HOLMBY NEWS
June 24, 2016

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

1.  Important L.A. City HPOZ Workshops & Public Meeting
2.  HWPOA’s July 4th Parade and Picnic
3.  West L.A. Community Police Advisory Board
4.  Coyote Alert
5.  More Car Break-Ins
6.  Regulating Short-Term Rentals
7.  Sunset Blvd. Resurfacing – Ladera to Beverly Glen
8.  Upcoming Community Events
9.  Special Offer – W Hotel
10.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11.  Resident Ads
12.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  IMPORTANT L.A. CITY HPOZ WORKSHOPS & PUBLIC MEETING

Totally INCORRECT information and an anti-HPOZ petition are being e-mailed and sent to all Holmby Westwood residents. The anonymous authors are using scare tactics to get you to sign their petition by July 6th., a week before The Office of Historic Resources Planners will present the Holmby Westwood Preservation Plan on July 14th and 28th and answer all your questions.

3.  WEST L.A. COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD

The West L.A. Community-Police Advisory Boards (C-PAB) was created to provide community members with an opportunity to provide information and advice to their respective Area and to take information from the police department back to the community.

Recently, many C-PABs have formed subcommittees in addition to the general group to tackle specific crime and quality of life problems. Examples of C-PAB subcommittees include Graffiti, Youth, Homeless Outreach and Traffic.

The West L.A. C-PAB will be meeting next week, on Tuesday, June 28.  Community members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

West L.A. C-PAB Meeting
Tuesday June 28, 2016
7:00pm – 8:30pm

Location:
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
1663 Butler Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90025

• Guest Speakers:

1. Officer Ruben Moreno – Narcotics Division

2. Senior Field Representative – Tim Harter from Assemblymember Richard Bloom’s District Office – District 50

• Crime Reports: Captains Tina Nieto/Darryl Ito

• Committee and Community Reports

4.  COYOTE ALERT

Several residents reported seeing coyotes in the neighborhood recently.  One coyote was seen at Holmby Park at 9:30 PM, and another sighting occurred on Woodruff Ave. around 11:00 PM the next evening.

Please take appropriate precautions with your children and pets, as well as keep your trash covered and pet food inside. It is very common for coyotes to come into Holmby Westwood neighborhoods to hunt for food and neighborhood pets.

For more information about coyote safety precautions, please click here:
http://www.preventivevet.com/dogs/urban-coyotes-keeping-your-pets-safe

5.  MORE CAR BREAK-INS

Two residents reported that their cars were broken in to this week.  One car on the 10700 block of Le Conte was broken into on Thursday, June 16th. The car was locked and the thieves took money and spread credit cards around the street.

Another homeowner on the 500 block of Loring reported that their car was parked in the driveway but was not locked.  Surveillance footage shows the suspect opening the passenger door and going through the glove compartment.  It may have been a student from UCLA and he may have gone on to check out other cars in the neighborhood.

6.  REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS

Los Angeles is one step closer to regulating short-term rentals such as AirBNB, HomeAway, etc.  The City Planning Commission recently met to discuss the proposed regulations.

• All homeowners, rental property landlords, and tenants would be required to register with the city. (Tenants would have to get “explicit approval” from their landlord to rent out their units).
• The application would entail obtaining a “Transient Occupancy Registration” certificate to pay hotel taxes.
• Hosts would only be allowed to rent out a room or entire residence at their “primary residence”—where they live up to six months per year—for up to 180 days annually or face fines.
• A non-primary residence, a.k.a. a vacation property, could be rented, but for no more than 15 days.
• The property couldn’t be under rent control or designated as affordable housing—the goal is to protect tenants from being evicted by landowners seeking higher rents.
• Guest houses, RVs, trailers and other “second dwelling units” would be barred unless it’s the host’s primary residence.
• Hosts would be legally responsible for nuisance violations by guests.

For more information about this issue, please click here:
Los Angeles Is One Step Closer to Regulating Airbnb

7.  SUNSET BLVD. RESURFACING – LADERA TO BEVERLY GLEN

The Resurfacing Division has scheduled resurfacing for Sunset Blvd from Ladera Drive to Beverly Glen Blvd for this weekend, Saturday June 25, 2016 to Sunday June 26, 2016. 

The resurfacing crew will begin working from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. 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.

8.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

L.A. Sanitation Open House  (aka Garbage Truck Day) – 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.

The W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills has a special extended stay offer for their neighbors in HWPOA.  Please see below for more information..

10.  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.

11.  RESIDENT ADS

LOST KEY AT HOLMBY PARK

I lost my car key at Holmby Park last week.  If you came across it, please let me know.  Thank you.

MOVING SALE

12.  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