Simi Valley is a truly peacefully valley surrounded by mountains from the east, south and north with the most beautiful sunsets to the west. Hiking and Biking in our backyard, 30 minutes to the beach or 30 minutes to Downtown Los Angeles, Simi Valley is centralty located near everything Southern California has to offer.
Simi Valley has Top rated schools, 34 recreational parks, 4 of the best Golf Courses, 1 Performing Arts Center, 2 large Movie Theaters (26 Screens, 1 IMAX), 2 public swimming pools, 1 Library, Simi Valley Town Center and Simi Valley Hospital (recently remodeled) with 201 beds.

The City of Simi Valley has an estimated population of 126,291 (as of April 2009) it is the third largest of Ventura County's ten cities.  Occupying an area of approximately 42 square miles, it is located in Southeast Ventura County, adjacent to the northwestern perimeter of the San Fernando Valley, approximately 37 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The city was in 1969 under the general laws of the State of California and operates under a General-Law/council-manager form of government. The average anual rainfall totals 14.37”.                                                                                   

The name "Simi Valley" comes from an Indian word “Shimiji”, meaning place, village or region. Simi Valley's nickname is "Peaceful Valley." Simi Valley, the country's "Safest City With More Than 100,000 People", according to an FBI report in the year 2003. The Simi Valley city flower is the California Wild Rose (The Chumash Indians ate vitamin-rich rosehips). The city tree is the Coast Live Oak (The Chumash Indians used the acorns from this tree for food).

Simi Valley’s climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and cool during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 50's. The warmest month of the year is August with an average maximum temperature of 96.00 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is December with an average minimum temperature of 38.30 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperature variations between night and day tend to be relatively big during summer with a difference that can reach 38 degrees Fahrenheit, and moderate during winter with an average difference of 29 degrees Fahrenheit.