Holmby News 3-17-17

HOLMBY NEWS
March 17, 2017

 

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

1.  LAPD Crime Report
2.  L.A. Marathon – Street Closures this Sunday
3.  Westwood Events – Street Closures
4.  Mulholland Drive – Road Work Update
5.  Lawn Bowling at Holmby Park
6.  SSA Security Group & Moore Protection
7.  New Chief of Police at UCLA
8.  Upcoming Community Events
9.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10.  Resident Ads
11.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

Residents have reported the following incidents:

(1) On Saturday, March 11 a home on the 200 block of South Beverly Glen Blvd. was burglarized.  The homeowners left their house at 7 PM and shortly afterwards their daughter heard noise by side of house which she thought was neighbor.  It is now clear that what she heard was perpetrators moving a ladder (which had been left on the side of the house by the gardeners) outside her window.  Most likely, the perpetrators climbed up outside daughter’s  window (thus explaining noise she heard and is  where ladder was found), saw her, then waited until she left around 7:30 and broke in.  She noticed a white pick up truck and another car across the street when she left; footage taken from a neighbor’s surveillance camera shows a white pickup truck on the street at 7:17 PM.

(2) On Monday, March 13, also on the 200 block of Beverly Glen Blvd., a  housekeeper heard noise between 1 and 1:30 a.m., alerted the homeowner, who threw on lights, and perpetrators fled.  A ladder (belonging to the homeowners, in their backyard), was found up against house.

LAPD Crime Report:

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 170807116
800 BLOCK COMSTOCK AV  |  3/8/2017 @ 10:45 PM

BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 170807183
1000 BLOCK SELBY AV  |  3/9/2017 @ 7:30 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 170807222
200 BLOCK S BEVERLY GLEN BL  |  3/11/2017 @ 7:30 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 170807259
400 BLOCK DALEHURST AV  |  3/13/2017 @ 10:41 AM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – ATTEMPTED
Incident #: 170807312
800 BLOCK COMSTOCK AV  |  3/14/2017 @ 3:20 AM

2.  L.A. MARATHON – STREET CLOSURES THIS SUNDAY

The Los Angeles Marathon will be held on Sunday, March 19. There will be a number of road closures across the city throughout the day. To see a map of the street closures, please click here:

http://www.lamarathon.com/race-weekend/street-closures

Please plan ahead for an alternate travel route to avoid street closures.

3.  WESTWOOD EVENTS – STREET CLOSURES

Sunday, March 19, 2017, 5pm – Midnight
Backstage at the Geffen is the Geffen’s largest fundraiser of the year.

  • Le Conte Ave will be closed to through traffic from Sunday, March 19 at 6am- Monday, March 20- at 5am.
  • Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted, for safety, at key event points.
  • The Ralph’s/Target loading zone will be open and Cars will be allowed to go  into and out of The Ralph’s parking lot on the South side of Le Conte when headed West.

For more information on the event, please visit:
www.geffenplayhouse.org/backstage

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Lionsgate will be holding the Premiere of “Power Rangers”, at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Regency Village Theaters, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood.  There will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Eric Tremble at 323-229-1626.

4.  MULHOLLAND DRIVE – ROAD WORK UPDATE

SoCal Gas Company is currently installing a new gas meter beneath Mulholland Drive (14430 Mulholland Drive) between Nicada Drive and Beverly Glen Boulevard. The project requires a two-foot trench for both the north and south side of Mulholland Drive. Work will continue between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m until Friday March 31, 2017. The company feels they will be over before then but want to give themselves some more time. They encountered some solid rock on some portions which required considerable hand work, which has delayed the project.

To help you navigate around the work, flagmen will be directing traffic. The message boards will remind on both ends of Mulholland Drive. Please use Nicada Drive as an alternate route. As always, any emergency response vehicles will be given full access.

Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our aging infrastructure.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact CD5 Valley Director, Gurmet Khara at 818-971-3088 or Mike Harriel with SoCal Gas at 213-244-4633.

5.  LAWN BOWLING AT HOLMBY PARK

This year, members of the bowling club are celebrating their 90th Anniversary at beautiful Holmby Park. As part of these special events, all HWPOA members are cordially invited for an Open House on Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 AM. Each participant will be offered three free, one hour lessons. These could be used either all on April 8, or on three different occasions. This is a healthy, fun activity for all ages.

For more information, please click here:

6.  SSA SECURITY GROUP & MOORE PROTECTION

As you may know, crime is up all over Los Angeles. We have had a number of break-ins in Holmby Westwood during both daytime and evening hours, including two break-ins when residents were home in the evening. This is very concerning. Two security companies (a patrol company and a monitoring company that work together in Pacific Palisades, Hancock Park, Windsor Square and part of Brentwood) made a presentation to some of our residents a couple of months ago. They need 130 homes to sign up in order to place a 24 hour car in our community and already have 80 homes signed up. Only off duty and retired police are hired for patrol, and their response time is generally less than 5 minutes and usually 2-3 minutes.

You will be receiving a mailer from both companies shortly. If you wish to learn more, contact:

SSA Security:
ssa-securitygroup.com
President – Jerry Shaw
818-773-5600

Moore Protection:
Inquiries@mooreprotection.net
President – Don Moore
310-540-7229

Please note, HWPOA is not associated with SSA Security or Moore Protection in any way and does not endorse or recommend any security company.

7.  NEW CHIEF OF POLICE AT UCLA

Earlier this week, Tony Lee took the oath of office as UCLA’s new Chief of UCPD.  HWPOA’s President Sandy Brown, who was part of the interview process for the new chief, attended the ceremony.

“Tony brings to UCLA a demonstrated background of strong public safety experience and a collaborative leadership style,” said administrative vice chancellor Michael Beck in a press release.

Lee has worked in the BHPD for 26 years, where he has served as acting chief of police, a lieutenant in the intelligence unit and an incident commander for events. He also oversaw the administration, field services and investigations departments.  Lee also trained at the FBI National Academy and the Senior Management Institute for Police, among other programs.

Chief Tony Lee, pictured with HWPOA President Sandy Brown and CD5 Deputy Jasmine Shamolian.

8.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Meals on Wheels Fundraiser – Tuesday, March 21st at SOLEIL Restaurant (1386 Westwood Blvd.).  Please join us for MARCH FOR MEALS, an event to raise awareness that senior hunger exists and we can do something about it!

SOLEIL will donate a percentage of all orders made on Tuesday, March 21st for lunch and dinner. Mark your calendars and be sure to enjoy a great meal at Soleil while supporting a worthy cause.

Santa Monica Oceanaires (Barbershop Chorus) Spring Show – Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 PM at Paul Revere Middle School at Sunset and Allenford Ave.  The Oceanaires will present their Spring Show “The Love Boat” The show will take about 2 hour plus and will include many songs you know as well as some barbershop songs that are classics.

Tickets are $15 and are tax deductible as a donation to the Santa Monica Oceanaires a 501 C3 Charitable Corporation.  There is no reserved seating so it is recommended to arrive early.  Tickets can be purchased from Richard Keagy by calling 310 474 3383 on line or at the door.  For more information, please CLICK HERE

9.  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.

10.  RESIDENT ADS

IMAGE WIRELESS – RECOMMENDATION

A few days ago my wife & I stopped in Westwood Village to buy a screen cover for her IPhone.  We went to:

Image Wireless
1006 Broxton Avenue
310-657-2337

In addition to a reasonable price and very careful installation, the owner, Shawn Pak, updated the phone, added apps and was incredibly helpful in all respects for more than 1/2 hour.  What a pleasant surprise.

That’s how he has run his business in the Village for 26 years.  Many of our members have very little technical skill and would appreciate Shawn’s patient, helpful assistance at “Image Wireless”.

I highly recommend Image Wireless in Westwood.  Stop by the store the next time you need phone help!

Chip Chasalow

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HEROES FROM THE BIGG CHILL – THANK YOU!

Last Saturday evening (3-11-17), I was the recipient of the most wonderful random act of kindness.

Although I was able to momentarily thank my kindness-purveyors, I was so surprised that I didn’t think to get their names so that I could thank them again, more graciously.

I’m hoping that by telling my story here, perhaps these lovely folks are not strangers at all but are, in fact, my HWPOA neighbors.

After a movie & a Bigg Chill yogurt with my cousin, as I drove the bend from Hilgard onto my street, Wyton, I noticed a white SUV parked nearby with the headlights on.

Pulling into my driveway, the woman from the SUV surprised me by asking “Are you Carole?”  Behind her, I assumed, were her husband (still happilly enjoying what I now realize was his own Bigg Chill yogurt cup) & their daughter.  She told me they’d found my wallet & that they’d already tucked it into my mailbox.  I didn’t even know then that I’d dropped it upon leaving the yogurt shop.  They’d apparently found my address on my drivers license & made their way to my home to return the wallet.

How wonderful was that??

I would very much like to thank them more fully.  So, if any of you out there fits the bill, please stand up & let me know who you are.

Carole Rubinstein-Mendel, Ph.D.
home: 310-475-9304
office: 310-475-1947
mobile: 310-560-9690
drgrmacarole@verizon.net

11.  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
Pay Membership Dues: https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa