You know, you are right.
I was trying to describe the notion for the San Fernando Valley area to separate from Los Angeles, and got it conflated with Simi Valley.
It was the San Fernando valley that tried to separate from LA and offered money to be set free.
Sorry, I missed this post, and responded to the one following it, assuming you still believed Simi had seceded from LA. I remember the secession fight you refer to, now that you mention it. I lived in Simi for about 8 years ending in 97.