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.
I moved from working at Pt Mugu to Edwards AFB in 1984, and left Edwards in 1989.
I left Antelope Valley for Texas in 1998, and came back in 2002.