Simi Valley, California Blood Testing Facilities
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Nearby Labcorp Blood Testing facilities:
- Labcorp Center Distance: 1 m, 2655 First St. Suite 340, Simi Valley, Ventura County, CA, 93065
- Labcorp Center Distance: 5 m, 865 Patriot Drive Suite 101, Moorpark, Ventura County, CA, 93021
- Labcorp Center Distance: 8 m, 425 Haaland Dr. Ste 106, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, CA, 91361
- Labcorp Center Distance: 9 m, 558 N. Ventu Park Rd. Suite C, Newbury Park, Ventura County, CA, 91320
- Labcorp Center Distance: 14 m, 18350 Roscoe Blvd. Suite 208, Northridge, Los Angeles County, CA, 91324
- Labcorp Center Distance: 15 m, 27420 Tourney Rd. Suite 140, Valencia, Los Angeles County, CA, 91355
- Labcorp Center Distance: 16 m, 23823 Valencia Blvd. Suite 150, Valencia, Los Angeles County, CA, 91355
- Labcorp Center Distance: 18 m, 15211 Vanowen St Ste 319, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, CA, 91405
- Labcorp Center Distance: 23 m, 300 South A St 103, Oxnard, Ventura County, CA, 93030
- Labcorp Center Distance: 24 m, 971 W. 7Th St. Suite A, Oxnard, Ventura County, CA, 93030
- Labcorp Center Distance: 25 m, 465 N Roxbury Dr Ste 715, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA, 90210
- Labcorp Center Distance: 26 m, 8737 Beverly Blvd Ste 401, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, 90048
- Labcorp Center Distance: 27 m, 2955 Loma Vista Rd, Ventura, Ventura County, CA, 93003
- Labcorp Center Distance: 30 m, 8540 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 107, Westchester, Los Angeles County, CA, 90045
- Labcorp Center Distance: 31 m, 1510 S Central Ave. Ste 520, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA, 91204
- Labcorp Center Distance: 32 m, 501 E Hardy St. Suite 150, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, CA, 90301
- Labcorp Center Distance: 33 m, 1400 S Grand Ave Ste 612, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, 90015
- Labcorp Center Distance: 35 m, 1825 Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, 90033
- Labcorp Center Distance: 36 m, 510 N. Prospect Ave. Suite 305, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, CA, 90277
- Labcorp Center Distance: 37 m, 50 Alessandro Pl. Suite A10, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA, 91105
- Labcorp Center Distance: 38 m, 4201 Torrance Blvd Ste 240, Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA, 90503
- Labcorp Center Distance: 39 m, 3500 Lomita Blvd. Suite 102, Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA, 90505
- Labcorp Center Distance: 40 m, 3400 Lomita Blvd. Suite 208, Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA, 90505
- Labcorp Center Distance: 41 m, 550 Deep Valley Dr. Suite 317, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, CA, 90274
- Labcorp Center Distance: 42 m, 627 West Ave Q Suite B, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA, 93551
- Labcorp Center Distance: 43 m, 11411 Brookshire Ave Ste 408, Downey, Los Angeles County, CA, 90241
- Labcorp Center Distance: 45 m, 1360 W 6Th St Ste 190, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, CA, 90732
- Labcorp Center Distance: 46 m, 38209 47Th St East Suite C, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA, 93552
- Labcorp Center Distance: 49 m, 1135 S. Sunset Ave. Ste 403, West Covina, Los Angeles County, CA, 91790
- Labcorp Center Distance: 51 m, 10861 Cherry St. Suite 200, Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA, 90720
- Labcorp Center Distance: 52 m, 1661 Golden Rain Rd, Seal Beach, Orange County, CA, 90740
- Labcorp Center Distance: 53 m, 1190 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste C, Seal Beach, Orange County, CA, 90740
- Labcorp Center Distance: 54 m, 1950 Sunnycrest Dr. Suite 1800, Fullerton, Orange County, CA, 92835
- Labcorp Center Distance: 55 m, 7872 Walker St. Suite 109, La Palma, Orange County, CA, 92801
- Labcorp Center Distance: 58 m, 15064 Moran Street, Westminster, Orange County, CA, 92683
- Labcorp Center Distance: 59 m, 1201 N. Rose Dr. Suite 202, Placentia, Orange County, CA, 92870
- Labcorp Center Distance: 60 m, 18821 Delaware St. Ste 102, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA, 92648
- Labcorp Center Distance: 61 m, 11180 Warner Ave. Suite 155, Fountain Valley, Orange County, CA, 92708
- Labcorp Center Distance: 62 m, 705 W La Veta Ave Ste 102, Orange, Orange County, CA, 92868
- Labcorp Center Distance: 64 m, 12555 Central Ave. Ste Af, Chino, San Bernardino County, CA, 91710
- Labcorp Center Distance: 65 m, 1501 Superior Ave. Ste 209, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA, 92663
- Labcorp Center Distance: 66 m, 1310 San Bernardino Rd Ste 107, Upland, San Bernardino County, CA, 91786
- Labcorp Center Distance: 68 m, 400 Newport Center Dr Ste 202, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA, 92660
- Labcorp Center Distance: 69 m, 10801 Foothill Blvd Ste 105, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, CA, 91730
- Labcorp Center Distance: 71 m, 113 Waterworks Way Suite 160, Irvine, Orange County, CA, 92618
- Labcorp Center Distance: 74 m, 900 S. Main St. Suite 207, Corona, Riverside County, CA, 92882
- Labcorp Center Distance: 75 m, 800 Magnolia Ave Ste 108, Corona, Riverside County, CA, 92879
- Labcorp Center Distance: 76 m, 23961 Calle De La Magdalena St, Laguna Hills, Orange County, CA, 92653
- Labcorp Center Distance: 78 m, 3550 Q St. Ste 102, Bakersfield, Kern County, CA, 93301
- Labcorp Center Distance: 79 m, 29873 Santa Margarita Pkwy102, Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, CA, 92688
- Labcorp Center Distance: 80 m, 3975 Jackson St. Ste 104, Riverside, Riverside County, CA, 92503
Nearby Quest Blood Testing facilities:
- Quest Center Distance: 2 m, 2876 Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, Ventura County, CA, 93065-1550
- Quest Center Distance: 8 m, 1220 La Venta Dr., Westlake Village, Ventura County, CA, 91361-3749
- Quest Center Distance: 14 m, 18250 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, Los Angeles County, CA, 91325-4265
- Quest Center Distance: 16 m, 500 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, Ventura County, CA, 93010-5900
- Quest Center Distance: 26 m, 8501 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA, 90211-3117
- Quest Center Distance: 32 m, 1127 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, 90017-3901
- Quest Center Distance: 34 m, 420 E 3Rd St, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, 90013-1646
- Quest Center Distance: 36 m, 520 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, CA, 90277-3043
- Quest Center Distance: 38 m, 960 E. Green St., Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA, 91106-2405
- Quest Center Distance: 39 m, 23441 Madison St, Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA, 90505-4735
- Quest Center Distance: 40 m, 416 W Lastunas Dr, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, CA, 91776-1236
- Quest Center Distance: 45 m, 1294 W 6Th St, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, CA, 90731-2998
- Quest Center Distance: 49 m, 15141 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA, 90603-2158
- Quest Center Distance: 52 m, 554 E San Bernardino Rd, Covina, Los Angeles County, CA, 91723-1748
- Quest Center Distance: 56 m, 3905 State St, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, CA, 93105-5101
- Quest Center Distance: 60 m, 18800 Main St, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA, 92648-1718
- Quest Center Distance: 61 m, 11180 E Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, Orange County, CA, 92708-7515
- Quest Center Distance: 62 m, 1310 W Stewart Dr, Orange, Orange County, CA, 92868-3838
- Quest Center Distance: 63 m, 4028 Grand Ave, Chino, San Bernardino County, CA, 91710-5486
- Quest Center Distance: 64 m, 801 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, Orange County, CA, 92705-3607
- Quest Center Distance: 66 m, 1399 E Foothill Blvd, Upland, San Bernardino County, CA, 91786-4060
- Quest Center Distance: 69 m, 4950 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, Orange County, CA, 92604-8648
- Quest Center Distance: 74 m, 2250 S. Main St, Corona, Riverside County, CA, 92882-2534
- Quest Center Distance: 76 m, 23521 Paseo De Valencia, Laguna Hills, Orange County, CA, 92653-3673
- Quest Center Distance: 80 m, 2040 Viborg Rd, Solvang, Santa Barbara County, CA, 93463-2272
- Quest Center Distance: 82 m, 4646 Brockton Ave, Riverside, Riverside County, CA, 92506-0103
- Quest Center Distance: 85 m, 12370 Hesperia Rd, Victorville, San Bernardino County, CA, 92395-4787
- Quest Center Distance: 86 m, 2150 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA, 92404-4811
- Quest Center Distance: 88 m, 6485 Day St, Riverside, Riverside County, CA, 92507-0926
- Quest Center Distance: 94 m, 32251 Mission Trl, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA, 92530-4536
Simi Valley California Hormone Replacement Therapy Services
Hormone Balance is one of the critical factors of long-term health and wellness. All aging men and women should at least consider the benefits of Hormone Optimization. There are a huge number of patients across the United States that have seen real quality of life improvements through the intervention of Bio-Identical Hormones and other HRT Products, and you may be a prime candidate.
Our Licensed Hormone Clinic provides HRT Care to patients 30 and older that we find can benefit from Hormone Replacement Therapy. We offer a full range of HRT Products and services, including Human Growth Hormone Injections, Low-T Treatments, Sermorelin Acetate, and the HCG Diet. Many of the most common forms of Hormone Imbalance and Deficiency are age-related. If you feel like your energy levels and wellness are preventing you from getting the most out of your life, our qualified and Board Certified Hormone Specialists are here to help!
All it takes to get started is a phone call, and we offer Free Consultation to new patients!
Simi Valley HGH Clinic for Somatopause Relief
One of the Premier HRT Services that we offer at our Simi Valley Hormone Clinic is Human Growth Hormone Therapy. Somatopause is the clinical term for age-related HGH Decline. It has broad and frustrating effects on health and wellness and becomes more common with age. Individuals that are overweight, smoke, or live a sedentary lifestyle are even more likely to experience HGH Deficiency in their lifetime.
Growth Hormone Deficiency has a broad and powerful impact on human health because of its importance in the modulation and control of cellular metabolism. This means that when HGH Levels fall too low, the body starts to have major issues keeping up with its own demands, leading to symptoms such as adipose fat accumulation, depression, increased incidence and severity of illness, fatigue, loss of strength, and more.
Bio-Identical HGH Therapy has been shown to improve quality of life and relieve symptoms related to Human Growth Hormone Deficiency. Daily Injections are required, but these HGH Shots are nearly painless. Contact us to learn more!
Simi Valley Sermorelin Prescriptions
You may be intrigued to discover that there is a second effective means to treat HGH Deficiency. Sermorelin Acetate is a Recombinant Hormone Therapy which is designed to address Human Growth Hormone Deficiency by amplifying the production of natural HGH via the Pituitary. Sermorelin has a similar safety and effectiveness profile as compared to HGH Therapy. Sermorelin is also less expensive, and may be available to you for treatment even if you aren't a candidate for Bio-Identical HGH at this time!
Men's Clinics of Simi Valley
Along with our HGH Deficiency Treatments, our Low-T Therapy options are among the most popular that we offer at our Quality Hormone Clinic. Men across California have experienced the frustration and embarrassment of Testosterone Deficiency, and thousands upon thousands have sought out Testosterone Creams, Patches, and Injections for relief.
Our Hormone Clinic has helped men across the state and even the nation experience the fantastic sexual and physiological benefits of Testosterone Replacement Therapy. If low libido, sexual insufficiency, fatigue, and unhealthy changes in body composition have been negatively affecting your life and wellness, our Hormone Specialists are standing by to help!
Total HRT Diagnostics from LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics
Our Hormone Clinic's advanced diagnostic and logistical capabilities are due in large part with our partnership with quality Lab Testing Firms Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp. These companies are nationally renowned biological testing firms, and they work with us to arrange for local HRT Testing throughout California.
All it takes for us to gather all of the information that we need to make an informed diagnosis regarding your Hormone Status and Overall Health is about an hour of your time. With just a blood sample and a brief physical, we can provide you with a highly accurate diagnosis of your current health status and help you choose an HRT Treatment Option that works best for you!
Information about Simi Valley
Simi Valley is a populous community located in a valley of the same name. The community is one of the many far-flung suburbs of Los Angeles, located northwest of the city in beautiful Ventura County. Towns in the vicinity of Simi Valley include Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Moorpark, Bell Canyon, Santa Clarita, and Bardsdale. Simi Valley is conveniently located among some beautiful nature preserves, such as Happy Camp Canyon Park, Rocky Peak Park, and Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Preserve. These outdoor sights are all a part of the Santa Susanna Mountain Range, in which Simi Valley sits nestled within.
Simi Valley is considered a quality place to live because of its close proximity to Los Angeles, along with its safety and quality of life. Most people that live in Simi Valley work outside the city, but major employers in Simi Valley include Milgard Manufacturing, Meggitt Safety Systems, and AeroVironment. Businesses and companies within Simi Valley tend to be small, focusing on the manufacture of plastics, lumber, food, tools, machinery, etc.
All About Simi Valley, California Geographic Area
Simi Valley is an incorporated city located in a valley of the same name in the southeast corner of Ventura County, California, bordering the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the Greater Los Angeles Area. According to the United States Bureau of the Census, the city had a population of 124,237 in 2010 up from 111,351 in 2000.
Simi Valley is the home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where the former president was laid to rest following his death in 2004.
The city of Simi Valley is surrounded by the Santa Susana Mountain range and the Simi Hills, west of the San Fernando Valley and east of the Conejo Valley. It is largely a commuter bedroom community feeding the larger cities in Ventura County to the west and the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley to the east.
Simi Valley repeatedly appears on Safest Cities in America lists.
Simi Valley is located at 34 °16'16" North, 118 °44'22" West (34.271078, -118.739428) with an elevation of 700 - 1,000 feet (210 ae 300 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.4 square miles (109.4 km ²). 41.5 square miles (107.4 km ²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km ²) of it is water. The total area is 1.81% water.
Simi Valley is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Los Angeles' Border community of Chatsworth and 40 miles (64.4 km) from Downtown Los Angeles, 380 miles (611.6 km) south of San Francisco, 160 miles (257.5 km) north of San Diego, and 350 miles (563.3 km) south of Sacramento. Commutes to Los Angeles are usually via the Ronald Reagan Freeway (Highway 118) or the Southern California Metrolink commuter train, which makes several daily trips from Simi Valley.
Simi Valley borders the Santa Susana Mountains to the north, Simi Hills to the east and south. Simi Valley is connected to the nearby San Fernando Valley by the Santa Susana Pass in the extreme east of Simi Valley.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Simi Valley had a population of 124,237. The population density was 2,940.8 people per square mile (1,135.4/km ²). The racial makeup of Simi Valley was 93,597 (75.3%) White, 1,739 (1.4%) African American, 761 (0.6%) Native American, 11,555 (9.3%) Asian (2.7% Indian, 2.2% Filipino, 1.2% Chinese, 1.0% Vietnamese, 0.7% Korean, 0.5% Japanese, 0.2% Thai, 0.1% Pakistani), 178 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 10,685 (8.6%) from other races, and 5,722 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28,938 persons (23.3%); 16.7% of Simi Valley is Mexican, 1.2% Salvadoran, 0.9% Guatemalan, 0.6% Puerto Rican, 0.6% Peruvian, 0.3% Cuban, 0.3% Argentinean, 0.2% Honduran, 0.2% Nicaraguan, and 0.2% Ecuadorian.
The Census reported that 123,577 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 482 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 178 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 41,237 households, out of which 16,765 (40.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 24,824 (60.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4,659 (11.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,214 (5.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,975 (4.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 291 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 7,087 households (17.2%) were made up of individuals and 3,013 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00. There were 31,697 families (76.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.33.
The population was spread out 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 people (28.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 13,177 people (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
There were 42,506 housing units at an average density of 1,006.1 per square mile (388.5/km ²), of which 30,560 (74.1%) were owner-occupied, and 10,677 (25.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. 93,181 people (75.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 30,396 people (24.5%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there are 111,351 people, 36,421 households, and 28,954 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,097.3/km ² (2,841.9/mi ²). There are 37,272 housing units at an average density of 367.3/km ² (951.3/mi ²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.33% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 6.33% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 6.50% from other races, and 3.74% from two or more races. 16.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 36,421 households out of which 42.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% are married couples living together, 10.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% are non-families. 14.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.04 and the average family size is 3.33.
In the city the population is spread out with 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% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.6 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $88,406, and the median income for a family is $91,658. 10.2% of the population and 7.4% of families are below the poverty line.
Simi Valley's government uses the "Council-Manager" form of government. This means that the city council is composed of one mayor, elected every two years, and four council members elected for four year terms. The city council appoints both the city attorney and city manager, who heads the executive branch of the city government. The city manager appoints the various department heads for the city, and acts as the city clerk and city treasurer.
According to the city aos most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the city aos various funds had $89.3 million in Revenues, $86.3 million in expenditures, $139.9 million in total assets, $26.1 million in total liabilities, and $158.5 million in investments.
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:
The city operates its own police department, and contracts with the Ventura County Fire Department to provide fire protection services. There are five fire stations within Simi Valley, and the city recently built a state-of-the-art police station. American Medical Response, in conjunction with Ventura County Fire Dept, provide Emergency Medical Services at the ALS level.
In the state legislature Simi Valley is located in the 19th Senate District, represented by Republican Tony Strickland. After the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, a large portion of Simi Valley became part of the 27th Senate District. The city is located in the 37th and 38th Assembly Districts, represented by Republicans Audra Strickland and Cameron Smyth, respectively.
Simi Valley is located in California's 24th congressional district, which is represented by Republican Elton Gallegly and has a Cook PVI of R+5. In the 2004 presidential election George W. Bush won nearly 61% of the vote, compared to 44% statewide, while John Kerry won 38% of the vote. In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama won 47% of Simi Valley, while John McCain 52% of the vote.
Simi Valley was ranked the 18th most conservative city in the country in 2005 by GovPro.com.
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Simi Valley was once inhabited by Chumash Indians, who also settled much of the region from the Salinas Valley to the Santa Monica Mountains, with their presence dating back 10,000-12,000 years. Around 5,000 years ago these tribes began processing acorns, and harvesting local marshland plants. Roughly 2,000 years later, as hunting and fishing techniques improved, the population increased significantly. Shortly after this sharp increase a precious stone money system arose, increasing the viability of the region by offsetting fluctuations in available resources relating to climate changes. Simi Valley's name is said to originate from the Chumash word Shimiyi, which refers to the stringy, thread-like clouds that typify the region.
Rancho Simi, also known as Rancho San Jose de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi, was a 113,009-acre (457 km2) Spanish land grant in eastern Ventura and western Los Angeles counties given in 1795 to Francisco Javier Pico and his two brothers, Patricio Pico and Miguel Pico by Governor Diego de Borica. Rancho Simi was the earliest Spanish colonial land grant within Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash Native American village here before the Spanish. It was one of the largest lands, but later when Mexico became independent from Spain, land was handed out much more freely. The Simi Adobe-Strathearn House, later the home of Robert P. Strathearn, served as the headquarters of the rancho.
Jose de la Guerra y Noriega, a Captain of the Santa Barbara Presidio, who had begun to acquire large amounts of land in California to raise cattle, purchased Rancho Simi from the Pico family in 1842. A few years after Jose de la Guerra aos death in 1858, the rancho was sold to the Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company headed by Pennsylvania Railroad president, Thomas A. Scott. When no great amount of oil was discovered, Scott began to sell the rancho. In 1887, a portion of the rancho was bought by a newly formed company, the Simi Land and Water Company. The small colonial town known as "Santa Susana del Rancho Simi" thrived in the late 19th century and had a Spanish-speaking majority, but many Anglo-Americans arrived to settle lands into farms, orchards and groves dominated the valley's landscape until the 1970s.
For a brief time, its postal address was known as Simiopolis, though it was soon shortened again to Simi by 1910. The first public school was built in 1890 in the northeast but was torn down in 1926. There was also a great deal of destruction caused by a flood in 1952. The city incorporated as Simi Valley in 1969, when the area had only 10,000 residents. In 1972, Boys Town West was founded in the eastern end of Simi Valley. The youth camp/home facility is based on an older larger one in Boys Town, Nebraska.
The 2,848 -acre Santa Susana Field Laboratory located in the Simi Hills, was used for the development of pioneering nuclear reactors and rocket engines beginning in 1948. The site was operated by Atomics International and Rocketdyne (originally both divisions of the North American Aviation company). The Rocketdyne division developed a variety of liquid rocket engines. Rocket engine tests were frequently heard in Simi Valley. The Atomics International division of North American Aviation designed, built and operated the Sodium Reactor Experiment, the first United States nuclear reactor to supply electricity to a public power system. The last nuclear reactor operated at SSFL in 1980 and the last rocket engine was conducted in 2006. The SSFL has been closed to development and testing. The site is undergoing investigation and removal of the nuclear facilities and cleanup of the soil and groundwater. 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 the reactor's 43 fuel elements partially melted resulting in the controlled release of radioactive gas to the atmosphere. The reactor was repaired and returned to operation in September, 1960. The incident at the Sodium Reactor Experiment has been a source of controversy in the community. Technical analysis of the incident intended to support a lawsuit against the current landowner (The Boeing Company) asserts the incident caused the much greater release of radioactivity than the accident at Three Mile Island. Boeing's technical response concludes the monitoring conducted at the time of the incident shows only the allowable amount of radioactive gasses were released, and a Three Mile Island-scale release was not possible. The case was settled, it is reported, with a large payment by Boeing. In September 2009, The U.S. Department of Energy sponsored a public workshop where three nuclear reactor experts shared their independent analysis of the July, 1959 incident.
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory also hosted the Energy Technology Engineering Center. The center performed the design, development and testing of liquid metal reactor components for the United States Department of Energy from 1965 until 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. The National Register of Historic Places listed Burro Flats Painted Cave is located within the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, on a portion of the site owned by the U.S. Government. The drawings within the cave have been termed "the best preserved Indian pictograph in Southern California."
On November 27, 1991, Judge Stanley Weisberg of the California Court of Appeals selected Simi Valley as the venue for the case against four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. The officers (Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio) were accused of using unnecessary force in a March 3, 1991 beating of an African-American motorist "Rodney" Glen King. The case known as the Rodney King Trial was based on footage recorded on home video by a bystander (George Holliday). The now-famous video was broadcast nationally and caused tremendous response because the beating was believed to be racially motivated. Selecting Simi Valley as a venue for the trial is believed to be motivated by the predominantly white ethnic make-up of the city at the time.
On April 29, 1992, a Ventura County jury acquitted three of the four officers (Koon, Wind, and Brisenio) and did not reach a verdict on one (Powell). Many believed that the unexpected outcome was a result of the racial and social make-up of the jury, which, reflecting the area's population demographic, included ten whites, one Filipino, and one Hispanic. None were Simi Valley residents. Among the jury were three who had been security guards or in military service. The acquittal led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots and mass protest around the country.
Simi Valley is home to two California Historical Landmarks:
NO. 939 Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments (Thematic) - Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village - This fantastic assemblage is one of California's remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments. In 1956, Tressa Prisbrey, then nearly sixty years old, started building a fanciful 'village' of shrines, walkways, sculptures, and buildings from recycled items and discards from the local dump. She worked for 25 years creating one structure after another to house her collections. The Mosaic Walkway is embedded with thousands of treasures aetiles, shells, doorknobs, irons, car ornaments, jewelry, dishware, scissors, guns, toys ae everything imaginable that creates a timestamp of 1950s post-consumer waste. Bottle Village originally had more than 13 buildings and 20 sculptures. Although severely damaged during the 1994 Northridge earthquake, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It is located at 4595 Cochran St, Simi Valley.
NO. 979 Rancho Simi - This is the site of the headquarters of the Spanish Rancho San Jose de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi. The name derives from 'Shimiji,' the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. At 113,000 acres (457 km ²), Rancho Simi was one of the state's largest land grants. Two prominent Spanish and Mexican family names are connected with the Rancho: Santiago Pico who first received the grant, and Jose de la Guerra who purchased the Rancho in 1842. Two rooms of original adobe remain, part of the Strathearn home built in The Strathearn Historical Park and Museum, an open-air park that is owned and maintained by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, and is operated jointly with the Simi Valley Historical Society. The house is maintained as a historic house museum with typical period furniture and household displays. In addition to the Simi Adobe-Strathearn House, there are various historic buildings and structures that have been moved from their original site to the park, including the a 1924 children's playhouse with toys, the 1902 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the original Simi Valley Library and two barns with farm tools and equipment. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places: NPS-78000825. Location: Robert P Strathearn Historical Park, 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley.
Simi Valley is also home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which has been visited by more than 1 million people since it opened. After a major state funeral in Washington, D.C., President Reagan was buried at the library in June 2004. The library adjoins a hangar in which the Boeing 707 SAM 27000 (Air Force One), which served presidents Nixon through G.W. Bush, is housed and available for tours. In the pavilion are various automobiles used to transport the president, as well as Marine One, the presidential helicopter.
The Montalvo Cutoff, a railroad line opened by the Southern Pacific Railroad on March 20, 1904, to improve the alignment of its Coast Line, runs east-west through the valley. In 1905, the longest train tunnel in the United States at that time was completed at the east end of Simi Valley. Tunnel #26 still stands today linking Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley. The area was originally served by the Santa Susana Depot which was also opened in 1904 as a combination passenger and freight depot built by the Southern Pacific and located on Los Angeles Avenue near Tapo Street. The station remained in use for the following 60 years until changes in the business model for railroads evolved that rendered the depot useless to the railroad.
Simi Valley Station is used by Amtrak and Metrolink on the railroad's Ventura County Line, after the line was purchased from Southern Pacific. The station is located at 5000 Los Angeles Avenue, west of Stearns Street. Simi Valley Transit buses stop on 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 Counties. These trains, as well as the buses, run 7 days a week and stop in Simi Valley several times each day. The Simi Valley station is unstaffed; however, tickets are available from automated ticket dispensers, conductors on board the trains, travel agents, by telephone, or from the Amtrak and Metrolink websites.
The United States Postal Service operates the Simi Valley Post Office at 2511 Galena Avenue, the Kopy King Post Office at 2157 Tapo Street, and the Mount McCoy Post Office at 225 Simi Village Drive.
In Simi Valley there are two main areas of industry ae one in the eastern part of the city and the other one in the west. The primary industry is machinery and tools with 69 firms, and the secondary is the metal Industry with 51 firms, both situated in the eastern and western industrial areas. Other industries such as Lumber/Wood Products, Food, Plastic Products, Apparel/Textiles and Minerals, are also concentrated largely in these industrial areas.
The largest division of Countrywide Home Loans, now Bank of America, Loan Administration, has been headquartered in the city since the mid 1990s. Operating from Madera Road in a building that once housed the apparel company Bugle Boy, the company also has facilities on Tapo Canyon, and First Street. At its height, Countrywide had approximately 10,000 employees in the city.
The Volkswagen of America Design Center was once in an industrial complex across from the Costco wholesale club near Madera and Cochran. The VW Design Center California or DCC, moved to Santa Monica, California in the spring of 2006. Such notable automotive designers as Jay Mays, now (2007) VP Design for Ford and Freeman Thomas, co designer with Jay Mays of the original Audi TT, once called the DCC in Simi Valley their place of work. The original concept for the New Beetle from Jay Mays, had its genesis there.
According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
An aspect of Simi Valley's location, situated beside the Simi Hills, is that it lies in a high-risk area for the wildfires that sweep through Southern California's mountain ranges every few years.
Simi Valley is also at risk for earthquakes. The valley is surrounded by earthquake faults; the closest ones being the Santa Rosa Fault to the Northwest, the Northridge Hills Fault to the Northeast, and the Chatsworth Fault to the South. In 1994, portions of Simi Valley received significant damage from the Northridge earthquake.
See Nuclear Accident at SSFL for information on the accident and associated risk(s) to residents.
Southern California has a high fire risk, due to hot weather and high winds.
A 2005 fire started on September 28 and burned an estimated 7,000 acres (28 km ²). On September 29, the fire was estimated to be 17,000 acres (69 km ²). More than 1,000 firefighters worked against the tricky combination of dry brush, low humidity and temperatures in the high 90s along the line that divides Los Angeles and Ventura counties. About 45 evacuees gathered at Canoga Park High School in the San Fernando Valley where the Red Cross had set up cots and provided meals. One firefighter was struck on the head by a 40-pound boulder and was taken to a hospital, officials said. The fire was later brought under control and extinguished, without serious injury. Three homes were lost in outlying areas, but none within the city limits.
Simi Valley is served by the Simi Valley Unified School District (SVUSD).
Simi Valley High School was ranked among MSNBC's Top 1000 High Schools in the country.
Schools of higher education located nearby include Moorpark College, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Channel Islands, California Lutheran University, University of LaVerne, 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, University of La Verne, and UCLA.
There are five high schools located in Simi Valley: Royal High School, Grace Brethren High School, Santa Susana High School, Simi Valley High School, and Apollo High School.
There is also one continuation school (Apollo High School, one adult school Simi Adult School and one cosmotology school.
Public Libraries: Ventura County Library - 14 locations with one branch in Simi Valley: Simi Valley Library.
Simi Valley has 20 city parks and five county parks to preserve large swaths of open space in the nearby Santa Susana Mountains, locally known as the "foothills." The city boasts six golf courses and the Kanan Ranch home development has nature trails for hikers, bicyclists and equestrians to enjoy. Two collegiate baseball teams: The Simi Valley Senators and the California Oaks of the California Collegiate League in Thousand Oaks, provide sports action to local fans.
To the East, Rocky Peak has a trail system for Mountain Biking, Hiking and Equestrian activities. The trail is accessed just off the 118 freeway at Kuehner Road, Yosemite Road (about 1-mile (1.6 km) North) or Rocky Peak. Trailheads are: The Hummingbird Trail, Rocky Peak Fire Road or The Chumash Trail. These trails are not recommended for beginners, due to fairly steep grades and some technical sections on the trail. A technical downhill mountain bike run known as the G Spot can be accessed via Rocky Peak Fire Road.
To the West, numerous trails are accessible for Mountain Biking, Hiking and Equestrian activities. The main access point is at the intersection of Wood Ranch Parkway and Long Canyon Parkway. The trail system travels as far west as highway 23, as far east as the Rocketdyne facility and connects to the Lang Ranch trail system (Westlake Village) and Chesebro trail system, which begins in Agoura Hills. Simi Peak (the highest peak in Simi Valley) is accessible from this trail system via China Flats in the Chesebro trail system. Ahmundson Ranch connects to this trail system, again via the Chesebro trail system. Bridlepath, a private trail system also connects to the main fire road.
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