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Holmby News 1-18-19

January 18, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
January 18, 2019

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

1. Tree Planting Event in HWPOA
2. Womens’ March – Enhanced Metro Services
3. LAUSD Strike – Resources for Parents
4. Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Meetings
5. Bridge Housing for Homeless
6. Phone Scam Alert – LADWP Customers
7. Metro Purple Line – Contest for Students
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Contact Information

1. TREE PLANTING EVENT IN HWPOA

The Holmby Westwood Green Team’s first parkway tree planting is scheduled for Saturday, January 26th from 9 AM to 12 Noon. Trees will be planted on Manning Avenue between Hilgard and Malcolm and in the 700 block of Malcolm Avenue. Councilman Paul Koretz, whose office has been helpful to our effort, will join us to inaugurate the planting. Tree People volunteers will plant the trees and we welcome neighbors’ help and good cheer. Please let us know if you will join us by emailing Marnie (mossbodek@msn.com) or kathryn (khowe.kwh@gmail.com)

For safety, streets will be closed 8 am to 1pm: Manning Avenue between Hilgard and LeConte; and Malcolm between Glenmont and Manning.

This should be a fun and exciting event for Holmby Westwood. The Green Team plans to work with neighbors and Tree People to replant 300 of our missing parkway trees. Please see the HWPOA website for information: https://www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org/?page_id=1301

2. WOMEN’S MARCH – ENHANCED METRO SERVICES

This year’s Women’s March will take place on Saturday, Jan. 19, and turnout is expected to be pretty big. Metro Rail will run enhanced service on all lines from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. with longer trains on the Expo, Blue, Gold, Purple and Red Lines in anticipation of large crowds. Metro Rail will be running the following service:

Red Line trains will run every 6 minutes and Purple Line trains every 12 minutes.
Expo Line trains will run every 6 minutes.
Blue Line trains will run every 6 minutes between 7th Street/Metro Center and Willow Station.
Gold Line trains will run every 7 minutes between APU/Citrus College and Union Station, every 15 minutes between Little Tokyo/Arts District and Atlantic Station.
Green Line trains will run every 12 minutes.

The starting point for the march is outside the Red/Purple Lines’ Pershing Square Station.

If you were an attendee from previous years, you may recall the extremely long lines at TAP vending machines. You can bypass that by buying and loading your TAP card ahead of time. Buy TAP cards and load fares online at taptogo.net

For additional tips, maps and information, please CLICK HERE.

3. LAUSD STRIKE – RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Mayor Garcetti is committed to ensuring that parents have options for their kids until all of our students return to the classroom. The Mayor is working closely with City departments and Metro to make additional resources available to families that need assistance during the strike.

During the strike, the City will keep 32 recreation centers open for extended hours with additional staffing, lunch, and programming focused on elementary-aged children, such as arts and crafts and sports/fitness activities, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on regular school days. Parents planning to take their children to one of these sites must complete a registration form and submit it at the recreation center upon arrival. Free lunch for children will be provided at these centers.

Metro and L.A. City DASH and Commuter Express is offering free rides to L.A. Unified students with school ID from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Mayor Garcetti has encouraged City Departments to provide flexibility to affected employees, urging general managers to work closely with staff to better understand and accommodate workers’ child care needs. The Mayor’s Office has contacted some of L.A.’s largest private-sector employers to urge the preparation of similar plans.

Public libraries will offer additional staffing, learning resources — such as STEAM exercises and educational workshops — and programming focused on middle and high school-aged Angelenos. Also, in or near our district please note that several museums have waived their admission fees during the strike.

La Brea Tar Pits – Free admission for all LA Unified students and LA Unified chaperones. On-site, grade-appropriate, self-guided activities and lesson plans for pick-up at both museums by chaperones upon arrival. (Monday – Friday)
Petersen Automotive Museum – Free admission for all middle or high school students with LA Unified ID. A sign-in sheet will be available for elementary school students with no ID. The Petersen’s Discovery Center will offer crafts daily during the event of a strike. A parent or guardian must be present with students age 13 and under. (Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
Museum of Tolerance – Free admission for all LA Unified middle and high school students. (Monday – Thursday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Fridays, 10:00 a.m – 3:30 p.m.)

More information about resources and services can be found at LAMayor.org/StudentsAndFamilies and by dialing 311.

4. SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT MEETINGS

Metro is conducting a Feasibility Study to identify and evaluate a range of high-capacity rail transit alternatives between the San Fernando Valley and LAX, including connections to existing and planned Metro bus and rail lines, including the Orange, Purple, and Expo Lines.

Thanks to all who took the online survey to share thoughts about traveling the Sepulveda Corridor. More than 6,000 people took the survey and provided valuable feedback to Metro’s project team.

The next round of community meetings will include an update on the study, including refined concepts for the San Fernando Valley-Westside connection and initial concepts for the Westside-LAX connection.

Consider attending one of these upcoming events:

Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Westwood Presbyterian Church
Hoffman Hall
10822 Wilshire Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Saturday, February 2, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center
6262 Van Nuys Bl
Van Nuys, CA 91401

5. BRIDGE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS

Learn about a new, innovative bridge housing proposal at the West Los Angeles Armory that will connect housing and services to individuals experiencing homelessness in our community. We encourage residents to join us to learn about this proposal and opportunities for further engagement.

Tuesday, January 29, 2018
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Felicia Mahood Senior Center
Multipurpose Room
11338 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Please RSVP to Zaire Overton at Zoverton@bos.lacounty.gov or by calling (310) 231-1170

Download Open House flyer

6. PHONE SCAM ALERT – LADWP CUSTOMERS

Phone scammers are calling LADWP customers and threatening to shut off water or power service unless payment is made. Don’t fall victim to phone scammers posing as LADWP!

Tips to know:

LADWP will NEVER ask for personal payment information over the phone. We will NEVER ask you to purchase pre-paid cash cards from a convenience store to pay your utility bill.
Payment by telephone can ONLY happen through LADWP’s voice automated payment system, not with live employees. LADWP personnel do not accept payment information verbally over the phone.
If you receive a call asking for a cash card, credit card, person-to-person cash payment, or a request for any personal information, HANG UP immediately and call LAPD at 1-877-275-5273 or go to your local LAPD station.
LADWP customers who have questions about their account should call 1-800-DIAL-DWP (342-5397) and ask to speak to a customer service representative, or check account status online at ladwp.com.

Safety and service are our top priority. Victimization of our customers will not be tolerated. Scammers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

7. METRO PURPLE LINE – CONTESTS FOR STUDENTS

The Purple Line Extension Transit Project is adding two more tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to its TBM family! The new additions will join Elsie and Soyeon, the TBMs digging Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension. The Section 2 TBMs will be responsible for the second leg of the tunneling journey, digging from Century City to Beverly Hills.

Metro is inviting Los Angeles County students from kindergarten through 12th grade to participate in an art and naming contest for the TBMs.

The contest is divided into two categories:

Art Contest – Students from Kindergarten through 5th grade will compete to illustrate their ideal community that includes the Purple Line Extension.
Naming Contest – Students from 6th through 12th grade will compete to choose two names, one for each of the TBMs.

Submissions for the TBM Art and Naming contest will be accepted from January 14 through March 15, 2019. The winning TBM artwork and names will be displayed on the side of the huge TBM machines during the unveiling ceremony, which is anticipated to happen Summer 2019. At that time Metro will recognize the students and award prizes to the winners.

Visit metro.net/purple for detailed contest rules and submission information.

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

CAP UCLA Events – The Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) is UCLA’s public arts unit for the presentation and scholarship associated with performing arts. The Hammer Museum and the Fowler Museum along with the UCLA Film & Television Archive are our colleague organizations within UCLA. Collectively we serve both the campus community and the greater public through our respective missions and ongoing programming.

Upcoming events at CAP UCLA include literary events, theater, pre-Mardi Gras event and much more! Click here to see the CAP UCLA calendar.

Hammer Museum: Exhibitions Opening Celebration – Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 8-11 p.m. Please join us to celebrate the opening of our winter exhibitions:

Allen Ruppersberg: Intellectual Property 1968–2018
and
Dirty Protest: Selections from
the Hammer Contemporary Collection

Cash Bars • Food Trucks • Free Admission
Music by DJ Nubar and DJ ShyBoy

HAMMER MEMBER BENEFITS
Members-only preview 11 a.m.–2 p.m.,
priority party entry, and a free first drink.
Become a Hammer member

RSVP for the Opening Celebration

9. 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

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – FEBRUARY 12
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 1-11-19

January 11, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
January 11, 2019

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

1. “The Agora” – Project Update
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. UCLA FlyAway Bus – Reduced Service Hours
4. Google Leases Westside Pavilion for New Campus
5. Metro Free Student Fares During LAUSD Strike
6. Greening Holmby Westwood
7. Obey the Dog Leash Law
8. USPS “Hold Mail” Service
9. Give Blood – UCLA Promotion
10. Hammer Museum Expansion
11. LAPD Community Police Academy
12. Volunteers Needed – Metro Purple Line
13. Homeless Count – Volunteers Needed
14. Get Covered CA – Health Insurance
15. Upcoming Community Events
16. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
17. Resident Ads
18. HWPOA Contact Information

1. “THE AGORA” – PROJECT UPDATE

Dear Neighbors,

The HWPOA Board of Directors took decisive action at our recent meeting to strongly oppose the proposed development at 900 Hilgard (SE corner of Hilgard and LeConte) to be known as “The Agora”.

The developers have filed an application with the city for a 16 story, 194 ft. in height, student residential high rise on a property that is zoned for not higher than 45 ft. or 3 stories. It is 4 times the height allowed and 3 times the amount of sq. ft. allowed.

IT IS EGREGIOUSLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT ALLOWED ZONING!

The developers requested an amendment to the General Plan, a change in Zoning, a change in Height District, and a change in the Westwood Multi-Family Specific Plan. This Multi-Family Plan was adopted speci fically to prevent incompatible projects like The Agora, (the W Hotel structure and what was Westwood Horizons on Tiverton were built before the Specific Plan was adopted). The Plans and zoning that are on the books today, state the importance of maintaining our low density character and avoid encroachment into adjacent neighborhoods from other uses, commercial off-street parking, or spill-over traffic.

A significant problem occurred when the developers recently purchased a single-family residential home at 901 Malcolm which is directly behind the Hilgard property and within the HW boundary. There is the likelihood that they plan to purchase additional homes in order to control opposition. We remain on high alert!

COUNCILMAN KORETZ, OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT!

The Board insists that the developers build to 45 ft. and not more! We insist that Councilman Koretz vigorously oppose this proposed development, that he oppose all requested changes to our zoning and to our Plan, and that he insist on a “by right” development (what is currently allowed). If Councilman Koretz does not support this request, the developers will not be able to garner the necessary city council support.

The Westwood Neighborhood Council and Comstock Hills Homeowners Association have joined with Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association in opposition. We expect to also get the support of the Westwood Community Council, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association, and Westwood Homeowners Association.

Please visit the website at: www.savehilgardavenue.com

You can help by emailing: emagna@msn.com and paularogersla@gmail.com or hwpoa@aol.com to show your support and ensure that these developers build no higher than the 45 ft. as allowed. You may also contact HWPOA at 310-470-1785.

Thank you for your support!

Sandy Brown

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a vehicle Vs. pedestrian collision that left one man dead in Westwood.

On Sunday, January 6, 2019 at about 8:45 p.m. Los Angeles Police Officers responded to the call of an assault with a deadly weapon, in the 1200 block of Westwood Boulevard. When officers arrived, they located an unidentified male adult victim who had been struck by a vehicle and dragged through the S/W alley.

The LAFD transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the vehicle was detained and the investigation is ongoing. Witnesses said that the victim had been physically banging on the vehicle and lying on the hood before being run over by the vehicle.

Anyone with information on this homicide should contact West Bureau Homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470.

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org

3. UCLA FLYAWAY BUS – REDUCED SERVICE HOURS

From the Daily Bruin:

A bus service to Los Angeles National Airport is reducing its operating hours in Westwood due to low ridership in the area.

The airport is reducing its FlyAway bus services, which offers hourly trips to and from Westwood and LAX. The bus will now run its Westwood routes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It previously ran from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

For more information, please click here:
Daily Bruin – UCLA FlyAway article

4. GOOGLE LEASES WESTSIDE PAVILION FOR NEW CAMPUS

From the Westwood-Century City Patch:

Google Inc. is planning a massive West Los Angeles campus, the company announced Tuesday.

The tech giant leased the entirety of the One Westside redevelopment, an off campus that to be built at the former Westside Pavilion shopping mall. The move, in addition to more than 500 tech startups, further solidifies Silicon Beach’s status as a major technology hub.

The planned campus will be 584,000-square-feet, and construction is expected to begin later this year. According to the agreement, Google would be expected to assume its approximately 14-year lease upon completion of construction and tenant improvements in 2022.

To read the complete article, please click here:
Patch Article – Google leases Westside Pavilion

5. METRO FREE STUDENT FARES DURING LAUSD STRIKE

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) proposes to offer free rides to students of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in the event of a teachers’ strike that may commence on on Monday, January 14.

Students who show their LAUSD identification card during strike days can attend their schools, study at local libraries or participate in various activities at up to 44 recreation centers throughout the city, among other undertakings. LAUSD students will be able to ride free from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. each strike day.

For more information, please click here.

6. GREENING HOLMBY WESTWOOD

The first Planting of Missing Street Trees in our neighborhood will take place Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Tree People volunteers will plant the free trees in the parkways around the intersection of Malcolm and Manning Avenues. Several homeowners and Kappa Delta Sorority agreed to participate in the tree planting and to care for the trees as they become established.

Application has been made for street closures between 8 AM and 1 PM on Malcolm between Manning and Glenmont Avenues, and on Manning between Hilgard and Le Conte Avenues to ensure safety during the planting.

Please come and help or just watch. The reforestation of our heritage street tree plan will add beauty to our streets, help our property values and contribute positively to our environment.

For more information, contact Holmby Westwood Green Team: khowe.kwh@gmail.com or mossbodek@msn.com

7. OBEY THE DOG LEASH LAW

A neighbor reported that last Sunday, a couple was walking their large dog off-leash on Loring and also on Conway. Dogs must be on leash unless they are in your fenced yard or at a dog park that allows off leash exercise.

Even if you think that your dog is well-behaved and does not need a leash, it is illegal, potentially unsafe and disrespectful to your neighbors. Thank you.

8. USPS “HOLD MAIL” SERVICE

A homeowner had the following experience with the USPS when using its Hold Mail Service. Please take note that this service does not always function as it should, so you may want to consider having a neighbor check on your mail while you are gone.

Via its website, I instructed the USPS to stop delivering my mail on 12/24/2018 and resume delivering my mail on 1/3/2019. I also instructed the USPS to deliver accumulated mail on 1/3/2019. The USPS acknowledged my request in an email to me dated 12/18/2018.

When I returned home on 1/3/2019, I discovered that mail had been delivered on 12/24/2018, which I found at the back of my house unprotected from the elements. There was also a note on my front door which said “MAIL IS BEING HELD AT POST OFFICE” and my accumulated had not been delivered as instructed.

I called the USPS (Brentwood P.O.) and spoke to the carrier to get an explanation. The carrier told me that since the USPS gets thousands of requests to hold mail, etc., not all reach the carrier for proper execution. So keep your finders crossed when instructing the USPS to hold your mail.

9. GIVE BLOOD – UCLA PROMOTION

From the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center:

Have a movie night on us! Donate Blood or Platelets and as a Thank You Gift receive movie tickets to your favorite movie theater (AMC, Cinemark, Regency or Landmark)! Click the flyer below for more information:

10. HAMMER MUSEUM EXPANSION

From the Daily Bruin:

The Hammer Museum will undergo renovations and expansion on Wilshire Boulevard through 2020 to include new galleries and office space.

The Hammer acquired the first floor of an adjacent building on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue from City National Bank, as well as an extra floor in the current museum from UCLA. The expansion and renovation, which began in fall 2016, is part of a $180 million campaign to transform the museum, as well as increase its endowment.

To read the complete article, please click here:
Daily Bruin – Hammer Museum Expansion

11. LAPD COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY

The LAPD West Bureau is sponsoring a Community Police Academy starting this February 27th at the Jewish Federation, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90048. This eleven-week course will meet each Wednesday evening between 6:00 and 9:00 pm. The course will conclude with a graduation ceremony on May 8th.

The Community Police Academy offers an exposure and orientation to a variety of policing concepts and operations within the Los Angeles Police Department. However, unlike prior Community Police Academy sessions, successful completion of this session will provide community members with the minimum training needed to participate in the Volunteer Patrol Program. Those who choose to take their police engagement to a new level, will have the opportunity to wear a volunteer uniform and actively participate in crime reduction strategies in their neighborhoods.

Through the Community Police Academy, enrolled students will be encouraged to build a lasting partnership with the Department, with the goal of developing a relationship between the Los Angeles Police Department and the community members we serve.

Interested community members should contact the West Los Angeles Area Community Relations Office at (310) 444-0735 or contact your neighborhood Senior Lead Officer for additional information.

12. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – METRO PURPLE LINE

Metro Purple Line Extension – First/Last Mile Walk Audit
First/Last Mile planning for the Purple Line Extension has begun for the Wilshire/Rodeo, Century City/Constellation, Westwood/UCLA and VA Hospital rail stations. We invite you to participate in a Walk Audit, which is part of Metro’s First/Last Mile program to develop plans and implement strategies to ensure safe, accessible, and pleasant trips to and from transit for all riders. A Walk Audit is an in-the-field analysis of the streets surrounding a transit station.

Please RSVP to join us in January for one of the following times (note: some dates may be “sold out”).

Saturday, January 12th: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Wilshire/Rodeo Station & Century City/Constellation Station
https://metrople_wilshirerodeo.eventbrite.com

Saturday, January 12th: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Westwood/UCLA Station & VA Hospital Station
https://metrople_westwooducla_va.eventbrite.com

Monday, January 14th: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Westwood/UCLA Station & VA Hospital Station
https://metrople_westwooducla_vajan14.eventbrite.com

Monday, January 14th: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Wilshire/Rodeo Station & Century City/Constellation Station
https://metrople_wilshirerodeojan14.eventbrite.com

Participants will walk for one hour, noting streetscape conditions, such as sidewalk quality, crosswalks, and barriers to access. Observations provided by participants will be used by Metro to develop the Purple Line Extension First/Last Mile Plan.

Click here for more information

13. HOMELESS COUNT – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

You can now register for the 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, which will take place January 22-24. We need more than 8,000 volunteers to canvass more than 80 cities and 200 communities across Los Angeles County. By participating in the Homeless Count, you will help us better understand homelessness in our region and direct resources where they’re needed most.

To register, please go to https://www.theycountwillyou.org/

14. GET COVERED CA – HEALTH INSURANCE

Dear neighbors:

California’s health insurance open enrollment period ends on January 15, 2019. You can sign up for coverage or learn more by visiting www.coveredca.com or calling 1 (800) 300-1506.

Coverage could be more affordable than you think. Premium assistance to help reduce the cost of health care is available to individuals and families who enroll in a Covered California health insurance plan and meet requirements.

Already had coverage through Covered California for 2018? This year, it is more important than ever to head back to CoveredCA.com and shop and savecomparing options for 2019. In some areas, there may be more plans to choose from.

If you have questions, free help is available. Professionals are available to help you find the right plan and get signed up. If you would like to get in touch with a broker or navigator who can help you sign up for insurance, you can search for someone in your area here . Or, if you’d like to attend an in-person event to learn more, you can find upcoming events here .

Take the time to learn about your options and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Los Angeles office at 323-651-1040.

Sincerely,
Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress

15. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Art of the Real: Los Angeles – January 11-17, 2019 at the Billy Wilder Theater and Downtown Independent. Founded in 2014, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Art of the Real festival continues to be the premier North American showcase for non-fiction and hybrid works, shedding light onto otherwise overlooked, boundary-pushing films. Along with Acropolis Cinema, UCLA Film & Television Archive is proud to offer a West Coast home to a curated selection of these spectacular works, all of them being shown in Los Angeles for the first time. For more information, please click here.

Reading: The Shades by Evgenia Citkowitz – Tuesday, January 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Hilton Als calls Evgenia Citkowitz’s first novel “a tour-de-force, a powerful, wicked, compassionate, and beautifully written account of the dangers we keep in our head and heart, including love” (New Yorker). The Shades is a haunting tale about a British family reeling in the aftermath of tragedy. Followed by discussion with Citkowitz and UCLA professor Mona Simpson. Click here for program information.

Explore L.A. with Discover & Go – Explore L.A. museums and attractions through this exciting partnership between the Los Angeles Public Library and local cultural institutions. Log in to Discover & Go with your Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) card and reserve free or low-cost passes to participating organizations. CLICK HERE for more information.

16. 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 lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will 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.

17. RESIDENT ADS

YARD LIGHTING & LANDSCAPER REFERRALS

Hello all, we live at 850 Devon Ave and are in need of a yard lighting and landscaping company. Any referrals would be greatly appreciated. Please contact RStone@jenner.com. Thank you.

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SEEKING PAINTER RECOMMENDATIONS

Any recommendations for excellent painters would be appreciated. They should be reliable and reasonable. Please feel free to contact me: by phone: 310.497.1876 or by email: sunkab@earthlink.net Thank you.

18. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – FEBRUARY 12
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 1-4-19

January 4, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
January 4, 2019

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

1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Weekend Street Closures – Golden Globes
4. New Earthquake Warning App
5. Westwood Library – January Happenings
6. Volunteers Needed – Metro Purple Line
7. Homeless Count – Volunteers Needed
8. VA Draft Master Plan – Public Meetings
9. Get Covered CA – Health Insurance
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
12. Resident Ads
13. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING

On Tuesday, January 8 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting at Belmont Village, 10475 Wilshire Blvd. Please click here to see the agenda.

Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend. Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180820925
900 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 12/18/2018 @ 2:00 PM

THEFT-GRAND (plain theft-grand) $950.01 & over
Incident #: 180820959
400 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 12/14/2018 @ 6:15 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180821093
10600 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 12/23/2018 @ 3:00 AM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180821277
10400 BLOCK BAINBRIDGE AV | 12/20/2018 @ 7:00 PM

You may access crime mapping at www.crimemapping.com to review recent crimes in your area. Sign up to receive alerts when crime is reported in your neighborhood.

3. WEEKEND STREET CLOSURES – GOLDEN GLOBES

On Sunday, January 6, 2019, the 76th Annual Golden Globes Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

In order to facilitate appropriate security for this event and to minimize the impact of traffic on adjacent residential streets, street closures and parking restrictions will be implemented.

Street closures include portions of Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica Blvd., and other streets near the Beverly Hilton.

To see a map and for more information, please click below:
Golden Globe Awards Information

4. NEW EARTHQUAKE WARNING APP

The City of Los Angeles, under the oversight of Mayor Eric Garcetti and built on the ShakeAlert system developed by the U.S. Geological Survey has released ShakeAlertLA, a mobile app that sends alerts to users within Los Angeles County that an earthquake of greater than magnitude 5.0 or level IV intensity has been detected and that they may soon feel shaking.

The app is available for both Apple and Android devices and available in both English and Spanish. You can also use this app to prepare for an earthquake, get details on recent earthquakes, and find help after an earthquake.

5. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – JANUARY HAPPENINGS

The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:

Navigating Retirement
Popcorn and a Movie – Crazy Rich Asians
So You Wanna Be an Opera Buff?
Temporary Airbrush Tattoos
Building Bricks Club – Lego Fun
UCLA Memory Training Program

For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood

6. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – METRO PURPLE LINE

Please RSVP to join us in January for one of the following times (note: some dates may be “sold out”).

Saturday, January 12th: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Wilshire/Rodeo Station & Century City/Constellation Station
https://metrople_wilshirerodeo.eventbrite.com

Saturday, January 12th: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Westwood/UCLA Station & VA Hospital Station
https://metrople_westwooducla_va.eventbrite.com

Monday, January 14th: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Westwood/UCLA Station & VA Hospital Station
https://metrople_westwooducla_vajan14.eventbrite.com

Monday, January 14th: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Wilshire/Rodeo Station & Century City/Constellation Station
https://metrople_wilshirerodeojan14.eventbrite.com

Click here for more information

7. HOMELESS COUNT – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

To register, please go to https://www.theycountwillyou.org/

8. VA DRAFT MASTER PLAN – PUBLIC MEETINGS

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is inviting comments from Veterans, stakeholders, government agencies and members of the public on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) regarding the West Los Angeles Campus Draft Master Plan for Improvements and Reconfiguration. See flyer below for more information.

Website – https://www.losangeles.va.gov/masterplan/

9. GET COVERED CA – HEALTH INSURANCE

Dear neighbors:

Right now you can sign up for affordable health insurance for 2019. Why get covered? Because health insurance can protect you from unexpected costs when an accident or illness occurs. Signing up for comprehensive coverage will give you and your family peace of mind, as well as financial security if you or a loved one gets hurt or sick.

Here is what you need to know to get covered using the health care marketplace:

California’s health insurance open enrollment period ends on January 15, 2019. You can sign up for coverage or learn more by visiting www.coveredca.com or calling 1 (800) 300-1506.

Take the time to learn about your options and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Los Angeles office at 323-651-1040.

Sincerely,
Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress

10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Doox of Yale – Saturday, January 5, 2019 from 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Westwood Hills Christian Church (10808 Le Conte Avenue). Founded in 1952, Doox of Yale is Yale University’s first all-gender TTBB a capella group. For the past sixty-five years, Doox has performed in an incredible variety of venues, both domestically and internationally. From Puerto Rico, to Long Island, to venue across Israel, Greece, and China, Doox of Yale has delighted audiences with dynamic, engaging, and diverse repertoire.

To purchase tickets, please click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doox-of-yale-in-westwood-la-tickets-53470232906

Exhibitions/Programs at the Hammer Museum

Adrian Piper Exhibit – The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Artforum named the 50-year retrospective of Adrian Piper one of the best exhibitions of 2018. See Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016 before it closes on January 6.
826LA@Hammer: Unicorn & Dragon Experts Needed! Sun Jan 6, 11 a.m. Draw colorful pictures, write tricky questions, and give expert answers about these mythical creatures.

Click here for all upcoming Hammer events/programs

11. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

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.

12. RESIDENT ADS

CRYSTAL PUNCH CUPS

I have 14 crystal punch cups that I will be giving away. Before I take them to the Thrift Shop, I thought I’d ask if one of the HWPOA neighbors would like to have them. I can be reached at my email address: swy333@gmail.com.

13. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 12-21-18

December 21, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
December 21, 2018

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

1. Happy Holidays from HWPOA
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Holiday Safety
4. Holiday Trash Collection
5. Ride Metro for Free – Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
6. Volunteers Needed – Metro Purple Line
7. Get Covered CA – Health Insurance
8. Advisory Council on Aging – Seeking Members
9. Gun Buyback Event
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM HWPOA

The Holmby Westwood Board of Directors would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season! Thank you for your support of HWPOA!

Due to the holidays, our next newsletter will be sent out during the first week of January. We wish you all the best in 2019!

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180820752
700 BLOCK S BEVERLY GLEN BL | 12/15/2018 @ 1:30 PM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 180820740
10400 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 12/14/2018 @ 10:00 PM

HIT AND RUN DEATH ON SUNSET
Last Saturday night, a man was struck and killed while crossing Sunset Boulevard. He was believed to have been a transient. The man was crossing Sunset Boulevard on the southbound side of the street just east of Mapleton Drive, at 10:15 p.m. Saturday. He was walking outside of an unmarked crosswalk when a driver struck him and left him for dead. The driver continued eastbound on Sunset Boulevard, according to a watch sergeant at the LAPD’s West Traffic Division.

Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Police had no description of the suspect’s vehicle, and the investigation remains ongoing.

3. HOLIDAY SAFETY

With the holidays fast approaching, and on any other given day, the LASD would like to remind the various communities we serve to remain vigilant and help us protect your homes and that of your neighbors, by following these burglary prevention tips:

Homeowners should make an attempt to give the impression someone is home at all times, which would include leaving a car in driveway, leaving lights on in and around the home at night.
Noise inside the house (leave TV or radio on) to give the impression someone is home.
Commercial security services that have become popular, inexpensive and easy to use, including but not limited to video recording devices.
Use pets such a dog for property protection and deterrence.
Most importantly, making contact with neighbors and looking out for one another’s homes.
We don’t want our residents to be paranoid; however, they should appropriately suspicious of unusual vehicles or persons slowly traversing through their neighborhood.
We encourage residents to ALWAYS and IMMEDIATELY contact law enforcement when they believe they are seeing something suspicious in the neighborhood.
Law enforcement recognizes the value of social media, but information should not just be posted on social media without also sharing with such information with local law enforcement agencies.

Have a safe and happy Holidays!

4. HOLIDAY TRASH COLLECTION

There will be no curbside trash or recycling collections on Christmas Day or New Years Day. For the upcoming holiday weeks from Tuesday – Friday, garbage and recycling collections will be postponed by one day.

If you have any questions, please call the LASAN Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489.

5. RIDE METRO FOR FREE – CHRISTMAS EVE & NEW YEARS EVE

All Metro Bus and Rail lines will be free to ride on the nights of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. This means no fare will be charged on Christmas Eve from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Christmas morning and from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve.

All Metro Rail stations with latched gates will be unlatched during this time. Metro will also run 24-hour rail service on New Year’s Eve, as well as enhanced service to the Rose Parade on Jan. 1.

Metro Bus and Rail will run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day — both fall on Tuesdays this year. This means that bus lines that do not operate on Sundays will not run on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.

Additionally, some Metro Bus lines may be impacted by detours due to holiday events. Check out Metro’s Planned Service Advisories page to see if your line will be detouring and for detailed bus routes.

6. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – METRO PURPLE LINE

Please RSVP to join us in January for one of the following times.

Saturday, January 12th: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Wilshire/Rodeo Station & Century City/Constellation Station
https://metrople_wilshirerodeo.eventbrite.com

Saturday, January 12th: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Westwood/UCLA Station & VA Hospital Station
https://metrople_westwooducla_va.eventbrite.com

Monday, January 14th: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Westwood/UCLA Station & VA Hospital Station
https://metrople_westwooducla_vajan14.eventbrite.com

Monday, January 14th: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Wilshire/Rodeo Station & Century City/Constellation Station
https://metrople_wilshirerodeojan14.eventbrite.com

Click here for more information

7. GET COVERED CA – HEALTH INSURANCE

Dear neighbors:

Here is what you need to know to get covered using the health care marketplace:

California’s health insurance open enrollment period ends on January 15, 2019. You can sign up for coverage or learn more by visiting www.coveredca.com or calling 1 (800) 300-1506.

Take the time to learn about your options and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Los Angeles office at 323-651-1040.

Sincerely,
Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress

8. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING – SEEKING MEMBERS

Are you an older adult who is civically minded? Do you want to help the city identify emerging needs for the aging community? The Department of Aging is seeking new members to join its Advisory Council on Aging.

The Advisory Council on Aging is a group of volunteers who lend their insights into the community’s planning process and provide recommendations about how to best serve the city’s older population and improve quality of life issues of the city’s older adults.

The Department of Aging is looking for members from diverse ethnic, racial, economic, social and geographic complexion of the City of Los Angeles. Those interested in becoming a member of the Council on Aging must have at least one of the following criteria:

Must be age 60 or older;
Must be a City of Los Angeles resident or demonstrate evidence of interest and participation in the City of LA Department of Aging Programs;
Representatives of: health care provider organizations, provider’s of veterans’ health care and representatives of community and supportive services organizations;
Committed to helping the needs of older adults, persons with disabilities and caregivers in the City of Los Angeles

Members must be able to commit at least four hours per month citywide to the Advisory Council on Aging. For more information and to apply, contact Sally Narimousa at (213) 482-7259 or email sally.narimousa@lacity.org.

9. GUN BUYBACK EVENT

Do you have an unwanted gun in your home? A family member’s home? Do you know someone who does? Please bring any guns, unloaded and in your trunk, to the Wende Lot in Culver City on 1/12/19 and receive a$100 Gift Card in exchange, while supplies last. Please click here for more information: Gun Buyback Event

10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Theatre Forty Holiday Show – Saturday, December 22nd, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Westwood Library. You won’t want to miss our Holiday Show, when actors from Theatre Forty come to share warm and funny seasonal stories. Parking is validated, no registration required.

Exhibitions at the Hammer Museum

The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Artforum named the 50-year retrospective of Adrian Piper one of the best exhibitions of 2018. See Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016 before it closes on January 6.
Victor Hugo’s drawings “can be mentioned in the same breath as Rembrandt,” says the Wall Street Journal. Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo closes December 30.

To purchase tickets, please click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doox-of-yale-in-westwood-la-tickets-53470232906

11. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JANUARY 8
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 12-14-18

December 14, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
December 14, 2018

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Metro Construction – Wilshire Lane Closures
3. Homesharing (AirBNB) Ordinance
4. Housing Crisis & Single Family Zoning
5. Westwood Library – Help Needed this Sunday
6. Town Hall Meeting – Re-Imagining LAUSD
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180820454
300 BLOCK LORING AV | 12/9/2018 @ 6:30 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180820554
200 BLOCK S BEVERLY GLEN BL | 12/11/2018 @ 5:00 PM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180820502
900 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 12/10/2018 @ 8:00 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180820606
10500 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 12/12/2018 @ 4:45 PM

The homeowner on Lindbrook (see above) reported that the suspects broke the bedroom door window to get in and ransacked the master bedroom.

2. METRO CONSTRUCTION – WILSHIRE LANE CLOSURES

Metro contractors are continuing to relocate underground water, power and telecommunications equipment in Westwood. Cable Installation at Wilshire Blvd. and Veteran Ave. will take place as follows:

Monday, December 17 to Friday, December 21
9am to 3:30pm

Intermittent lane reductions on Wilshire Blvd. near Veteran Ave.
Intermittent turn restrictions at Wilshire Blvd. and Veteran Ave.

Some traffic lanes will be temporarily reduced or access might be restricted.

There will be no work on December 24, 25, 31, and January 1.

3. HOMESHARING (AIRBNB) ORDINANCE

From the Westwood-Century City Patch:

An ordinance regulating Airbnb and other home- sharing platforms in Los Angeles was unanimously approved Tuesday by the City Council, capping more than three years of debate.

The city has not had an ordinance regulating Airbnb, which connects travelers with hosts looking to rent out their home or a bedroom, but struck a deal with the company in 2016 for it to pay hotel taxes on behalf of its hosts under a three-year agreement.

The ordinance that was approved by the council allows qualified hosts to rent year-round, for which industry advocates had been lobbying. Hosts could petition for more than 120 days by meeting certain criteria, including that the property has not been the subject of too many nuisance violations.

The ordinance, which needs to be signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti to become official, would take effect on July 1.

To read the complete article, please click here

4. HOUSING CRISIS & SINGLE FAMILY ZONING

The following article is from the New York Times. The article discusses the housing situation in Minneapolis, where the City Council recently eliminated single-family zoning. This new ordinance will now allow residential structures with up to three dwelling units — like duplexes and triplexes — in every neighborhood. Minneapolis is believed to be the first major city in the United States to approve such a change citywide.

While this does not affect us in Los Angeles, it could be a sign of things to come. The Holmby Westwood area is currently zoned for single family homes, but with the housing crisis in Los Angeles, it’s possible that the L.A. City Council will eventually propose a similar ordinance in Los Angeles.

NY Times Article – Minneapolis Housing

(Please note, the New York Times limits the number of articles you can read if you are not a subscriber, so the link may not work if you have met your limit of free articles)

5. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – HELP NEEDED THIS SUNDAY

Dear Neighbors – Friends of Westwood Library is looking for a few volunteers to help set up and staff the free concert at the Library this Sunday afternoon (see below for concert info.). Teens would be great, and they can earn community service hours! But any able-bodied help would be most welcome.

We need help in moving tables, setting up chairs, serving refreshment after the concert and then breaking down and returning the library to its normal configuration.

You would need to be there for set-up, from 12:30 – 2 pm. The next time you would be needed is from 3:30 to 5 pm. Even if you could do just one of these time slots, it would be helpful.

You are welcome to bring books, papers and quiet work to do at one of the tables in the back while the concert is going on. Or you can just stay and listen to the concert. Or you can leave after 2pm and come back by 3:30 pm.

Please let me know if you can help out. Just reply to the email address below.

Many, many thanks!

Best,
Terry Tegnazian
terrteg@earthlink.net

6. TOWN HALL MEETING – RE-IMAGINING LAUSD

Join the conversation about how to reimagine the LA Unified School District by attending one of 8 town halls happening around the LA area in December and January, led by Deputy Superintendent Vivian Ekchian.

The meetings will include an overview of the community feedback that helped guide the development of this plan.

Wednesday, January 9
5:30pm-7:30pm
University High School Theatre
11800 Texas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

For the complete list of meeting dates, times, and locations or if you’d like to download a print flyer for these town halls in English or Spanish, please click here:

7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

HOLIDAY EVENTS – The Westwood-Century City Patch has compiled a list of holiday events, including tree lighting events, meet Santa, holiday shows and more:

Westwood-Century City Events Calendar

MoMA CONTENDERS 2018 – Various dates at the Hammer Museum. MoMA Contenders is The Museum of Modern Art’s renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past 12 months. Whether bound for awards glory or cult classic status, each of these films is a contender for lasting historical significance.

Tickets
$20 General Admission
$10 Hammer Members with valid discount code. Become a member today, and get 50% off tickets now.

Additional special guests to be announced.

MoMA Contenders 2018 – Click Here

FREE CONCERT – Sunday, December 16th at 2:30 at Westwood Library. Mark your calendars! Featuring the library’s Quartet in Residence, the FIATO STRING QUARTET, bringing us two of the most famous quartets in the repertoire, contrasting Debussy’s French impressionistic style with Beethoven’s unique mixture of the serious and the playful, the cosmic and the comic, in his last completed work:

Debussy – Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Beethoven – Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
…and a special Holiday tune to end our 2018 Season!

Download the flyer at:
http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/LibraryConcertFlyer12-16-2018

Admission is FREE, with free parking at the library. Library garage and doors open at 2:00 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission.

After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by FRIDA MEXICAN CUISINE and the Friends of Westwood Library.

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

SEEKING DOG/HOUSE SITTER

We are looking for a responsible and kind dog loving house sitter. Please respond if you have had personal experience with someone who’s looked after your dog in your absence. Thank you.

Gary Reuben
greuben@pacbell.net

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GUEST HOUSE / 1-BEDROOM APT. WANTED

A young female business professional is looking for a Guest House, Studio, or 1 bedroom apartment to rent. Ideally it would have parking and laundry available. No need for it to be furnished. She’s a very clean and respectful tenant.

She works at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank but is enjoying the Westside and would love to live here! Contact information: 970.231.1861 or cameron.ramsay@me.com

Holmby Westwood neighbors, I wish I could accommodate her. She’s a wonderful young woman.

Sandra Krieger

10. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JANUARY 8
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 12-7-18

December 7, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
December 7, 2018

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Top Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping
3. Illegal Fireworks in HWPOA
4. New Names for Metro Rail and Bus Lines
5. Homeless Count – Volunteers Needed
6. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
7. Teen Summer Internship Opportunity
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

THEFT-GRAND (plain theft-grand) $950.01 & over
Incident #: 180820199
500 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 11/18/2018 @ 9:57 AM

You may access crime mapping at www.crimemapping.com to review recent crimes in your area. Sign up to receive alerts when crime is reported in your neighborhood.

2. TOP TIPS FOR SAFE HOLIDAY SHOPPING

With the holidays – and holiday shopping – in full swing, it’s important to pay extra attention because this is when scammers thrive.

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has created a list of Top Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping. The list includes information about shopping online, phishing, gift card precautions, identity theft, porch pirates, charity scams and more:

Top Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping

3. ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN HWPOA

A homeowner reported that on Saturday, November 24 around 11:00pm, she heard several loud explosions near the corner of Loring and Holmby. It was discovered that the noises were fireworks set off at a nearby home.

All fireworks, including the so-called “safe and sane” variety of fireworks, are are illegal in the City of Los Angeles. Please keep our community safe and do not set off any kind of fireworks. Thank you.

4. NEW NAMES FOR METRO RAIL AND BUS LINES

Metro staff are recommending changing the names of Metro Rail and Bus Rapid Transit Lines to colors with letters to accommodate a growing system and make our rail and bus rapid transit network easier to understand.

Metro’s current transit line naming convention is inconsistent, and the system is growing and changing. All current line names are based on colors (Blue, Red, Gold, Purple, etc.) with one exception – the Expo Line. As the system grows, continuing with color names will mean selecting line names based on shades of color (i.e. Lime, Rose, Aqua, Olive, Lavender, etc.) rather than basic colors. This can pose visual and language barriers and can sometimes be difficult to decipher on maps and signage.

To see the proposed map of the name changes, please click here:

5. HOMELESS COUNT – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

To register, please go to https://www.theycountwillyou.org/

6. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

Warner Bros. will be holding the Premiere of “The Mule”, at 7:30 PM on Monday, December 10th, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village.

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 any of these events, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

7. TEEN SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

If you know teens looking to acquire real-world skills and make an impact in the Jewish community — and earn a paycheck — they have just over one month left to apply to The Jewish Federation’s Community Internship Program!

This paid internship is open to current high school sophomores and juniors and runs from June 14-July 12, 2019. It affords teens the opportunity to hone their professional and leadership skills, contribute to organizations that support and strengthen our community, and gain valuable insight from knowledgeable and experienced mentors — all while they learn about the breadth of our Jewish community.

Applications are due Friday, January 18, 2019. Limited spots are available, and letters of recommendation are required.

Learn more and apply now!

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

HOLIDAY EVENTS – The Westwood-Century City Patch has compiled a list of holiday events, including tree lighting events, meet Santa, Chanukah menorah lighting events and more:

Westwood-Century City Events Calendar

Tickets
$20 General Admission
$10 Hammer Members with valid discount code. Become a member today, and get 50% off tickets now.

Additional special guests to be announced.

MoMA Contenders 2018 – Click Here

Debussy – Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Beethoven – Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
…and a special Holiday tune to end our 2018 Season!

Download the flyer at:
http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/LibraryConcertFlyer12-16-2018

Admission is FREE, with free parking at the library. Library garage and doors open at 2:00 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission.

After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by FRIDA MEXICAN CUISINE and the Friends of Westwood Library.

9. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

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

PAVER COMPANY RECOMMENDATION

Great Paver Company, Great Prices and super work.
Call Harvey or email for more information.

Thanks,
Harvey (Malcolm resident)
htkeys@gmail.com
cell 818 523-1964

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SEEKING GUEST HOUSE

We met a nice Uber driver today who is looking to rent a guest house in Westwood. His name is Mikey, an Israeli-American, phone number 310-614-4102. Please call him if you know of a guest house that is available for rent. Thanks!

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GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC LUNG CONDITION

I host a meeting every other month for people with chronic lung conditions (non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung conditions, also known as bronchiectasis or MAC) other than TB or cancer. It’s a very informal support and information group, free of charge, which has been ongoing for about 15 years. The meetings bring together people who all share a common health problem, so we can feel completely comfortable talking about our lung issues in a warm, supportive environment. Each of us has a history of diagnosis, treatment, and day-to-day experience that is very helpful for answering our questions and getting the benefit of people’s personal experience. Even with the best of doctors, this is an invaluable service.

We are affiliated with a national non-profit organization, NTM Info & Research (NTMir), formed on behalf of patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease for the purpose of patient support, medical education, and research. The organization comprises patients, physicians and other medical practitioners, and researchers.

Our group is open to all and the next meeting will be on Monday, December 17, at 1:15 p.m., at my house, 641 Warner Avenue, in Westwood.

Please feel free to contact me for more information. I look forward to speaking with you and meeting you!

Andrea Smith
ablsmith@dock.net

11. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JANUARY 8
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 11-30-18

November 30, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
November 30, 2018

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

1. Holiday Package Safety
2. The Agora – To Be Developed at Le Conte & Hilgard
3. Vote Center Placement Project – Meeting
4. Westwood Library – Book Sale, Concert & More
5. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
6. West L.A. Little League – Register Now
7. Westwood Village Celebrates the Holidays
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. Autumn in November at Holmby Park
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HOLIDAY PACKAGE SAFETY

With the holiday season there are more packages and thieves who want to take advantage of the ripe pickings. Unless you have a ferocious guard dog at your door, we suggest following these simple tips…

Check your email alerts to know when packages have arrived and have someone bring them into the house as soon as possible.
If no one is around to receive packages, have them delivered to a safer location, like a workplace or a Smart Locker.
Check delivery dates to make sure packages don’t arrive when you’re away. If this can’t be avoided, have a friend or neighbor hold them for you.

DON’T

Leave packages out all day or overnight.
Leave outgoing mail in your mailbox, especially any bills with checks.
Thieves are getting more creative and some will arrive at your door with a food delivery bag, leaving with your belongings when they see no one is home. Be on the lookout for suspicious activity.

2. THE AGORA – TO BE DEVELOPED AT LE CONTE & HILGARD

HWPOA has received many concerns and questions raised by neighbors regarding the proposed 16 story, 192 feet high planned boarding house to include 3, 4, and 5 bedroom (231 bedrooms in 64 units) student units at 900 Hilgard.

The city has evidently received the application but plans have not been made available to our association. When plans become available, the project will be discussed at our board meeting. We encourage our members to participate in the discussion.

I was shocked at Councilmember Paul Koretz’s Westwood planning deputy who praised the project at a recent Westwood Community Council meeting, a project that is a blatant example of “spot zoning” and one that requires many approvals from our councilman that our Westwood Multi-Family Specific Plan does not permit.

HWPOA will keep our residents informed as we get more information. I understand that representatives of the developer are going house to house in the neighborhood seeking support. One house has already been purchased by the developer, I would assume, to control the uproar.

Please stay tuned.

Sandy Brown
HWPOA President

3. VOTE CENTER PLACEMENT PROJECT – MEETING

In 2020, Los Angeles County will transition from polling places to vote centers. This new model will allow voters to cast a ballot at any vote center location in the County over an 11-day period. The Vote Center Placement Project’s (VCPP) core mission is to identify and place accessible and convenient vote center locations throughout Los Angeles County.

You are invited to attend a community meeting to provide input and make suggestions on where you believe vote centers can and should be placed.

COMMUNITY MEETING
Westwood Recreation Center
Saturday, December 1, 2018
10:00am-12:00pm
1350 South Sepulveda Blvd

4. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – BOOK SALE, CONCERT & MORE

The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:

Lecture – All About Bone (see more below)
Family Mug Painting
Popcorn and a Movie – “Elf”
Theatre 40 Christmas Show
Last Days of the Dinosaurs

Used Book Sale – Saturday, December 1 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. A great selection of pre-loved books at amazing, can’t be beat prices! All proceeds go to making your branch library the awesome place that it is!

Pick up some great bargains while helping out your library! Come and purchase some wonderful books for family and friends! We have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s.

L.A. Musical Salon – Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 2:30 PM. Join us for the last concert in the 2018 Season of our popular Free Concert Series, featuring the Fiato String Quartet, Westwood Library’s Quartet in Residence. We’ll be upstairs in the library on a Sunday afternoon when the library is not open for regular business.

See “Upcoming Community Events” below for more concert information.

For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood

WESTWOOD LIBRARY
1246 Glendon Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 474-1739
DONATE NOW

5. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

Universal Pictures is planning the premiere of “MORTAL ENGINES” to be held at the Regency Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Ave, at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.

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, please feel free to contact event coordinator, Marguerite Pellegrin of JG2 Collective at 818-632-7665.

6. WEST L.A. LITTLE LEAGUE – REGISTER NOW

West L.A. Little League is committed to being the best place to play youth baseball and girls softball in Los Angeles.

Baseball Divisions A through Majors are filling up quickly so be sure to register before it closes!
We offer two T-Ball and Coach Pitch baseball sessions. Sign up for either, or both!
Our Girls Softball program is for girls ages 6 thru 12 (age as of December 31, 2018). We have a Coach Pitch option for younger girls as well as Minor and Major (player pitch) divisions. We will also have free clinics with professional instruction throughout the season.
For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, click here – https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=144765

7. WESTWOOD VILLAGE CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS

Celebrate the holiday season Westwood Village style. Snap at pic at the Westwood Village holiday ornament and tag #WestwoodCelebrates for your chance to WIN a gift card at one of our many Westwood Village businesses! Contest runs until Friday, December 14th. Many chances to win!

To enter, simply follow these instructions:

Follow @WestwoodVillage on Instagram
Take a photo, selfie or group picture at the Westwood Village holiday ornament located on the corner of Westwood Blvd and Kinross Ave
Use the hashtag #WestwoodCelebrates, tag @WestwoodVillage and post it on Instagram
Instagram profile must be public in order to win

Photos will be automatically entered into a drawing and your photo might be featured on our official Instagram page. Contest ends on Friday, December 14th. Winners will be announced on Monday, December 17th.

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

HOLIDAY EVENTS – The Westwood-Century City Patch has compiled a list of holiday events, including tree lighting events, meet Santa, Chanukah menorah lighting events and more:

Westwood-Century City Events Calendar

CICLAVIA: HEART OF LA – Sunday, December 2 in Chinatown, DTLA and Boyle Heights. Streets will be closed to cars and open for cyclists, pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space. Click here for more information.

ALL ABOUT BONE (LECTURE) – Wednesday December 5, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at Westwood Library. Dr. Roy Meals, Holmby Westwood resident and UCLA orthopedic surgeon, will present a broad overview of how bone fascinates anatomists, physicians, paleontologists, anthropologists, art historians, cooks, and musicians, among others. Learn why bone has always been the world’s best building material and why it always will be.

Here is the link to register for this free, enlightening presentation. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-about-bone-lecture-from-orthopedic-surgeon-dr-roy-meals-tickets-52892399591

Tickets
$20 General Admission
$10 Hammer Members with valid discount code. Become a member today, and get 50% off tickets now.

Additional special guests to be announced.

MoMA Contenders 2018 – Click Here

Debussy – Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Beethoven – Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
…and a special Holiday tune to end our 2018 Season!

Download the flyer at:
http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/LibraryConcertFlyer12-16-2018

Admission is FREE, with free parking at the library. Library garage and doors open at 2:00 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission.

After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by FRIDA MEXICAN CUISINE and the Friends of Westwood Library.

9. AUTUMN IN NOVEMBER AT HOLMBY PARK

10. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JANUARY 8
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 11-23-18

November 23, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
November 23, 2018

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

1. Happy Thanksgiving from HWPOA
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
4. Toy & Book Drive – Donations Welcome
5. Free Concert at Westwood Library
6. Upcoming Community Events
7. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM HWPOA

The Board of Directors of HWPOA would like to let you know how thankful we are to have your support and continued membership.

We wish you and your family the best this throughout the holiday season!

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180819478
900 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 11/18/2018 @ 1:00 AM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180819436
800 BLOCK BIRCHWOOD DR | 11/16/2018 @ 5:00 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180819443
800 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 11/16/2018 @ 12:01 AM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180819291
800 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 11/9/2018 @ 7:00 AM

You may access crime mapping at www.crimemapping.com to review recent crimes in your area. Sign up to receive alerts when crime is reported in your neighborhood.

3. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

Sony Pictures Animation will be holding the Premiere of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, at 4:00pm on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village.

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 any of these events, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

4. TOY & BOOK DRIVE – DONATIONS WELCOME

Bring a gift and a smile to children in need this holiday season!

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is holding a toy and book drive this month. Check out their Amazon Wish List at http://bit.ly/JFedToyDrive and donate straight from there!

5. FREE CONCERT AT WESTWOOD LIBRARY

Mark your calendars! The last concert of the 2018 Season of the Free Concert Series @ Westwood Library is coming up on Sunday, December 16th. Featuring the library’s Quartet in Residence, the FIATO STRING QUARTET, bringing us two of the most famous quartets in the repertoire, contrasting Debussy’s French impressionistic style with Beethoven’s unique mixture of the serious and the playful, the cosmic and the comic, in his last completed work:

Debussy – Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Beethoven – Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
…and a special Holiday tune to end our 2018 Season!

Download the flyer at:
http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/LibraryConcertFlyer12-16-2018

Admission is FREE, with free parking at the library. Library garage and doors open at 2:00 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission.

After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by FRIDA MEXICAN CUISINE and the Friends of Westwood Library.

6. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

PLATO Society Colloquium – November 29, 2018 at the Skirball Cultural Center (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.) . The PLATO Society of Los Angeles organizes seven colloquiums a year where distinguished scholars, journalists, public figures and other professionals address a topic of wide interest. The speaker at this event will be Dan Schnur, Professor at USC’s Annenberg School of Communications and his topic is:

The 2018 Midterms:
Sorting through the results and what it means going forward.

The program is from 1:30-3:00 in the Magnin Auditorium. Complimentary coffee and cookies are available from 12:45. This event is open to the Public. Admission and parking are free.

7. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

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.

8. RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING WINDOW WASHER

We would appreciate any recommendations for a good window washer. Thank you.

Cheryl
ckpandrhl@verizon.net

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SEEKING CAR/DRIVER

I am looking to hire someone who drives a black SUV to help me with occasional errands, rides to the airport, etc. Must drive a black SUV. Please contact Susan at 310-897-3114. Thank you.

9. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JANUARY (DATE TBD)
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 11-16-18

November 16, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
November 16, 2018

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

1. Register for Emergency Alerts
2. Mail Theft – How to File a Complaint
3. Disabled Parking Placard Abuse
4. L.A. Animal Services Needs Your Help
5. West L.A. Little League – Register Now
6. Free Bulky Item Drop-Off Event
7. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
8. Toy & Book Drive -Donations Welcome
9. Teen Internship Program
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
12. Resident Ads
13. HWPOA Contact Information

1. REGISTER FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS

NotifyLA
The City of Los Angeles uses NotifyLA to share critical emergency information with the public. NotifyLA is used to alert residents of things like evacuation orders, severe weather alerts, shelter-in-place, and more.

Ready LA and Ready, Set, Go!
Visit http://ReadyLA and Ready, Set, Go! for escape plans for you and your family and pets in order to be prepared to go if evacuation orders come your way.

Or text the word READY to 888777 for emergency updates sent directly to your phone.

2. MAIL THEFT – HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT

During the holiday season, mail and package thefts increase everywhere. Outgoing mail SHOULD NEVER be left in an unsecured mail box. Mail theft should be reported to the USPS Inspection Service as follows:

File a Mail Theft Complaint:

Online – https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/MailFraud/fraudschemes/mailtheft/ReportMailTheft.aspx
If you prefer to file your complaint over the phone, please call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).

The Postal Inspection Service will contact you only if more information is needed. We gather data on mail-related crime to determine whether a violation has occurred. While we can’t guarantee we can recover lost money or items, your information can help alert Postal Inspectors to problem areas and possibly prevent others from being victimized. Inspectors base their investigations on the number, substance and pattern of complaints.

Please report problems with mail delivery or service to the U.S. Postal Service.

3. DISABLED PARKING PLACARD ABUSE

Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 109 people misusing disabled person parking placards during 21 enforcement operations in October across California. Offenders had their placard confiscated and face fines that range from $250 to $1,000.

The DMV holds as many as 24 enforcement operations each month throughout the state targeted at curbing disabled person parking placard abuse. Since July 1, 2018, DMV investigators have verified 6,957 disabled person parking placards and found 749 being misused.

Anyone who suspects a person might be misusing a disabled person placard is urged to report it using an online complaint form or by contacting a local DMV Investigations office. Submissions are confidential. It is important to note that some qualifying disabilities are not visually apparent and allegations of misuse might be unfounded.

4. L.A. ANIMAL SERVICES NEEDS YOUR HELP

URGENT – L.A. Animal Services Needs Adopters and Fosters due to Ongoing Fires

If you are able and willing to adopt or foster animals, please go to the closest LA City Animal Services Center to help create life-saving space during the high winds and fires currently affecting Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, and the western part of Los Angeles County. This is an EMERGENCY!

http://www.laanimalservices.com/shelters/

Animal Services is taking in evacuated LA county animals at their East Valley, West Valley and West Los Angeles shelters.

Again, if you can adopt or foster, please go to the closest LA City Animal Service Center to help create life-saving space.

5. WEST L.A. LITTLE LEAGUE – REGISTER NOW

Register by November 18th to receive a $30 early bird discount!
Registration is expected to reach capacity and close by or before late December, so don’t wait to register!
We offer two T-Ball and Coach Pitch baseball sessions. Sign up for either, or both!
Our Girls Softball program is for girls ages 6 thru 12 (age as of December 31, 2018). We have a Coach Pitch option for younger girls as well as Minor and Major (player pitch) divisions. We will also have free clinics with professional instruction throughout the season.

6. FREE BULKY ITEM DROP-OFF EVENT

It’s time again to clean out those garages and attics! LA Sanitation will be accepting bulky items from City residents on Saturday, November 17 from 8am to 4:30pm. Furniture, carpet, yard trimmings, shelving, and wood will be accepted. Please visit the flyer at www.lacitysan.org/bulky for more information.

Location:
2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles

Please don’t hesitate to contact our 24-hour Customer Care Center for any sanitation-related concerns. 1-800-773-2489

7. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES

There are several premieres coming up in Westwood, which will involve various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue:

The Favourite – Friday, November 16, 2018
Fox Searchlight will be holding the Premiere of “The Favourite”, at 7:30 PM on Friday, November16th, 2018 at the Bruin Theater, located at 948 Broxton Avenue in Westwood.

Christmas Chronicles – Sunday, November 18, 2018
Netflix will be holding the Premiere of “Christmas Chronicles”, at 12:00 PM on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Bruin Theater, located at 948 Broxton Avenue in Westwood.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of these events, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

8. TOY & BOOK DRIVE – DONATIONS WELCOME

Bring a gift and a smile to children in need this holiday season!

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is holding a toy and book drive this month. Check out their Amazon Wish List at http://bit.ly/JFedToyDrive and donate straight from there!

9. TEEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

If you know a teen looking to acquire real-world skills and make an impact in the Jewish community — and earn a paycheck — have them apply to The Jewish Federation’s Community Internship Program!

Applications are due Friday, January 18, 2019. Limited spots are available, and letters of recommendation are required.

Learn more and apply now!

For more information, please e-mail LAJTI@JewishLA.org.

10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century – Sunday, November 18 at 2:00 PM at the Hammer Museum. Erwin Chemerinsky’s We the People is a progressive guide to recognizing the power and promise of the Preamble and the Constitution to protect and defend individual human rights and liberties. Chemerinsky, a UC Berkeley dean and respected legal scholar, is joined by UCLA law professor and constitutional scholar Devon Carbado to discuss how to continue fighting for democratic rule, effective government, justice, liberty, and equality. Click here for more information.

Thanksgiving Break Golf Camp – November 19-21. If your child is lucky enough to take the week off from school, TGA has the perfect camp to burn off their energy and clear space for Thanksgiving dinner! Join us for a 3 day golf camp at Holmby Hills. Experienced players can join the travel camp where they will visit Rancho Park, Penmar, and an indoor simulator in Santa Monica. All transportation is provided by TGA.

Thanksgiving Break Golf Camp
Nov. 19 – 21 (Mon – Wed)
9:00a – 3:00p
Day camp ($250) – Ages 5+
Travel camp ($300) – Ages 8+

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The 2018 Midterms:
Sorting through the results and what it means going forward.

The program is from 1:30-3:00 in the Magnin Auditorium. Complimentary coffee and cookies are available from 12:45. This event is open to the Public. Admission and parking are free.

11. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

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.

12. RESIDENT ADS

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE

Housekeeper Available – Westwood / West LA. Speaks some English. Please contact 213.471.5434

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LESLEY WOLMAN (HWPOA RESIDENT) CABARET SHOW

Lesley Wolman, HWPOA resident, is a singer/actress whose latest cabaret show is “The Great Canadian Songbook.” Backed by the Michael Asher Quintet, the show celebrates the music of great Canadian artists such as Joni Mitchell, K.D. Lang, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen and Celine Dion, to name a few.

Joni Mitchell is Canadian…..so are Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, KD Lang and Michael Bublé….find out who else is a Canuck, eh?

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

November 17 – 8 PM
November 18 – 4 PM

PICO PLAYHOUSE
10508 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Tickets $35
www.brownpapertickets.com

Lesley Wolman Website

13. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JANUARY TBD
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 11-9-18

November 9, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
November 9, 2018

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

1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. LAPD Crime Alert
3. Metro Purple Line Community Meeting
4. Information Packets for First Responders
5. Free Bulky Item Drop-Off Event
6. Veterans Town Hall
7. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING

On Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting at Belmont Village, 10475 Wilshire Blvd. Please click here to see the agenda. (Note, meetings will now begin at 7:30 PM)

Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend. Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.

2. LAPD CRIME ALERT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180818959
SUNSET BL & HILGARD AV | 11/6/2018 @ 6:45 AM

POLICE DRAGNET – WHAT TO DO
Last week in Brentwood, a suspect broke in to multiple homes in the area within a few hours. All homes were within a few blocks of each other. Police searched for the suspect with helicopters, canines and officers on the ground. This police dragnet activity occurred in the darkness of night. After several hours of searching the area, the suspect was apprehended by the police.

During police actions like this, it is recommended to do the following:

Lock all windows and doors.
Turn your alarm on Stay mode.
Turn on all perimeter lighting around your house.
Call 911 if you have important information about the crime in progress.
DO NOT call 911 to get information.
You can call the West LA police on their non-emergency line:1-877-275-5273 (1-877-ASK-LAPD)

SECURITY CAMERAS
While they can be annoying and intrusive, many cameras like Nest and Ring have motion sense capabilities which send you a text when someone is on your property. A back or side yard camera, in addition to a front facing camera, can give you an early warning of trespassers.

3. METRO PURPLE LINE COMMUNITY MEETING

The last section of the Purple Line Extension Transit Project, Section 3, will add 2.56 miles of new rail to Metro’s Rail system and connect downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. The two new stations will be added at Wilshire/Westwood and Wilshire/Veteran Administration property.

Please join us for a community update on the project!

When: Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Where:
Belmont Village Senior Living – Westwood
10475 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles, 90024

Agenda:

Westwood/UCLA Station and Westwood/VA Hospital Station Advance Utility Relocation (AUR)
Underground Easements

4. INFORMATION PACKETS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

We are all still horrified by the recent shootings in Pittsburgh and Thousand Oaks. One thing that could potentially help first responders in similar incidents is information regarding the layout of the building, keys, phone numbers and special considerations. LAPD Officer Maria Gray has outlined suggestions for the creation of a “First Responders Information Packet”. If you are involved with a business, school, place of worship or any facility that may benefit from this information, please click below for additional information.

First Responder Packets

5. FREE BULKY ITEM DROP-OFF EVENT

Location:
2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles

Please don’t hesitate to contact our 24-hour Customer Care Center for any sanitation-related concerns. 1-800-773-2489

6. VETERANS TOWN HALL

Join Congressman Ted Lieu for a community forum aimed at establishing a greater understanding between local veterans and the friends and neighbors for whom they served.

Veterans Town Hall 2018 Flyer

Veterans are invited to share what their service means to them. Non-veterans are invited to attend, listen, and learn. We will feature a variety of stories from the various eras and conflicts, from the various branches of the service and from female and male veterans. The stories will be exciting, inspiring, scary, sad or funny, but most of all it is about something the Veteran experienced while in the service. This is not your normal Town Hall. It’s more of a community forum aimed at establishing a greater understanding between local veterans and the friends and neighbors for whom they served.

WHEN:
Sunday, November 11, 2018
11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.

WHERE:
Los Angeles National Cemetery
950 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049

RSVP at:
https://ca33vettownhall.eventbrite.com

For inquiries, email Janet.Turner@mail.house.gov or call 323-651-1040.

7. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES

There are several premieres coming up in Westwood, which will involve various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue:

Instant Family – Sunday, November 11, 2018
The Joe Lewis Company is coordinating the arrivals for the premiere of “Instant Family”, to be held at the Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Avenue, on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 7:00 .

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Mary Pat Kasravi, Senior Producer for the Joe Lewis Company, at 818-402-1073

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Fall Festival @ Westwood Presbyterian Preschool – Saturday, November 10 from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm at Westwood Presbyterian Preschool. There will be lots of games, arts and crafts, bounce houses, and a train ride. The Preschool is located on the grounds of the Westwood Presbyterian Church, 10822 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (next door to the iPic Theater). Please enter through the Wilshire Blvd gate.

Entry tickets are $5/kid (kids under 2 are free) and activity tickets are $20 for 20 tickets. All proceeds will go directly to the Preschool.

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Veterans Day Junior Golf Camp – Monday, November 12th from 9:00a – 3:00p at Holmby Park. School’s are closed but the golf course is OPEN! Join TGA and our amazing staff for a day on the links at Holmby Hills Golf Course for Veteran’s Day. Campers will receive a player’s assessment from the TGA staff while being led through a series of engaging games, drills, and activities on the golf course.

Campers will warm up with the front 9 holes before playing a group scramble tournament on the back 9 holes. A TGA coach will accompany every 4-some on the course to insure safety, provide proper instruction, and reinforce the rules & etiquette of the game.

Parents – take the day off and catch up on your life while TGA helps your child foster their love of the game!

Who: Ages 5-14
Ratio: 8:1 in the AM / 4:1 on-course
Cost: $100 per camper
Lunch: Not included
Daycare: 8:00a – 9:00a / 3:00p – 5:00p
Enrollment: Minimum (6) / Maximum (16)

Register online at www.PlayTGA.com/LosAngeles to reserve your space today! Contact TGA Los Angeles at 310-333-0622 x109 or losangeles@playtga.com

Additional upcoming TGA Golf activities:
Thanksgiving Break Golf Camp

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A Conversation with Theaster Gates – Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 PM at the Hammer Museum. Theaster Gates’s practice spans sculpture, installation, performance, and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. In his work as an artist, curator, urbanist, and facilitator, Gates engages cultural communities through projects that have the potential to lead to political, social, and spatial change.

For more information about this program and other events at the Hammer, please click here.

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The 2018 Midterms:
Sorting through the results and what it means going forward.

The program is from 1:30-3:00 in the Magnin Auditorium. Complimentary coffee and cookies are available from 12:45. This event is open to the Public. Admission and parking are free.

9. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

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

LESLEY WOLMAN (HWPOA RESIDENT) CABARET SHOW

Joni Mitchell is Canadian…..so are Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, KD Lang and Michael Bublé….find out who else is a Canuck, eh?

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

November 14 & 15 – 8 PM
November 17 – 8 PM
November 18 – 4 PM

PICO PLAYHOUSE
10508 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Tickets $35
www.brownpapertickets.com

Lesley Wolman Website

11. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
To become involved in our Association.

*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

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