east and south, and borders the Thousand Oaks in the southwest and Moorpark to the west. Simi Valley is connected to San Fernando Valley which is close to Santa Susana Pass in the extreme east of the Simi Valley. Simi Valley is located at 34 Â ° 16'16 "North, 118 Â ° 44'22" West (34.271078, -118.739428) with a height of 700-1,000 feet (210-300 m) above sea level. The syncline of the Simi Valley is located in the western part of the region called Transversal Ranges. The valley is surrounded by the Santa Susana Mountains to the north and Simi Hills in the east and south. While the Santa Susana Mountains separated the valley from the Los Padres National Forest in the north, the Simi Hills separated it from the Conejo Valley to the south. At the eastern end is Rocky Peak, one of the highest peaks of the Santa Susana Mountains, which is the dividing line between Ventura County to the west and Los Angeles County to the east. On the other side of the valley, on the extreme western side of Simi Valley is Mount McCoy, which is probably best known for its 12-foot concrete cross at its peak. The physiographical valley is structurally as well as topographic depression. The Simi Valley, like the San Fernando Valley, owes its existence and shape to the fault and folding of the rocks. Basically it is a structural valley and not a full-time erosion work. It was dried by Calleguas Creek and also its main tributary, Conejo Creek. Both are from the Santa Susana Mountains.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​42.2 square miles (109.4 km 2 ), consisting of 41.5 square miles (107.4 km 2 ) of soil and 0.77 sq mi (2.0 km 2 ), or 1.81%, of it is water. Simi Valley is located northwest of the Chatsworth neighborhood in Los Angeles and about 30 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, 380 mi (612 km) south of San Francisco, 160 mi (257 km) north of San Diego and 350 mi (563 km). south of Sacramento. Travel to Los Angeles is usually through Ronald Reagan Freeway (Highway 118) or Metrolink Southern California commuter train, which does some daily trips from Simi Valley. Simi Valley has a Mediterranean climate. Medium variations between day and night tend to be relatively large. The average annual temperature is 64.1 degrees, while the annual rainfall is 18.39 inches. Rainfall remains less than an inch for seven months - April to October, - while rainfall exceeds four inches in the two wettest months - January and February. While the lowest average temperature at 53.6 degrees in December, average temperatures in July and August exceeded 76 degrees.
Simi Valley has been the victim of several natural disasters, including the 1967 floods, 1983 storms, 1988 lightning strikes, and the 1994 Northridge earthquake and many forest fires.
Climate
Simi Valley has a warm and dry climate during the summer when average temperatures tend to be in the 70s. Wildfires also occur here. The city's climate cools during the winter when average temperatures tend to be in the 50s. Due to its relatively low altitudes, the Simi Hills typically experience rainy, mild winters. Snow is rare in the Simi Hills, even in the highest areas. The warmest month of the year is August with an average maximum temperature of 96Ã,  ° F (36Ã,  ° C), while the coldest month of the year is December with an average minimum temperature of 38Ã, ° F (3Ã,  ° C).. Temperature variations between day and night tend to be relatively large during the summer with differences that can reach 38Ã, ° F (21Ã,  ° C), and moderate during the winter with an average difference of 29Ã,  ° F (16Ã,  ° C). The average annual rainfall in Simi Valley is 18.3 inches. The winter months tend to be wetter than summer. The wettest month of the year is February with an average rainfall of 4.6 inches. Simi Valley gets 18 inches of rain per year, while the average United States is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches, while the US average is 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with measured rainfall is 25. On average, there are 277 sunny days in Simi Valley per year. The July height is about 96Ã,  ° F (36Ã,  ° C). January low is 39Ã,  ° F (4Ã,  ° C). The lowest record was 18 degrees Fahrenheit (-8  ° C) (recorded in February 1989) and the record high was 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47  ° C) (recorded in August 1985). The prevailing wind direction is southwest, and the average wind speed is 7-11 mph (11-18 km/h).
Natural hazards
The location aspect of the Simi Valley, located beside the Simi Hills, is located in a high-risk area for forest fires that sweep the Southern California mountains every few years. Simi Valley is also at risk for earthquakes. The valley is surrounded by mistakes; the closest is the Santa Rosa Fault to the Northwest, Northridge Hills Fault to the Northeast, and Faulty Chatsworth to the South. In 1994, parts of Simi Valley received significant damage from the Northridge earthquake. See Nuclear Accident at SSFL for information on accidents and related risks (s) for residents.
Wildfires
Southern California has a high fire risk, due to hot weather and strong winds. In the fall of 2003, Fire Simi burned about 108,000 hectares. The fire in 2005 began on 28 September and burned about 7,000 acres (28Ã, kmÃ,²). On September 29, the fire was estimated at 17,000 acres (69Ã, kmÃ,²). Over 1,000 firefighters worked against a complicated combination of dry brushes, low humidity, and temperatures in the 90s along the lines dividing the Los Angeles and Ventura regions. The fire is then controlled and extinguished, without serious injury. Three houses were lost in remote areas, but not within the city limits.
Demographics
2010
The US Census 2010 reported that Simi Valley had a population of 124,237. Population density was 2,940.8 persons per square mile (1,135.4/km²). Simi Valley's racial makeup was 93,597 (75.3%) White, 1,739 (1.4%) African American, 761 (0.6%) Native American, 11,555 (9.3%) Asian, 178 (0.1% ) Of the Pacific Islands, 10.685 (8.6%) of other races, and 5,722 (4.6%) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 10,938 people (23.3%); 16.2% of the Simi Valley population is Mexican-American, 1.2% Salvador, 0.9% Guatemala, 0.6% Puerto Rico, 0.6% Peru, 0.3% Cuba, 0.3% Argentina, 0 , 2% Honduras, 0.2% Nicaragua, and 0.2% of Ecuador. Among Asian-Americans, 2.7% of Simi Valley's population are Indian-American, 2.2% Philippines, 1.2% China, Vietnam 1.0%, 0.7% Korea, 0.5% Japan, 0, 2% Thailand, 0.1% Pakistan. The majority of the Simi Valley population consists of Caucasian-Americans; the largest group of whites was 16.7% German-American, 11.3% Britain, 8.5% Italy, 3.4% France, 3.1% Poland, 2.3% Norway, 2.3% Sweden, 2 , 1% Scotland and 2% Netherlands.
The Census reported that 123,577 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 482 (0.4%) lived in unembienced groups, and 178 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There are 41,237 households, of which 16,765 (40.7%) have children under the age of 18 living in them, 24,824 (60.2%) are married couples living together, 4,659 (11.3% ) has a married woman without a current husband, 2,214 (5.4%) owns a householder male in the absence of a wife. There are 1,975 (4.8%) unmarried partners of the opposite sex, and 291 (0.7%) married couples or couples of the same sex. 7,087 households (17.2%) consisted of individuals and 3,013 (7.3%) had a person who lived alone aged 65 years or older. The average household size is 3.00. There were 31,697 families (76.9% of all households); the average family size is 3.33.
The population is spread with 31,036 people (25.0%) under the age of 18, 11,088 people (8.9%) aged 18 to 24, 33,890 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 35,046 persons (28.2%) aged 45 to 64 years, and 13,177 people (10.6%) aged 65 years or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there are 96.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 94.4 men. There are 42,506 housing units with an average density of 1,006.1 per square mile (388.5/km²), of which 30,560 (74.1%) are occupied owners, and 10,677 (25.9%) are occupied by tenants. Homeowner vacancy rate is 1.2%; rental vacancy rate is 4.6%. 93,181 people (75.0% of the population) live in housing units occupied by owners and 30,396 people (24.5%) live in rental housing units.
2000
In the 2000 census, there were 111,351 people, 36,421 households, and 28,954 families living in the city. Population density was 1.097.3/km Ã,² (2,841.9/mi Ã,² ). There are 37,272 housing units with an average density of 367.3/km Ã,² (951.3/mi Ã,² ). City's racial makeup is 81.33% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.70% Native Americans, 6.33% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Island, 6.50% of other races, and 3 , 74% of two or more races. 16.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino from any race.
There were 36,421 households where 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.7% had non-husbands female households, and 20.5% were not family. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city, the population is spread by 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% years or more. The average age is 35 years. For every 100 women, there are 97.9 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 95.6 men.
Earnings
According to 2007 estimates, the average income for households in the city is $ 88,406, and the average income for families is $ 91,658. 10.2% of the population and 7.4% of families are below the poverty line. In 2016, the average income for households in Simi Valley decreased to $ 90,210 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Average per capita income over the past 12 months (2015) is $ 37,459. Sales tax of 7.25% and income tax of 8.00%. The current unemployment rate is 4.80% with a recent employment growth of 0.36% compared to the National Unemployment Rate of 5.20% and employment growth of 1.59%. The average cost of a house in Simi Valley is $ 450,500 with a mortgage at a median of $ 2,456.
Politics
Simi Valley is considered a politically conservative camp, along with the nearby Thousand and Cities. Voters are often described as a solid Republic. Many publications describe the Simi Valley among the most conservative cities in the United States; Simi Valley for example ranked 18th most Conservative city in the country in 2005 by GovPro.com. In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush (R) won almost 61% of the vote, compared to 44% across the state, while John Kerry (D) won 38% of the vote. In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama (D) won 47% of Simi Valley, while John McCain (R) won 52% of the vote. In the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama won 43% of the vote, while Mitt Romney (R) won 55% of the vote. Republicans Bob Huber has been the incumbent mayor since 2010.
Former Republican president and governor, Ronald Reagan, is buried in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on a hilltop with the boundary of Thousand Oaks-Simi Valley. The presidential library is frequented by conservative speakers and has hosted many major Republican debates, including the first debate in the 2008 presidential election, 2012 presidential election, and the second major debate for 2016 presidential elections. Simi Valley is located within the 25th congress district, represented by Steve Knight. The Simi Valley as well as the neighboring Chatsworth is one of the most Republican communities in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and district 25 is one of the most conservative in the State of California. Steve Knight has been by the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times has been portrayed in tune with the Tea Party movement and has been described as a right-wing on the political spectrum.
Local government
The Simi Valley government uses a "Board-Manager" form of government. This means that the city council consists of one mayor, elected every two years, and four council members elected for a term of four years. The city council appoints both the city attorney and the city manager, who heads the city's executive branch. City managers appoint various department heads for the city, and act as city clerks and city treasurers.
According to the latest Comprehensive Annual Financial Statement of the Latest Comprehensive Financial Statements, various city funds have $ 89.3 million in Revenue, $ 86.3 million in expenditures, $ 139.9 million in total assets, $ 26.1 million in total liabilities, and $ 158 , 5 million in investment.
The management structure and coordination of municipal services are:
State and federal representations
In the state legislative body, the Simi Valley is in the 27th Senate District, represented by Democrat Henry Stern, and in the 38th Assembly District, represented by the Republic of Dante Acosta.
In the United States House of Representatives, the Simi Valley is divided between the 25th congress district in California, represented by Republican Steve Knight, and the 26th congress district in California, represented by Democrat Julia Brownley.
Landmarks
Simi Valley is home to the Ronald Reagan Presidency Library, which has been visited by nearly 400,000 people by 2014. After a major state cemetery in Washington, DC, President Reagan was buried in the library in June 2004. The library has a hangar where Boeing 707 SAM 27000 ( Air Force One), which serves the Nixon president through GW Bush, is stationed and available for the tour. In the pavilion there are various cars used to transport the president, as well as Marine One, presidential helicopters.
Former Corriganville Movie Ranch and his Fort Apache movie set, now Corriganville Regional Park, is Santa Susana Knolls. Many television series were filmed there during the 1950s, such as Richard Carlson Mackenzie Raiders, although the program was set in the former Fort Clark near Brackettville in southwest Texas. Other shooting areas including Big Sky Ranch, where the Prairie House was filmed, Poltergeist was filmed on Roxbury Street, and Welcome Dangers many others in Santa Susana.
California History Area
Simi Valley is home to two historic sites in California:
NO. 939 Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments (Thematic) - Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village - This fantastic collection is one of the fabulous Twentieth Century Traditional Art Environments in California. In 1956, Tressa Prisbrey, who was then nearly sixty years old, began to build "villages" of shrines, paths, sculptures, and buildings from recyclables and disposing of local rubbish. He worked for 25 years creating one structure after another to accommodate his collection. The Walkway mosaic is embedded with thousands of treasures - tiles, shells, doorknobs, irons, car ornaments, jewelry, cutlery, scissors, guns, toys - all of which can be imagined that creates post-consumer waste timestamps of the 1950s. Bottle Village originally had more than 13 buildings and 20 statues. Although badly damaged during the 1994 Northridge earthquake, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Located at 4595 Cochran St., Simi Valley.
NO. 979 Rancho Simi - This is the site of the headquarters of the Spanish Rancho San José © de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi. The name is derived from 'Shimiji,' the name of Chumash village here before the Spanish language. At 113,000 acres (460 km 2 ), Rancho Simi is one of the nation's largest land grants. Two famous Spanish and Mexican families associated with Rancho: Santiago Pico who first received the grant, and JosÃÆ' Â © de la Guerra who bought Rancho in 1842. Two original adobe rooms remain, part of Strathearn's house built at The Strathearn Park History and Museum, an open park owned and managed by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, and operated in conjunction with the Simi Valley Historical Society. The house is maintained as a historic house museum with antique furnishings and distinctive home furnishings. In addition to Simi Adobe-Strathearn House, there are various historic buildings and structures that have been moved from their original site to the park, including a 1924 playhouse with children's toys, 1902 St. Catholic Church. Rose of Lima, Simi's original Library Valley and two barns with farm equipment and equipment. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places: NPS-78000825. Location: Robert P Strathearn Historical Park, 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley.
Infrastructure
The Montalvo Cutoff, a railroad opened by the Southern Pacific Railroad on March 20, 1904, to improve the alignment of its Coastal Path, running east-west through the valley. In 1905, the longest railroad tunnel in the United States at that time was completed at the eastern end of the Simi Valley. Tunnel # 26 still stands today linking Simi Valley and San Fernando Valley. This area was originally served by the Santa Susana Depot which was also opened in 1904 as a combined passenger and cargo depot built by the South Pacific and located on Los Angeles Avenue near Tapo Street. Stations will remain in use for the next 60 years until changes in the business model for trains evolve that make the depot useless to the railroad tracks.
Simi Valley Station is used by Amtrak and Metrolink on the Ventura County line, once the line is purchased from the South Pacific. The station is located at 5050 Los Angeles Avenue, west of Stearns Street. The Simi Valley Transit Bus stops at Los Angeles Avenue in front of the station. There are connections from Simi Valley north to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, and south to Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego County. These trains, as well as buses, operate 7 days a week and stop at Simi Valley several times each day. Simi Valley Station is not colonized; However, tickets are available from automatic ticket dispensers, conductors on trains, travel agents, by phone, or from the Amtrak and Metrolink website.
The United States Postal Service operates the Simi Valley Post Office at 2511 Galena Avenue, King Kopy Post Office at 2157 Tapo Street, and Mount McCoy Post Office at 225 Simi Village Drive.
The city operates its own police department, and contracts with the Ventura District Fire Department to provide fire protection services. There are six fire stations in the Simi Valley, and the city recently built a state-of-the-art police station. American Medical Response, along with the Ventura County Fire Department, provides Emergency Medical Services at Advanced Life Support (ALS) level.
Transportation
Simi Valley Rail Station is used by Amtrak and Metrolink on the Ventura County line, once the line is purchased from the South Pacific. The station is located at 5050 Los Angeles Avenue, west of Stearns Street. The Simi Valley Transit Bus stops at Los Angeles Avenue in front of the station. There are connections from Simi Valley north to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, and south to Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego County. These trains, as well as buses, operate 7 days a week and stop at Simi Valley several times each day. Simi Valley Station is not colonized; However, tickets are available from automatic ticket dispensers, conductors on trains, travel agents, by phone, or from the Amtrak and Metrolink website.
Economy
In Simi Valley there are two main areas of industry - one in the eastern part of town and one in the west. The main industries are machinery and equipment with 69 companies, and the second is Metal industry with 51 companies, both located in eastern and western industrial area. Other industries such as Wood/Wood Products, Food, Plastic Products, Apparel/Textiles and Minerals, are also concentrated in this industrial area.
The largest division of National Housing Loans, now Bank of America, Loan Administration, has been headquartered in this city since the mid-1990s. Operating from Madera Street in a building that once served as a Bugle Boy clothing company, the company also has facilities at Tapo Canyon Road, and First Street. At its peak, Countrywide has about 10,000 employees in the city.
The Volkswagen of America Design Center was once in an industrial complex opposite the Costco wholesale club near Madera and Cochran. VW Design Center California or DCC, moved to Santa Monica, California in the spring of 2006. Renowned automotive designers like Jay Mays, now (2007) VP Design for Ford and Freeman Thomas, co designer with Jay Mays from the original Audi TT, once called DCC in Simi Valley where they work. The original concept for New Beetle from Jay Mays, has its origins there.
Top entrepreneurs
According to Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2012-2012, the top companies in the city are:
Education
Simi Valley dilayani oleh Simi Valley Unified School District (SVUSD).
Santa Susana High School has been crowned silver medalist in US News & amp; World Series of "500 Best Schools in America" ​​for 2013 and 2014.
Simi Valley High School ranks among the top 1,000 MSNBC High Schools in the country.
Higher education schools located nearby include Moorpark College, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Channel Islands, California Lutheran University, LaVerne University, University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Ventura College, Oxnard College, Eternity Bible College, Louis Brandeis Institute of Justice, Pepperdine University, University of Southern California (USC), Caltech, Valley College, American Jewish University, Loyola Marymount University, La Verne University, and UCLA.
There are five high schools located in Simi Valley: Royal High School, Grace Brethren Secondary School, Santa Susana High School, Simi Valley High School, and Apollo High School (high school).
There are three high schools located in Simi Valley: Hillside Middle School, Valley View Middle School, and Sinaloa Middle School.
Simi Valley also has an adult school (Simi Adult School) and a school of makeup.
Library
After separating from the Ventura County library system, Simi Valley Public Library opened in July 2013, operated by Simi Valley Town. In his first year of operation as a city library, he welcomed over 200,000 visitors to the library.
Recreation
The Simi Valley Park facility operated by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District totals fifty parks, some of which are city parks, while others are public open spaces or multi-purpose path systems. The district has an inventory of 5,600 hectares of public land, including hundreds of hectares of land in Simi Hills. The purpose of this area is to preserve the original landscape, as well as functioning as wildlife corridors that protect the natural habitat for wildlife and flora. The city also boasts six golf courses and the construction of the Right House Ranch has a natural path for pedestrians, cyclists and riding people to enjoy. Two college baseball teams: The Simi Valley Senators and California Oaks from California Collegiate League in Thousand Oaks, provide sports action for local fans.
To the east, Rocky Peak has a track system for Mountain Biking, Hiking, and Equestrian activities. The trail is accessed from the 118 highway on Kuehner Road, Yosemite Road (about 1 mile (1.6 km) north or Rocky Peak.The trail is: Hummingbird Trail, Rocky Peak Fire Road or The Chumash Trail.This line is not recommended for beginners, which is quite steep and some technical parts on the walkway.
In the southwest, many accessible paths for Mountain Cycling, Hiking, and Equestrian activities. The main access point for Wood Ranch Open Space is at the intersection of Wood Ranch Parkway and Long Canyon Parkway, but also accessible via Challenger Park or from trailheads in Thousand Oaks. The trail system travels as far west highway 23, as far east as the Rocketdyne facility and connects to the Lang Ranch trail system (Westlake Village) and the Chesebro trail system, which begins at Agoura Hills. Simi Peak (highest peak in Simi Valley) can be accessed from this line system via China Flats in the Chesebro trail system. Ahmundson Ranch is connected to this trail system, again through the Chesebro trail system. Bridlepath, private trace system is also connected to the main fire path. The western tip of Simi Valley is also home to 150-acre Tierra Rejada Park, which offers hiking paths to Moorpark, CA.
List of publicly owned parks in Simi Valley:
Wildlife
The Simi Hills is the most critical corridor of the Santa Monica Mountains - to the Santa Susana Mountains, and further to the Topatopa Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains and the other Transversa Mountains to the east. The undeveloped Simi's native habitat provides a route that protects wildlife on the larger mainland from Santa Monicas from genetic isolation. The large section of the Simi Hills is protected by preserved gardens and open spaces. Animals in this area include mammals such as Virginia opossum, carved rats, broad-legged feet, mountain lions, donkey deer, forest cats, striped and striped skunks, California weasels, southern California civets, California raccoon, ringtail cat, black bear, Botta pocket gopher, desert cottontail, coyote valley, gray fox, California vole, rabbit brush, California ground- and California gray squirrel, as well as several species of rats (California pocket mouse, western rat mice, mouse brush, mouse deer, and mouse house) mice (agile kangaroo rats, thick-legged woodrats, black rats, roof rats, and brown rats) and bats (long-eared myotis, long-legged myotis, California myotis, myotis-footed, western pipistrelle, Brazil-free bats tail, west mastiff bats , and Tejon myotis). Some of the reptiles in the area include several snake species (coachwhip, South Pacific venomous snake, San Diego night snake, striped racer, California-headed snake, two-legged serpent, San Diego gopher snake, kingsnake mountain beach, California kingsnake, beachside serpent , ringneck snakes) and lizards (western lizard lizard, California side chirping lizard, western skink, western whiptail, San Diego horned lizard, California horned lizard, San Diego crocodile lizard, silver sparkling lizard). There are ten species of amphibians in Simi Valley: California newt, western spadefoot, California toad, arroyo toad, slim California salamander, arboreal salamander, American bullfrog, California red-legged frog, California treefrog, and Pacific frog.
Birds in the Simi Valley include the hummingbirds of Anna, the Canadian geese, the mallard, the California quail, the general herons, the big blue heron, the American bittern, the American bird, the murderer, the mourning dove, the roadrunner, the necked king wrestler, the black phoebe, the swallow, swallow, nuthatch white-breasted, wren cactus, mockingbird, robin, cedar waxwing, phainopepla, starlings, at least Bell's vireo, hooded oriole, western tanager, some species of blackbird (west meadowlark, blackbird Brewer and cowbird headed brown) and woodpecker (common flicker, Nuttall woodpecker, acorn woodpecker, and yellow-bellied sapsucker). Raptors include the vultures of turkeys, white-tailed kites, American kestrel, poor-wills and some species of eagles (Cooper hawks, sharp-shinned eagles, swamp hawks, red-tailed eagles, red-shouldered eagles, and common nighthawk) and owls Great-horned owls, short-eared owls, long-eared owls, owls, and owls digging holes). Grosbeaks, sparrows and sparrows include black-headed grosbeak, finch house, American goldfinch, lower goldfinch, California towhee, Savannah sparrows, sage sparrows, dark-eyed junco, white sparrows and house birds.
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