HOLMBY NEWS
June 17, 2016

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

1.  LT Generators – 15% Discount
2.  Vandalism Report
3.  Support Gayley Ave. Bike Lane Amendment
4.  Purple Line Construction Notice
5.  Sunset Blvd. Resurfacing – Ladera to Beverly Glen
6.  HWPOA’s July 4th Parade and Picnic
7.  Upcoming Community Events
8.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9.  Resident Ads
10.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  LT GENERATORS – 15% DISCOUNT

HWPOA has negotiated a 15% discount on all generators sold by LT Generators. Residents have been receiving occasional postcards from LT Generators over the past two years. The company is knowledgeable and has a variety of generators available. They automatically switch from gas to propane if an earthquake triggers an automatic shut off of gas.

For more information about LT Generators, please CLICK HERE.

2.  VANDALISM REPORT

A resident on the 700 block of Beverly Glen reported that overnight on June 12 (or early morning June 13), an egg was thrown at their front door.

3.  SUPPORT GAYLEY AVE. BIKE LANE AMENDMENT

The Mobility Plan – The Holmby Westwood Board of Directors voted to support the Gayley/Midvale bike path from Wellworth to LeConte because it is safer for cyclists, first responders, and cars.  Westwood Blvd. carries 940 buses and 29,000 car trips daily and creates  significant congestion on the street.

Please send an email of support to the City Planning Commission before the public hearing on June 23.

Please cut and paste the letter below into an email and include your name at the end of the letter.

Send to:  James.K.Williams@lacity.org

SUBJECT LINE:
Support Gayley Ave. Bike Lane Amendment

LETTER:
The Hon. David Ambroz, President
Los Angeles City Planning Commission

RE:     SUPPORT MP 2035 AMENDMENT TO SUBSTITUTE MIDVALE/GAYLEY AVENUE BIKE LANE FOR WESTWOOD BOULEVARD BIKE LANE (JUNE 23, 2016 PUBLIC HEARING)

Dear President Ambroz and Commissioners:

I support Councilmember Koretz’s amendment to replace the Westwood Boulevard bike lane with Gayley/Midvale. The alternative is just a block away and much safer for cyclists, first responders, and will not slow the 940 daily buses carrying over 35,000 bus riders each day.

Sincerely,
(YOUR NAME HERE)

4.  PURPLE LINE CONSTRUCTION NOTICE

Metro contractors are performing field work as part of the planning for Section 3 of the Purple Line Extension. The work will include drilling of soil borings, groundwater monitoring well installation, testing and monitoring to gather further information about the geological conditions.

The field work will be performed on week days and week ends in various areas in and around Westwood and Century City.

5.  SUNSET BLVD. RESURFACING – LADERA TO BEVERLY GLEN

The Resurfacing Division has scheduled resurfacing for Sunset Blvd from Ladera Drive to Beverly Glen Blvd for the following two weekends:

• Saturday June 18, 2016 to Sunday June 19, 2016
• Saturday June 25, 2016 to Sunday June 26, 2016. 

The resurfacing crew will begin working from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm both weekends. Traffic will be reduced down to one lane in each direction during the scheduled working hours.

Please use Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd as alternate routes.  As always, any emergency response vehicles will be given full access to their destination.

6.  HWPOA’s JULY 4TH PARADE AND PICNIC

Join your neighbors and friends for a day of fun, food and activities:

HWPOA’s
4^th of July
Parade and Picnic

Food – Music – Bouncers – Arts & Crafts
and much more!

Decorate your scooters and wagons, your kids and grandkids, and your homes, especially if you’re along the Loring/ Comstock parade route!  Celebrate the holiday and the treasure of a neighborhood we live in together.

We will kick off at
10:00 am on Monday, July 4^th
at Warner Ave. School (on Loring at Holmby)

7.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Free Bulky Item Drop-Off – Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.  Do you have an old mattress or bicycle that you no longer need?  LA Sanitation is offering free bulky item drop offs to help keep Los Angeles clean.

Bring your bulky items to the West L.A. District Yard at 2027 Stoner anytime between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.  For more information, please click here.

L.A. Sanitation Open House – Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the West L.A. District Yard located at 2027 Stoner.  Come join the dynamic duo “Mr. Recycle” and sidekick “Robo Blue” as they jump into action to serve family fun, food and prizes for kids.

For more information about this event, please CLICK HERE.

Pre-4th of July Concert with the Brass Pacifica Quintet – Sunday, June 26 at 2:30 PM at the Westwood Library.  Back by popular demand! Join us for this lively concert celebrating American and other brass band music.  To see the flyer, please click here.

The program of a potpourri of Americana, show tunes, jazz and patriotic favorites, includes:

John Williams – Olympic Fanfare
Stephen Foster – Medley of Americana
Henry Mancini – Pink Panther
Dave Brubeck – Take Five
Harold Arlen – Over the Rainbow
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story Suite
George Gershwin – Strike Up the Band
George Gershwin – Prelude No. 2 (Blue Prelude)
Traditional – Armed Forces Tribute
Traditional – Yankee Doodle
William Walton – Crown Imperial March
John Philip Sousa – Stars & Stripes Forever

All concerts are FREE, with free parking at the library. Garage and library doors open at 2 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission. After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by the Palomino Restaurant and the Friends of Westwood Library.

Cinema Under the Stars – Westwood Village’s Cinema Under The Stars is back this summer with three classic family friendly movies.

Moviegoers are invited to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the screenings in this unique outdoor setting. Each movie screening is open to the public, and moviegoers are encouraged to show up ahead of time to stake out a prime spot for the show. Tickets are not required to attend.

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

GAL FRIDAY SEEKING WORK

Your gal “FRIDAY”…..Can help with all your home needs! Great style, very presentable, very worldly ,very capable, very caring…..!

Full or part time…….can be arranged……..contact @ 310–657-7074    Call Joyce and discuss you needs.

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MOVING SALE

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CAR SERVICE RECOMMENDATION

I would like to recommend Infinite Limo car service.  I utilized their driver, Vic,  for an SUV drive to LAX.  I found them to be honest, reliable and fair.

Their phone number is (323) 382-2559.  Let them know that Marie referred you.

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PORCELAIN SINK REPAIR

If you have any recommendations for someone who can repair porcelain sinks, please call Marie at (310) 600-4726.  Thank you.

10.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org