That smiling happy face on the Simi Valley hillside

If you live or have spent some time in Simi Valley, I'm sure you've driven westbound on the 118 and noticed the big happy face on the hillside. FOX 11's Hal Eisner takes you back to the origins of the face with the Simi Valley mayor, and the one who created the face -- which started as a prank back in 1998.

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