Holmby News

HOLMBY NEWS
September 22, 2014

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  West LAPD Fundraiser Event 
2.  Parking During Jewish Holidays
3.  LAPD Crime Report
4.  Bicycle Safety – New Law
5.  UCLA Student Move-In and Volunteer Day

6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
7.  Resident Ads
8.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  WEST LAPD FUNDRAISER EVENT

Please join Sharon Stone, Jimmy Smits, Wanda DeJesus, Rod Martin, PACT, and many other supporters on Saturday, November 1, 2014, for West LA Night, at the historical Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the West Los Angeles Community Police Station’s youth programs, and the police officers who “protect and serve” the Holmby Westwood residents each day.

PACT (Police and Community Together) is asking for your support of this event. We’ve proudly supported the West Los Angeles Community Police Station for over 43 years; however, we need your help as a sponsor and/or attendee.

The evening will feature static displays by various Los Angeles Police Department entities, such as SWAT, Bomb Squad, the K-9 Unit, as well as local West LA businesses. Expect one of a kind, silent and live auctions that will amuse and entertain you.

Sponsors for this event will be featured on the West LA Night website (www.WestLANight.com), at the event, and on social media. It is anticipated that more than 300 people will attend this worthwhile fundraiser.

For more information, please click here:
West LA Night flyer

2.  PARKING DURING JEWISH HOLIDAYS

The Department of Transportation, Parking Enforcement and Traffic Control Division will relax enforcement of street cleaning, time limit and preferential parking restrictions during the upcoming Jewish holidays.

Rosh Hashana: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Yom Kippur: Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Sukkot: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Simchat Torah: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Please click here to see the specific areas that are affected:
Jewish Holiday Parking

Please note: Meters, tow away zones and other safety violations will be enforced.

The HWPOA Board of Directors wishes you L’Shanah Tovah, a happy and healthy new year!

3.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

COMMUNITY ALERT

CURRENT TRENDING ANALYSIS:  Residential Burglaries: North of Wilshire Blvd. and Sunset Blvd. and adjacent hillside areas. Auto related crimes (Break Ins and Stolen Vehicles): South of Wilshire Blvd. between Sepulveda and Beverly Glen Blvd. Package Thefts: appear to be trending throughout the area. Packages being delivered and left unattended in accessible areas are being stolen.

Protect yourself from becoming a victim and crime statistic. Ensure that you remove all visible items and valuables from inside of your vehicle. Your car, regardless of whether it’s locked and secured or not, is not a safe or secure place to leave ANYTHING! Remember, Lock It, Hide It, Keep It!

Street Robbery:
10800 block Lindbrook Dr. RD: 0828. On 9/5/14, at approximately 12:30 AM, suspect approached victim who was smoking a cigarette in front of his residence. Suspect produced a handgun and demanded the victim’s cell phone. The victim complied out of fear.

Suspect Description: Male, Black, 6-2, 165, 18 to 20 years. Vehicle: 90-95 Tan Sedan.

Burglary:
10500 block Wyton Dr. RD 0819. Construction site: Between 9/8/14, 3:40 PM and 9/9/14, 7:00 AM, unknown suspect(s) removed plywood door covering and removed tools.

400 block Loring Ave. RD: 0819. On 9/3/14, between 1:30 PM and 2:40 PM, suspect(s) entered residence through unlocked rear slider and removed jewelry.

4.  BICYCLE SAFETY – NEW LAW

As of last week, the “Three Feet for Safety Act” (Assembly Bill 1371 of 2013) goes into effect in California. This act specifies for the first time a state standard for safely passing bicycles.

The measure requires motorists to pass bicyclists by at least three feet, or, if that’s not possible, to slow down until there is an opportunity to pass safely. Violators face a $35 fine, which goes up to $220 if a driver passing unsafely collides with and injures a bicyclist.

For more information, click here: Three Feet for Safety Act

5.  UCLA STUDENT MOVE-IN AND VOLUNTEER DAY

Student Move-In:  Beginning Thursday, Sept. 25 through Saturday, Sept. 27, UCLA students will be moving in to the UCLA residence halls.

Volunteer Day Parking Notice:  On Monday, September 29, UCLA will be conducting its 6th annual Volunteer Day. Over 6,000 participants will donate their time and energy at more than 40 sites
throughout the City of Los Angeles.

On Volunteer Day, buses transporting volunteers will stage on the east side of Veteran Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Gayley Avenue.

These streets will be posted with “No Parking/Tow Away” signs well in advance of the event, but this notice is being provided
to you now to give you time to make alternative parking plans.

For more information, please click here:
 http://volunteerday.ucla.edu

6.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

7.  RESIDENT ADS

SOLAR INSTALLATION COMPANY

Looking to go solar? Look no further than your own neighborhood. Distributed Clean Power is a solar installation company started by Danny Gold, who grew up in Little Holmby and whose parents still live here. Because we are local, we are able to offer individualized service and prices that are a fraction of the large national solar contractors. Your Westwood neighbors can tell you about the quality of our work and how much they are saving on power bills. Feel free to reach out to Danny anytime even if you just want to learn more about solar; cell 347-415-5903 or danny@distributedcleanpower.com

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HOUSEKEEPING HELP NEEDED

We need a housekeeper 1 1/2 days a week, to help an older couple.
English necessary.

Please contact: swy333@gmail.com

8.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 
914 Westwood Blvd. Suite 573 
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-470-1785 
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org 

Holmby News

HOLMBY NEWS
September 11, 2014

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Wilshire Bus Lane – Project Update
2.  LAPD Crime Report
3.  Westwood Village Fine Arts Festival
4.  PLATO Society of Los Angeles
5.  Movie Premiere – Street Closures
6.  Tree Trimming
7.  Parking During Jewish Holidays

8.   HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9.  Resident Ads
10.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  WILSHIRE BUS LANE – PROJECT UPDATE

The Los Angeles County portion of the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is underway. Construction activities will take place on Wilshire Boulevard between Bonsall Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard. The project includes the addition of a fourth eastbound lane, and the extension of the westbound left-turn pocket at Wilshire Boulevard at Federal.

Construction activities for the next two weeks will take place on the westbound curb lane between Bonsall Avenue to San Vicente. Activities will take place beginning nightly from 9:00PM to 5:00AM, until the installation of the k-rail on the westbound curb lane. Beginning on September 3, work will begin 24-hour shifts, until September 19, 2014.

Activities include the removal and replacement of the westbound curb lane, installation of new drain pipes, street lights, and traffic loops (in the ground) and traffic signals.

There are no changes to the current bus schedule.

The Bonsall Avenue on and off ramps are not impacted by this work and remain open for use.

Please feel free to contact us via email at Info@wilshirebrt.com or by phone at 213.922.2500.  For more information, please click here:  http://www.wilshirebrt.com/

2.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

Current Trending Analysis

Residential Burglaries: Around Westwood and adjacent areas and Hillside areas. Auto related crimes (Break Ins): Around Westwood and adjacent neighborhoods. Package Thefts appear to be trending throughout the area. Packages being delivered and left unattended in accessible areas are being stolen.

Protect yourself from becoming a victim and crime statistic. Ensure that you remove all visible items and valuables from inside of your vehicle. Your car, regardless of whether it’s locked and secured or not, is not a safe or secure place to leave ANYTHING! Remember, Lock It, Hide It, Keep It!

Burglary:

600 block Loring Ave. RD: 0819. Between 8/30/14, 12:00 PM and 9/02/14, 12:00 PM, unknown suspect(s) entered via unlocked front door and removed cameras.

200 block S. Beverly Glen Blvd. RD: 0811. Construction site. Between 8/25/14, 6:00 PM and 8/26/14, 7:15 AM, unknown suspect(s) pried rear garage door and removed tools.

400 block Loring Ave. 9/3/14 in the afternoon, unknown suspect(s) entered via unlocked back door and removed jewelry and cash. Alarm system was nat armed.

3.  WESTWOOD VILLAGE FINE ARTS FESTIVAL

The Westwood Village Fine Arts Festival will be held in Westwood
Village in Los Angeles CA on September 13-14, 2014.

The Festival will be located on Lindbrook Ave. between Westwood
Blvd., and Glendon Ave. The hours of the event are from 10:00 am
to 5:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

This outdoor festival will feature accomplished artists from
throughout the Western United States presenting their original
work in all medium of two and three dimensional fine art, including
paintings in acrylic, oils, and watercolors, photography, etchings,
sculpture in clay, glass, metal, stone and wood. Admission is free!

4.  PLATO SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES

There’s a wonderful opportunity to discuss, listen, study, and learn right in our own back yard: The PLATO Society of Los Angeles with meeting rooms and office north of Wilshire on Gayley Avenue. Visit our website at www.ThePlatoSociety.org or enjoy one of our open to the public upcoming colloquia at the Skirball Cultural Center with free parking:

  • September 18, 2014 – Professor David Myers, Professor of Jewish History, UCLA, “The Past , Present, and Future of Israel – Palestine”
  • October 16, 2014 – Lecia Brooks, “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Fighting Hate, Teaching Tolerance, Seeking Justice”

Come for the classes, stay for the friends.

5.  MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

Bosch Media will be holding the premiere of “Field of Lost Shoes”, at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Ave.

Portions of Broxton Ave. and Weyburn Ave., including street, curb lane and sidewalks will be closed to pedestrian and street traffic on the day of the event.

If you have any questions regarding this event, feel free to contact Marguerite Pellegrin or Leah Roop-Kharasch at Entertainment Lighting Service at 818-769-9800.

6.  TREE TRIMMING

HWPOA recently received from our Council Office the list of trees that were trimmed in our district.  Due to budget constraints and limited resources, some streets in Holmby Westwood were not trimmed.  According to the Council Office, more streets will be scheduled for tree trimming in 2015.

7.  PARKING DURING JEWISH HOLIDAYS

The Department of Transportation, Parking Enforcement and Traffic Control Division will relax enforcement of street cleaning, time limit and preferential parking restrictions during the upcoming Jewish holidays.

Rosh Hashana: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Yom Kippur: Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Sukkot: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Simchat Torah: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 from 2:00 PM to Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 at 12:00 midnight.

Please click here to see the specific areas that are affected:
 Jewish Holiday Parking 

Please note:  Meters, tow away zones and other safety violations will be enforced.

8.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

9.  RESIDENT ADS

WANTED: CEMENT WATERPROOFING

We are seeking a company that does waterproofing on a cement deck. If you have a good referral, please call Marie at (310) 600-4726.

10.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 
914 Westwood Blvd. Suite 573 
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-470-1785 
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org 

Holmby News

HOLMBY NEWS
September 4, 2014

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  CAP UCLA Cocktail Party
2.  Movie Premiere – Street Closures
3.  Westwood Library Used Book Sale
4.  Things Your Burglar Won’t Tell You
5.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
6.  Resident Ads
7.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  CAP UCLA COCKTAIL PARTY

A FEW MORE SPACES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE
COCKTAIL PARTY AT SKYLIGHT GARDENS!

HWPOA board members , Valerie Cohen and Patty Wilson, invite residents to cocktails at Skylight Gardens Restaurant in Westwood Village to learn about the exciting upcoming 2014-2015 season at Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA!

Please join us for drinks and appetizers hosted by Skylight Gardens from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. on Tuesday 9/9 and meet the executive director of Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA who will share highlights of the upcoming season. We are thrilled to meet you and tell you more about this wonderful cultural resource which showcases world class performances in music, dance, theater and more, and is practically in our backyards! See cap.ucla.edu

Space is limited so please RSVP asap to arbarrera@arts.ucla.edu or 310 206 6431
Hosted valet parking will be available.

Click here for more information:
CAP UCLA Event

cap ucla logo

2.  MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

Warner Bros will be holding the Premiere of “Dolphin Tale 2”, at 11:30 AM on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Regency Village and Bruin Theaters, located at 961 Broxton Ave. and 948 Broxton Ave.
in Westwood, with post party to follow immediately on Broxton and Le Conte Avenues beginning at 1:00PM, ending at 4:00PM and estimated clear of the street by 10:00PM.

Please note the following street, curb lane and sidewalk closures:

  • Full street and sidewalk closure of Broxton Avenue, from Weyburn to Le Conte Avenues from 6 A.M. Saturday, September 6th to 11:59 PM Sunday, September 7th , 2014
  • Closure of alley entrance/exit onto Broxton Ave from 6:00AM Saturday, September 6th to 11:59 PM Sunday, September 7th, 2014
  • Full Street and South Sidewalk of Le Conte from Gayley to Westwood 9:00AM Saturday, September 6th to 10:00 PM Sunday, September 7th, 2014  *Le Conte will be open at Westwood for Le Conte Parking Lot Access.
  • North Curb lane and sidewalk closure of Weyburn Avenue, from Broxton Avenue west to the Alley from 10 A.M. Sunday, September 7th to 11:59 PM Sunday, September 7th , 2014

If you have any questions regarding this event, feel free to contact Michelle Dennis at 310-848-1137 or Grace Chow at 310-435-9797.

3.  WESTWOOD LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE

Mark your calendars!  Friends of Westwood Library is holding a used book sale:

Saturday, September 6th, 2014
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

1246 Glendon Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024

They have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s.  They’ll also be selling bookplates to add to the collection of Library books.

A great way to increase your personal library while raising money for your public library.

ALL proceeds go to Friends of Westwood Library, to make YOUR library a better place.

For information about other events at the Westwood Library this month, click here

4.  THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON’T TELL YOU

We will be posting a few of these items every week in the Holmby News. These insights into the way burglars “think” could help save your home from being burglarized:

1.  Be sure your windows are locked when you’re away.

2.  Bad reflection on you. You’d be surprised how many home owners position a mirror in their entry hall so I can see from a window if the alarm system is armed. (Yours wasn’t, but I’m guessing you know that by now!) .  Thanks for taking a lot of pressure off of me. A little free advice: Relocate the mirror so your alarm system isn’t visible if someone else would peer through a window.

3.  The telltale grass – Wow, isn’t it amazing how fast the grass grows these days?   I swung by now and then and noticed your lawn was uncut, newspapers were piling up on the front steps, and your shades were always closed. To me, that’s an open invitation. Next time, hire someone you trust to pick up around the doorstep, open and close various window shades, and turn different lights on and off (or put a few on timers).

4.  One more thing: Lock any car you leave in the driveway, or I can use your garage door opener to get in quickly.

5.  Dear BFF – Thanks for alerting a professional acquaintance of mine via your social network that you were away for the week in Puerto Vallarta, having the time of your life.

Me? I enjoyed a very relaxing visit to your home with no pressure of being caught. If only you had known that posting comments and photos of your trip on social networks is fine, but do that after you return so you won’t broadcast your absence!

5.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

6.  RESIDENT ADS

WANTED: CEMENT WATERPROOFING

We are seeking a company that does waterproofing on a cement deck.  If you have a good referral, please call Marie at (310) 600-4726.

7.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 
914 Westwood Blvd. Suite 573 
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-470-1785 
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org