HOLMBY NEWS
June 5, 2015
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LADWP Project – Charing Cross at Hilgard
2. Pancake Breakfast – Fire Station #71
3. HWPOA Board Meeting
4. Helpful City Info.
5. LAPD Crime Report
6. Postal Service Issues
7. UCLA Commencement Weekend – June 11-14
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LADWP PROJECT – CHARING CROSS AT HILGARD
From our City Council Office:
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will begin the Charing Cross and Hilgard Regulator Station Bypass Line Project on Monday June 15, 2015. The project will take place at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Hilgard Ave.
Our Council Office has been working diligently with LADWP, LADOT, UCLA, METRO and all the various community leaders to ensure that all major concerns of this project have been addressed. LADOT Traffic Officers will be on Sunset Blvd. to manage the traffic flow and to make sure the traffic signals are timed accordingly. Message boards will be placed this week in areas surrounding the project location and also on the 405 freeway to advise drivers. Work hours will be Monday -Friday 7:00am-6:00pm, with some work days until 9:00pm and Saturdays 8:00am-4:00pm. Work days are extended until 9:00pm during the week, so that the project can be completed before the anticipated finish date.
Please see the following fact sheet of the project and the details of the (3) phases.
Fact Sheet – CharingCrossFactSheetFinal
Website – www.ladwp.com/charingcross
If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to Marvin Hermosillo from LADWP at 213-367-1089 or Jay Greenstein from our City Council office at 323-866-1828.
2. PANCAKE BREAKFAST – FIRE STATION #71
Fire Station # 71 will hold is Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, June 7 from 8:00-11:00 AM (at the corner of Sunset and Beverly Glen). Breakfast is free but donations go for station improvements. For more information, please click here : 2015Flyer
Even if you are unable to join us for pancakes, please consider supporting the firefighters who put themselves out for us every day. Kindly send your tax-deductible donation to:.
Adopt Fire Station #71
914 Westwood Blvd., #573
Los Angeles, CA 90024
3. HWPOA BOARD MEETING
Next week, on Tuesday, June 9 at 8:00 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold it’s monthly meeting at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend, by emailing Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.
4. HELPFUL CITY INFO.
The City of Los Angeles has put together a flyer with laws and contact info. particularly useful to residents. It includes information such as noise laws, garage sales and trash collection. To access the flyer, please click here:
Good Neighbor Laws
5. LAPD CRIME REPORT
Current Trending Analysis:
Residential Burglaries: North of Santa Monica Blvd. (4 crimes), North of Wilshire Blvd. (4 crimes). North of Sunset Blvd. (4 crimes). Auto related crimes (Break Ins and Stolen Vehicles): North of Santa Monica Blvd. (7 crimes), North of Wilshire Blvd. (3 crimes) North of Sunset Blvd. (4 crimes). Package Thefts appear to be trending throughout the area. Packages being delivered and left unattended in accessible areas are being stolen. Please arrange to have packages dropped off in a secure location or receivable location.
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:
700 block Glenmont Ave. RD: 0828. On 5/20/15, between 9:00 PM and 10:05 PM, unknown suspect(s) entered residence by forcing attached garage window and removed jewelry.
6. POSTAL SERVICE ISSUES
The office of Congressman Ted Lieu recently met with the L.A. District manager of the Postal Service to discuss issues and concerns that have been raised recently by local residents. Please see the attached letter from the Postal Service District Manager in response to the meeting: Postal Response
7. UCLA COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND – JUNE 11-14
UCLA Commencement Weekend will be from Thursday, June 11, through Sunday, June 14. Detailed schedule and more info at:
https://www.commencement.ucla.edu/
8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Friends of Westwood Library Used Book Sale – Saturday, June 6, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm . Don’t miss the Westwood Library Used Book Sale. Presented by Friends of Westwood Library. Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue. Validated Parking.
Shred Your Documents – June 6th, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Emerson Community Charter Middle School (1650 Selby Avenue) is holding another free shredding event for all members of the surrounding community. Sponsored by Kelly Aluise of Keller Williams Realty and Ciaran Kelly of Luther Burbank Mortgage. Watch your documents be shredded at a rate of 8000 pounds per hour!
American Band Music Concert @ Westwood Library – Sunday, June 28 at 2:30 PM. Get a head start on the 4th of July with this fun concert of American band music by the Brass Pacifica Quintet! Fun for the whole family, the program includes a potpourri of Americana, patriotic and Jazz favorites—Gershwin, Copland, Sousa, and more!
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
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
Our housekeeper, Marya, is looking for new clients as we will be moving away soon. She has worked for us for many years and we love her. We were originally connected with her through this newsletter, so she has a long history of working in this neighborhood. She is primarily Spanish-speaking, but communicates just fine in English as well. She can be contacted at (323) 736-8543, or feel free to contact me at eliselawson@gmail.com or (415) 990-9799. Thanks!!
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HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
Our housekeeper, honest and reliable, has been with us for seven years and works three days a week. She is looking for an additional one or two days work.
She is not only a fabulous cleaner, but also has a green thumb with all our house plants. She makes our home feel like a garden.
Marion Solomon
(310) 475-8300
sollymar2@aol.com
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SEEKING LANDSCAPER
I am looking for a landscape person…I need more brick and less grass due to the water shortage…I can be reached at joeylautman@icloud.com. Thank you!
11. 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