HOLMBY NEWS
July 3, 2015
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
IT’S TOMORROW!
HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic
Saturday, July 4th
Meet at 10:00 am – Warner School
Bring dollars: The picnic will feature a watermelon stand to raise funds for
Special Olympics of Southern California (SOSC).
1. Fireworks and Pet Safety
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Robinsons/May Development
4. Westfield Century City
5. Fireworks Shows in Los Angeles
6. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
7. Resident Ads
8. HWPOA Contact Information
1. FIREWORKS AND PET SAFETY
Pet Safety Tips for 4th of July — provided by City of Los Angeles Animal Services. Make this Independence Day fun and SAFE for your pets! Some people love big gatherings and loud noises – but that can be very frightening for our pets.
PLAN AHEAD
Make sure your dog is wearing a license tag. This will help us reunite families if a pet does get lost.
KEEP PETS INDOORS
Keep your pets inside. If you are having guests over, keep pets in a room that is off-limits to guests, with plenty of water and food.
CREATE A CALMING ENVIRONMENT
Surround pets with their favorite toys and other familiar objects. Play soothing music and keep the room as quiet as possible by closing doors, windows and blinds.
KEEP AWAY FROM FIREWORKS
Even if your pet does not seem obviously upset by fireworks, they can still cause harm to pets. Avoid potential burns, injuries, or possible ingestion by keeping all pets out of the vicinity of fireworks.
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
Because it’s a holiday weekend, more people are active by going on hikes, shopping and barbequing at family gatherings. Consider, are we are the only ones active? Criminals are on the prowl and one of the easiest, low-risk crimes is vehicle burglaries.
To thieves, property left in cars provides a wide variety of merchandise.
-Laptop computers
-Cell phones
-GPS devices
-Purses and wallets
All these things just scratch the surface of the variety of “window shopping” goodies criminals feast upon. It takes less than a minute to break a vehicle’s window, unlock the door, and remove items left inside. Most of the time, there are no witnesses to these offenses because of the ease and speed it can be done and there’s a higher likelihood of it happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Like LAPD says, “Lock it, Hide it, Keep it.”
Grand Theft Auto:
Le Conte Ave/ Hilgard (RD 0817): On 06/30/15 between 5:40pm and 9:30pm victim parked their vehicle on the street. Unknown suspect(s) took a 2013, Ford Mustang. 2013 Ford Mustang was recovered in Wilshire Division and an arrest was made.
3. ROBINSONS/MAY DEVELOPMENT
Many HW residents have expressed interest in the pending development at the site of the Robinson’s/May dept. store at Whittier and Wilshire. We hope this will update you on the most recent plan!
http://m.la.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/9900_wilshire_one_beverly_hills.php
4. WESTFIELD CENTURY CITY
Take a tour through the majorly overhauled future of the Westfield Century City Mall:
http://m.la.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/westfield_century_city_renovation.php
5. FIREWORKS SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES
Going to a professional fireworks show is truly the safest way to celebrate the 4th of July. The following is a list of show locations and schedules for 2015 fireworks shows in the Los Angeles County area.
http://www.safejuly4th.org/fwshows.htm
HAPPY JULY 4TH!!
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
SEEKING TEMPORARY HOUSING
Older couple (friends of HWPOA residents) with their older Goldendoodle dog are looking for a home or second unit to rent for up to three months while their home, which caught fire, is being repaired. Couple, both working, can be reached at (310) 717-4357.
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PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE
I have two part-time positions available:
P/T Sales position – I need occasional assistance to help sell women’s accessories at charity events. Requires moderate-to-heavy lifting.
P/T Driver – I am looking for a driver to drive me from Westwood to Beverly Hills to run errands. Work hours are approximately 2-4 hours per day, 1 to 5 days per week (Monday-Friday). Must have perfect driving record. May drive my car if you qualify for my insurance; otherwise may drive your own car if it is safe.
If you are interested in one or both positions, please contact Marie at (310) 600-4726.
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