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Holmby News 6-22-18

June 22, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
June 22, 2018

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

1. HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic
2. Coyote Alert
3. L.A. Times Weekly Circulars
4. Proper Disposal of “SHARPS”
5. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
6. Neighborhood Council Budget Day
7. Guide to Fireworks Shows
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA’S 4th OF JULY PARADE & PICNIC

HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic
is just A FEW WEEKS AWAY!

Food – Music – Bouncers – Arts & Crafts
and much more!

Decorate your scooters and wagons, your kids and grandkids, and your homes, especially if you’re along the Loring/ Comstock parade route! Celebrate the holiday and the treasure of a neighborhood we live in together.

We will kick off at
10:00 am on Wednesday, July 4th
at Warner Ave. School (on Loring at Holmby)

Be sure to thank our sponsors who are spending their holiday with our neighborhood:

ACS Security: Hot Dog grilling
UCLA Health: Our Platinum Sponsor
City Target: Face Painting and Lemonade

Our local Realtors, each have sponsored the awesome kids activities:

The “Jordana Leigh” Speed Obstacle Course
The “Jim Bremner” Mega Obstacle Course
The “Larry Young” Toddler Amusement Park
The “Jane Gavens” Arts and Crafts Tent
The “Mark Rogo” DJ Booth to fill the park with jamming music
The “Caron Schwartz” Cookie Tent

Questions, ideas, sponsor recommendations? Please email Esther with any questions at emagna@msn.com.

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2. COYOTE ALERT

A resident reported seeing several coyotes earlier this week, on Charing Cross between Beverly Glen and Loring. Here are a few tips when encountering a coyote:

What should I do if a coyote approaches me?
Wave your arms. Shout in a low, loud tone. Throw objects at the coyote while maintaining eye contact. Make yourself look as big as possible. If you are wearing a jacket, take it off & swing around over your head. If possible go towards active or populated areas but do not turn your back & run from the coyote as that could trigger a chase.

How can I keep my pets safe?
Keep you pets indoors or closely supervised when outside. Do not leave small pets unattended in your yard. Walk your dog on a leash at all times & stay close to high pedestrian traffic areas. Avoid dense brushy areas or paths near abandoned properties. If you notice a coyote when walking your dog, keep your dog as close to you as possible & move towards an active area. Never encourage or allow your dog to interact or “play” with coyotes.

How can I keep my children safe?
Make sure that your children never play outside in the same clothes they just ate food in. Wildlife may be attracted to food odors in clothing. Make sure children wash thoroughly after eating. Provide children with a whistle and breakaway necklace they can blow if an animal approaches. Never let them approach any stray animal. If a coyote approaches, they should face the animal, move slowly to another person or dwelling entrance, raise their arms over their head, clap their hands, stomp their feet, blow a whistle, and call out in a stern loud voice “There is a coyote here.” The best thing to do is avoid leaving children unattended.

Deterrents & Scare Tactics

Sprinkle cayenne pepper or chili powder in areas where coyotes sleep to deter them from staying. These types of deterrents do not last & will need to be repeated if they become wet. Do not use these methods where children have access & do not use near air ducts.
Use motion activated strobe lights, sprinklers, or radios that are set to talk or news stations to help deter the coyotes. Use caution as strobe lights can trigger seizures in people or pets with epilepsy.
Use a coyote shaker can. This is a can containing a few coins which can be shaken & thrown towards a coyote. Throw tennis balls, open & close an umbrella towards the coyote, bang two pans together, blow a whistle, use an air horn, or use a high pressure water sprayer. Alternate the deterrents to prevent coyotes from getting used to one method.

3. L.A. TIMES WEEKLY CIRCULARS

Each week, the L.A. Times delivers a weekly circular to all homes in the neighborhood. These circulars include several pages of advertisements. It was brought to the attention of the HWPOA Board of Directors that many people do not pick up the circulars before they blow away and end up as garbage in the street. Trees are cut down in the process of providing this circular.

We contacted the L.A. Times and were told that they would remove the entire neighborhood from distribution of the circulars once we provide the street address information.

The HWPOA Board discussed the issue and voted in favor of removing the entire neighborhood from the distribution of the circulars.

If you would like to continue to receive these weekly circulars, you may opt-out by contacting us at hwpoa@aol.com. Please let us know your address. NOTE: If you subscribe to the L.A. Times, this will not affect your subscription. You will still receive your newspaper as scheduled.

4. PROPER DISPOSAL OF “SHARPS”

SHARPS is a term used to describe items used to puncture skin. Examples are hypodermic needles, suture needles, syringes, lancets and pre-filled pens. To dispose of these items, please place them in a sealed container (you can purchase a red sharps container at most drugstores or you can use something like an empty laundry detergent bottle) and take them to

UCLA S.A.F.E. CENTER
550 Charles E. Young Drive West
(just off of Gayley)

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
8:00am-2:00pm
This site accepts electronic waste on Saturdays ONLY

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please call the L.A. Sanitation 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489 and they would be pleased to assist you.

5. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Sony Pictures will be holding the Premiere of “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, June 26, 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.

Saturday June 30, 2018
Sony Pictures will be holding the Premiere of “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”, at 1:30 PM on Saturday June 30, 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 this event, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

6. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL BUDGET DAY

The Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates invite all Los Angeles residents and stakeholders to their annual Budget Day at City Hall on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018. You’re invited to share your feedback on how City funds are spent in your neighborhood.

City Hall
200 N Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Breakfast is included! Please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/budgetday2018

See a video to learn more: https://youtu.be/dAbApJVuZno

Speakers will include City Council President Herb Wesson, City Councilmember and Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee Paul Krekorian, Controller Ron Galperin, and Chief Administrative Officer Rich Llewellyn. These and others will give us an overview of the City Budget process and its impact on services, including street repairs, tree trimming, and other services that affect our neighborhoods.

This will be followed by breakout sessions to discuss regional concerns and ways to prioritize the needs of our communities. Everybody’s input is welcome.

The event will start in the 3rd floor rotunda of Los Angeles’ City Hall with registration at 7:00 am. A free hot and cold breakfast buffet will be served from 7:30 to 8:15. The plenary sessions will begin at 8:30 in the John Ferraro Council Chamber.

The regional sessions will begin at 10:30 and will conclude with elections of Budget Advocates by Budget Representatives from Neighborhood Councils across the city, replacing those who have stepped down.

Directions and details on parking will be provided to people after they RSVP.

Email LABudgetAdvocates@gmail.com with questions.

7. GUIDE TO FIREWORKS SHOWS

From the Westwood-Century City Patch:

Are you looking to catch a July 4th fireworks show, parade or festival this year?

Check out the town-by-town listings below of Independence Day celebrations and events for 2018 near Westwood, Century City, the Westside and throughout the Los Angeles region:

FIREWORKS GUIDE 2018

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Thrive! Preparing for Life’s Next Act – Sunday, June 24 at 2:00 PM at Brentwood Library (11820 San Vicente). Panel discussion regarding senior issues such as fighting scams, fraud and elder abuse.

Summer Fun Activity Guide – From the Westwood-Century City Patch – Town-by town listings to best fairs, street festivals, July 4th fireworks & fun, concerts and events that the LA region has to offer.

Summer Fun Guide 2018 – Click Here

Free Independence Day Concert – Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 2:30 pm at Westwood Library. This terrific Independence Day Concert, features the virtuoso SWING BAND of the LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT BAND.

The LAPD Band’s 10-person SWING BAND under the baton of Maestro Richard Allen will present a fabulous program of American popular classics and patriotic favorites, in a lively Fourth of July celebration. Fun for your whole family! Don’t miss it!

L.A. Sanitation Open House (aka Garbage Truck Day) – Saturday, June 30 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the West L.A. District Yard located at 2027 Stoner. Come join the dynamic duo “Mr. Recycle” and sidekick “Robo Blue” as they jump into action to serve family fun, food and prizes for kids.

The Open House will feature trash trucks and equipment demonstrations in addition to facility tours, information booths, recycling games, and refreshments. There is no charge for admission and all ages are welcome, but we do request that pets be left at home for safety. Free food and giveaways are available while supplies last. To register for this event please CLICK HERE

Lawn Bowling Open House – Saturday, July 7 at 9:30 am at Holmby Park. Neighborhood residents are invited to try lawn bowling at the Open House. We provide free snacks, drinks, all equipment and basic instructions. RSVP to Philip M. Fox at 310.273.7776, or Tom Seres at tomseres@att.net.

Residents are also welcome to try lawn bowling on Tuesdays and Thursdays after 10:30 AM, Wednesdays after 5:30 PM, or Saturdays after 9:30 AM. See you there!

9. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

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

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review. Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

10. RESIDENT ADS

FULL CHARGE HOUSEKEEPER/COMPANION

Full charge housekeeper and companion is available for hire. Anna cooks, cleans, drives her own car, will run errands and more. She is available most days (to be discussed, as needed). Superb references and fine letters of recommendation.

Please contact Anna Perez at (323) 710-4580. Thank you!

11. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org
Pay Membership Dues: https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa

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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 6-15-18

June 15, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
June 15, 2018

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

1. HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic
2. Caution – Mylar Balloons
3. Westwood Neighborhood Council – Update
4. L.A. Times Weekly Circulars
5. UCLA Commencement – This Weekend
6. Westwood Blvd. Resurfacing
7. Bird Scooters – Moratorium
8. Free Independence Day Concert
9. Fellow – New Restaurant in Westwood
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
12. Resident Ads
13. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA’S 4th OF JULY PARADE & PICNIC

HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic
is just A FEW WEEKS AWAY!

Food – Music – Bouncers – Arts & Crafts
and much more!

We will kick off at
10:00 am on Wednesday, July 4th
at Warner Ave. School (on Loring at Holmby)

Be sure to thank our sponsors who are spending their holiday with our neighborhood:

ACS Security: Hot Dog grilling
UCLA Health: Our Platinum Sponsor
City Target: Face Painting and Lemonade

Our local Realtors, each have sponsored the awesome kids activities:

The “Jordana Leigh” Speed Obstacle Course
The “Jim Bremner” Mega Obstacle Course
The “Larry Young” Toddler Amusement Park
The “Jane Gavens” Arts and Crafts Tent
The “Mark Rogo” DJ Booth to fill the park with jamming music
The “Caron Schwartz” Cookie Tent

Questions, ideas, sponsor recommendations? Please email Esther with any questions at emagna@msn.com.

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2. CAUTION – MYLAR BALLOONS

During this time of year, flower leis, personalized cards and balloons are popular gifts for graduation ceremonies as well as Father’s Day. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) reminds our customers that metallic balloons, or Mylars, can cause power outages and pose a public safety risk. Each year, Mylar balloons cause approximately 200 power outages–about one Mylar-related outage every other day in the City of Los Angeles.

The metallic coating on Mylar balloons conducts electricity, and can cause a short circuit or power surge when in contact with power lines. This can lead to large-scale power outages, melting of electrical wires, and fires, leading to possible injuries and property damage. In addition, outages caused by balloons can often result in traffic congestion due to disrupted traffic signals, and cause a significant inconvenience for residents and business owners who lose power.

Unlike latex balloons, Mylar balloons can stay inflated and float in the air for two weeks or more, posing a safety risk to our utility workers and the public. To reduce the risk of outages and potential injuries, here are some important tips on how to safely and properly handle Mylar balloons:

Never release a Mylar balloon outdoors
Keep Mylar balloons away from power lines
Use balloon weights
Never use metallic ribbon with metallic balloons
Always deflate metallic balloons and dispose of them properly when no longer in use

If you see a Mylar balloon that has contacted a power line, keep yourself, your equipment, and all other items and people, at least 20 feet away. Always assume the power lines are energized. Do not attempt to climb the pole or try to retrieve the object. Call LADWP at 1-800-DIAL DWP.

3. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL – UPDATE

In the recent City of Los Angeles Special Subdivision Election, the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council was created. This week, the original Westwood Neighborhood Council (WWNC) passed a motion for a Petition for Shared Boundaries such that Westwood Village and the business area from Wilshire to Ohio on Westwood Boulevard would be shared by the two Councils. Shared boundaries and shared resources have historic precedent among Neighborhood Councils across Los Angeles. In addition, the WWNC adopted new bylaws with the boundary changes, and shared resources.

The Petition for Shared Boundaries will be submitted to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for approval at a public hearing in late July or August.

4. L.A. TIMES WEEKLY CIRCULARS

We contacted the L.A. Times and were told that they would remove the entire neighborhood from distribution of the circulars once we provide the street address information.

The HWPOA Board discussed the issue and voted in favor of removing the entire neighborhood from the distribution of the circulars.

5. UCLA COMMENCEMENT – THIS WEEKEND

UCLA Commencement will take place this weekend (June 15-17). Parking and traffic in Westwood may be heavier than usual. For additional information, please click here:

https://commencement.ucla.edu/

Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

6. WESTWOOD BLVD. RESURFACING

You may have noticed the “Temporary No Parking” signs along both sides of Westwood Blvd. Beginning next week, Westwood Blvd. south of Wilshire will be resurfaced. This project is tentatively scheduled for June 18-22; however, the resurfacing may be postponed due to the Metro roadwork on Wilshire Blvd.

7. BIRD SCOOTERS – MORATORIUM

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation is currently in the process of working with the Los Angeles City Council to develop rules and guidelines for the operations of dockless on-demand mobility services (Bird).

In this regard, the Los Angeles City Council is working to impose a citywide moratorium on dockless transportation programs until a regulatory system that protects Los Angeles communities can be established.

In other words, the city is working to require Bird to remove all their scooters until the regulations are established.

8. FREE INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT

Don’t miss it! SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018 at 2:30 pm @ Westwood Library for a terrific Independence Day Concert, featuring the virtuoso SWING BAND of the LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT BAND.

9. FELLOW – NEW RESTAURANT IN WESTWOOD

The new full-service Fellow opened among the fast casual territory of Westwood Village earlier this week. Chef Michael Bryant of Cliff’s Edge and The Churchill created a grown-up lunch menu with nods to his Southern roots with restaurant veterans and partners Philip Camino and Terry Tolba. And though Fellow’s delivery-only and catering service launched in February, the restaurant expanded to a full lunch menu this week, with dinner hours by September.

Fellow is located at 1071 Glendon Ave.
(formerly The Glendon and Moustache Cafe)
Website – https://www.fellow.la/
Article – Eater LA Article – Fellow

10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Summer Fun Guide 2018 – Click Here

Make Music Day 2018 Under the Stars: Alex Cole Rocks – Thursday, June 21 at 8:00 PM at the Italian Cultural Institute (1023 Hilgard Ave.). A special concert by under the stars by the singer, composer and rock guitarist Alex Cole, accompanied by Michael Dwyer on bass and Alejandro Mercado on drums, on the occasion of Make Music Day, an international free celebration of music held on the same day in more than 800 cities in 110 countries around the world. For more information, please CLICK HERE

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

DOG WALKER & PERSONAL ASSISTANT FOR HIRE

Need a dog walker, pet care, and/or personal errands taken care of? Please call Eli Clare. References available. College graduate and your neighbor. Cell 310-310-9498 and my email is elirclare@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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 6-8-18

June 8, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
June 8, 2018

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

1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Traffic Accident Scams
4. Metro Update – Construction in Westwood
5. Metro Purple Line Community Meeting
6. UCLA Commencement
7. Metro Day Passes to be Discontinued
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING

On Tuesday, June 12 at 8:00 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 FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180811215
1000 BLOCK MANNING AV | 5/31/2018 @ 8:00 PM

THEFT FROM PERSON
Incident #: 180811205
WILSHIRE & WESTHOLME | 5/31/2018 @ 6:15 PM

THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180811306
400 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 6/1/2018 @ 12:00 PM

BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 180811323
10400 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 6/3/2018 @ 10:00 PM

3. TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SCAMS

During our weekly Crime Control Meeting at LAPD, it was revealed that detectives believe there may a crew of scam artists targeting drivers throughout the entire West LA area, if not the entire City.

It happens like this… an unsuspecting driver leaves a parking lot after shopping at a commercial establishment (most recently, a shopper leaving the Ralph’s market at Bundy and Wilshire was targeted but thankfully, she did not fall for the scam). After a minute or so, the suspect’s car will drive up behind them or pull alongside them and begin honking frantically and yelling for the victim to pull over. When the victim does, the suspect then approaches the victim usually while the bewildered victim is still sitting in their parked car. The suspect then insists that the victim just hit their car in and claims that the victim is now trying to leave the site of the traffic accident, essentially, accusing the victim of a Hit & Run.

The suspect typically will use flailing arms and loud accusations intimidating the victim and claiming that he’s going to call the police. This intimidation serves to get the victim to ultimately comply with his demand for money to ‘cover the deductible’. There may even be a bit of paint transfer as part of the scam to further convince the victim that they unwittingly hit the suspect’s car. Or, while the victim is dealing with the suspect’s accusations, a second suspect will come up alongside the passenger side of the victim’s car and remove their purse from the front seat. This is actually an old modus operandi in which they often, but not always, target elderly or lone drivers.

At the time of this note, there is no suspect/vehicle description to share. A couple of the incidents involved lone Males, either of White or Hispanic or Middle Eastern decent. The car descriptions have been variable.

If you suspect that you are being followed or if you find yourself being directed to pull over by a total stranger, please take a deep breath and continue to drive to a well-lit location: ideally, a police station, or a gas station, populated strip mall, or any well-lit, busy, location where there will be many eyes. Do not drive to your home. If or when you do decide to stop make sure your doors are locked (you should always drive with your doors locked anyways) and have your phone in your hand ready to push 911. And don’t worry about their accusation of ‘Hit & Run’… If you can articulate that you were seeking to find a safe place to pull over, it will likely be considered as reasonable and understandable to police. In fact, if you believe that you’re dealing with one of these scammers, calmly tell the suspect that you are calling police, and then do so. This may make them scadaddle and leave you alone. Let them go, but try to be a good witness while you wait for police to arrive: physical description, license plate, vehicle description, etc. Thank you.

All the best,
Maria

OFFICER Maria Gray
Senior Lead Officer for Basic Car 8A13, Brentwood Area
Los Angeles Police Department West Los Angeles Division
(310) 444-0744
30469@LAPD.ONLINE
www.crimemapping.com

4. METRO UPDATE – CONSTRUCTION IN WESTWOOD

Metro contractors are continuing excavation work to relocate underground water, power and telecommunications equipment in Westwood. AUR is expected to be completed in 2020.

Weekend work will occur at the intersection of Wilshire Blvd./Westwood Blvd. from 9pm on Friday, June 8 continuously through 6am on Monday, June 11. Weeknight work on Westwood Blvd. will occur Monday, June 11 to Thursday, June 14 from 9pm to 6am each night. Turn restrictions will be in place.

5. METRO PURPLE LINE COMMUNITY MEETING

Save the Date!
Section 3 Pre-Construction Community Meeting

When
Thursday, June 21, 2018 from 6:30pm – 8pm

Where
Westwood United Methodist Church, 10497 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024

What to Expect
The last section of the Purple Line Extension Transit Project, Section 3, will add 2.59 miles of new rail to Metro’s Rail system, 2 new Metro stations at Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital, and connect downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. Metro wants your input. Join us for the following:

Project Overview
Advance Utility Relocation – April 2018 through 2020
Night and Weekend Work Look-Ahead
Meet project team members and ask questions

Transportation Info
This location is served by Metro Local Line 20 and Metro Rapid Line 720. For additional public transportation information, use the Trip Planner at metro.net or call 323.Go.Metro.

Validated parking available next door at Belmont Village Senior Living, 10475 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024.

ADA Accommodations
ADA accommodations and translations are available by calling 213.922.6934 and requesting services at least 72-hours in advance.

6. UCLA COMMENCEMENT

UCLA Commencement will take place next weekend (June 15-17). Parking and traffic may be heavier than usual. For additional information, please click here:

https://commencement.ucla.edu/

Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

7. METRO DAY PASSES TO BE DISCONTINUED

Day Passes will no longer be sold on Metro buses starting Sunday, July 15. Instead, you’ll be able to add up to $20 in Stored Value to your TAP card.

Board at the front of the bus and tell the operator that you would like to add Stored Value to your TAP card. All transactions will be cash only. Please note, operators will not be able to provide change.

TAP cards can also be purchased on all buses for $2.

With your TAP card, you’ll be able to take advantage of two hours of free transfers to other Metro lines.

Day Passes will remain available for purchase at:

TAP vending machines
Online at taptogo.net
By calling 866.TAPTOGO
At Metro Customer Centers
At over 400 TAP vendor locations throughout L.A. County

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Thrive! Preparing for Life’s Next Act (Panel Discussion) – Sunday, June 24 at 2:00 PM at Brentwood Library (11820 San Vicente).

Exhibitions at The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) – Various dates at IIC, located at 1023 Hilgard Ave. The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles and IED – Istituto Europeo di Design – present NOT AN ARTIST – Toyboyz Edition an exhibition investigating the artistic phenomenon of Toy Design through the work of four distinguished personalities:

Fidia Falaschetti, Joe Ledbetter/J.Led, Massimo Giacon, and Simone Legno/tokidoki.

Curated by Igor Zanti and Jacopo Manganiello, the show will highlight their own unique artistic expressions, links to different creative disciplines, business models and connections with Design Companies such as ALESSI, IKEA, KARTELL as well as the relationships between Italy and USA.

Website: https://iiclosangeles.esteri.it/iic_losangeles/en/

Hammer Museum – Current programming includes:

Made in L.A. 2018 is the fourth iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition, highlighting the practices of artists working throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.
L. COHEN, a film by James Benning – On Wednesday, June 13, watch Made in L.A. 2018 artist James Benning’s film, which is a rumination on change and time set to a Leonard Cohen song. Followed by a post-screening discussion with Benning and Made in L.A. cocurator Anne Ellegood.

Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum

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

WORTH NEW YORK SALE

50% off Worth Collection women’s clothing! Samples in all sizes, 0 – 16. Great tops, jackets, dresses, skirts, and scarves! At a private home in Little Holmby.

Call or text Denise (310-721-2500) for address. No appointment necessary; credit cards accepted. Saturday, June 9 (10 am – 6 pm); Sunday June 10 (noon – 5 pm); Monday June 11 (11 am – 6 pm).

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REQUEST FOR WINDOW CLEANERS

I would like a recommendation for reliable window cleaners for my two story house with security screens.

My email is stefanie.simon@gmail.com

Thank you.

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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 6-1-18

June 1, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
June 1, 2018

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Election Day – Tuesday, June 5
3. Westwood Library – June Happenings
4. Recycling the Right Way
5. Summer Camps at UCLA
6. Upcoming Community Events
7. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

Brentwood’s LAPD Senior Lead Officer Maria Gray is covering for our own LAPD Senior Lead Officer Chris Ragsdale, who has been temporarily reassigned to the West Bureau Homeless Outreach Detail working out of LAPD’s Olympic Police Station. Here is her recent report from Brentwood:

Detectives know from experience that crime tends to rise during the warmer, summer months. Burglary detectives specifically, also know this to be true, as do the burglars who make their living by stealing your stuff. But more importantly, do YOU know this? Have you prepared for this fact of life in Los Angeles?

Folks tend to leave their homes for extended getaways and vacations during this season. The other factor is that residential windows are more often left open and/or unsecured due to the heat. We have experienced a sharp and notable spike of burglaries within the Brentwood area.

In some cases, the burglars accessed the homes through side or rear kitchen windows—windows that were either left open/unsecured or were pried/forced open. Detectives have also mentioned to me that in some cases, the homes were quite concealed by high fences and landscaping. While this affords people privacy, it also allows for burglars to walk comfortably around your property without being seen from the street or by neighbors (please consider making environmental design changes to remedy this). At present time, there is no suspect or vehicle description that I can share with the community. If things change, I will send out a supplemental notification. Property taken has been jewelry, watches and cash.

For those of you who have already heard these suggestions, please excuse the redundancy, but at present, one of the best tools to protect your home today is a system of instant notification. You want a system that has your smart phone alert you immediately when someone is at your front door, AND alerts you when they are along either side of your home, AND alerts you when they are to the rear of your home. Nothing less will suffice, in my opinion (and the opinion of many of my fellow officers). The traditional home alarm systems can be a very low priority in terms of police response, but if you call 911 and tell the operator that you see someone in your backyard right now, and here’s their description and here’s what they’re doing, the priority gets bumped up to a lights and sirens scenario and the likelihood of the thief or thieves getting caught or deterred goes up considerably. So does the likelihood that you’ll retain your possessions.

These systems are relatively inexpensive, easy to install with either rechargeable batteries or hardwired or even solar options. To see examples of these systems in action, go to www.youtube.com and search Ring Video Doorbell Helps Bust Gang Member in Home and just scroll through the videos.

Feel free to contact me should you have any questions or concerns.

Maria

2. ELECTION DAY – TUESDAY, JUNE 5

The California Statewide Primary Election is next Tuesday, June 5. Get ready to vote!

Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, June 5. Find your polling place here.

3. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – JUNE HAPPENINGS

BOOK SALE
Saturday, June 2nd 2018

Friends of Westwood Library
Summer Used Book Sale
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
1246 Glendon Avenue

Come and purchase some wonderful books for family and friends! We have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s.

The Friends of the Westwood Library are proud to announce a donation from the Lidow Family Trust of Bel Air. This exceptional collection is comprised of a large amount of art books of all types. Special arrangements have been made with the Trustees to segregate this collection for better viewing. Pricing will be different than the remaining books offered for sale.

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

Persian Computer Class
Beginning Italian
Stories from Cuba
Pre-School Sing and Dance
The Poetry of Seamus Heaney

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

4. RECYCLING THE RIGHT WAY

From the New York Times:

Can you recycle coffee cups or greasy pizza boxes? (No.) If you’re tossing things in the recycling bin out of sheer hope, you might be an “aspirational recycler.”

Waste managers often call this wishful or aspirational recycling. But, unfortunately, putting these objects in with the rest of the recycling can do more harm than good.

In the past, the municipalities would have shipped much of their used paper, plastics and other scrap materials to China for processing. But as part of a broad antipollution campaign, China announced last summer that it no longer wanted to import “foreign garbage.” China also has new contamination standards, and loads of recycling are more likely to be considered contaminated if they contain materials that are not recyclable.

To read the complete article, please click here:
New York Times – Recycling Article

5. SUMMER CAMPS AT UCLA

UCLA Recreation 2018 Youth Programs offers a wide variety of summer camps for grades K–12. Located at UCLA, the camps emphasize each child’s needs and personal development within a group setting. Activities for younger children feature cooperative play and include indoor/outdoor games, arts and crafts, swimming, and field trips.

6. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Westwoodstock – Saturday, June 2nd, from 3:00 PM to 1:00 AM on South Broxton Avenue. Westwoodstock is a student music festival that is completely free to attend and will feature 20 different UCLA musicians and performers. Musical genres include acoustic, hip hop, jazz, rock, and more. We invite you to join us on June 2nd and see some of the musical talent UCLA has to offer! For more information, please click here: Westwoodstock Flyer

Hammer Museum – Current programming includes:

Made in L.A. 2018 is the fourth iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition, highlighting the practices of artists working throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. The exhibition opens on June 3. RSVP here to attend our free public opening celebration on Saturday, June 2.
826LA – Mapping the L.A. I Love – Sunday June 3 at11 a.m.Come make your own map of the city and write stories of your favorite L.A. memories, joys, and ideas for the future.

Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum

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

OVERNIGHT CAREGIVER AVAILABLE

Tess Briggs is a caregiver who currently works days at a home in the neighborhood. She is honest and clean and is available to work evenings and overnight.

If interested, please contact Tess at (480) 823-1329. Thanks!

9. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JUNE 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 5-25-18

May 25, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
May 25, 2018

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

1. Westwood Neighborhood Council Update
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. “Bird” Scooter Issues
4. Westwood and Century City Street Closures
5. Recycling Cardboard Boxes
6. Sepulveda Transit Corridor – Public Meetings
7. Garbage Collection Next Week – No Change
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Contact Information

1. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL UPDATE

Thank you to everyone who turned out to vote regarding the proposed split of the Westwood Neighborhood Council.

According to the results uploaded by the City Clerk, there were 2027 votes in favor of the subdivision and 1494 votes against.

The next step will be for the Westwood Neighborhood Council to submit its new boundaries (as the result of the election) to the city at which time they will be approved. Once that has occurred, the neighborhood council will petition the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners to share a portion of the boundary (Westwood Village, Westwood Hills boundary, and Westwood Blvd. south of Wilshire to Ohio) that was lost in the election of a student oriented neighborhood council. According to the requirements, our neighborhood council meets them all. We have no reason to believe otherwise and will be requesting Councilmember Koretz and Mayor Garcetti to support our position.

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180810663
300 BLOCK CONWAY AV | 5/20/2018 @ 1:45 AM
The homeowner reported that around 1:45 a.m. they experienced a break-in. A window panel was removed to gain entrance. The homeowner interrupted the perpetrator who promptly fled the scene. Police responded and a report was taken.

REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES

No one knows their neighborhood better than those who live in it. You recognize what is the norm and what seems odd or out of place or suspicious. So, what do you do when you see a car slowly and suspiciously trolling through your neighborhood, the heads within it craning around checking out homes or construction sites or parked cars? When your gut or your experience or your instincts tell you that these guys aren’t simply visiting or passing through. Who do you give that license plate number that you jotted down (because you all should be jotting down suspicious license plates or, at a minimum, the paper plate description, car description, etc). What do you do with that information now that you have it? You send it to me.

Many of you already do. But I wanted to make the community aware of a relatively new multi-agency entity that specifically takes that information, often forwarded to them via the community, and conducts follow-ups, investigations and research on the car, who owns it or who rented it. So please keep that information coming. I forward it to our detectives who, in turn, forward it to them. It’s been quite successful and there have been significant arrests netted from this effort. We very much appreciate your efforts, eyes and ears in your neighborhood.

Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the West Los Angeles Senior Lead Office at 310-444-0735 or the LAPD’s Non-Emergency Dispatch at 1-877-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273).

All the best,
Maria Gray
WLAPD Senior Lead Officer

3. “BIRD” SCOOTER ISSUES

On Wednesday morning, Sandy Brown spotted these Bird Electric Scooters blocking the sidewalk at Holmby Park:

If these scooters are left in front of your home or are blocking sidewalks, office buildings, schools – actually any place they should not be left, there is a way to report them. Take a photo of the area where the scooter is parked, take a photo of the number on the scooter (UN1J in the above picture) and email the time and location to hello@bird.co

City Council is working to develop potential regulations for dockless scooters. Please see the following article for more information:

Westwood Patch Article – Dockless Bike and Scooter Turf War

4. WESTWOOD AND CENTURY CITY STREET CLOSURES

The Metro Purple Line Extension Subway Project is working on the westside. For additional construction information, please visit metro.net/purple.

WESTWOOD
Metro contractors are continuing advanced utility relocation (AUR) work on Westwood Blvd. Westwood Blvd. will be closed from Wilshire Blvd. to Lindbrook Dr. from Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1, 9pm to 6am. The crosswalk on the north side of Wilshire Blvd. at Westwood Blvd. will be closed from Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1, 9pm to 6am.

CENTURY CITY
The Purple Line Extension Subway Project, Section 2 is moving forward with pre-construction activities on Constellation Blvd. east of Avenue of the Stars to prepare for an extended closure of Constellation Blvd. in June. The work will occur from 6am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday and is expected to start Thursday, May 24.

Activities include tree removal and street light removal on the south side of Constellation Blvd. The construction team will also be removing the abandoned oil lines located under the sidewalk on the south side of Constellation Blvd.

Construction activities will prohibit pedestrian access within the work area. All activities listed above will prepare the way for construction of the tunnel boring machine launch box.

5. RECYCLING CARDBOARD BOXES

Cardboard boxes take up a lot of space in the blue bin, and in the sanitation trucks. Please break them down before placing them in the bin.

For more recycling tips, please visit http://bit.ly/LArecycling

Questions? You can reach the L.A. Sanitation 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489.

6. SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR – PUBLIC MEETINGS

Metro is making strides to improve travel between the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 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 (Orange, Purple and Expo Lines).

These public meetings will include an overview of the study and initial concepts for the San Fernando Valley-Westside connection.

Westside Location:
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 6pm-8pm
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Click here for the project map.

7. GARBAGE COLLECTION NEXT WEEK – NO CHANGE

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, our offices will be closed on Monday, May 28. However, there will be no interruption to our collection service. Please place your bins outside as you normally would.

If you have any questions, we invite you to visit our website at www.lacitysan.org/holidayschedule for more information or you can call our Customer Care Center, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 1-800-773-2489.

We wish you all a safe, happy, and sustainable Memorial Day weekend!

8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Hammer Museum – Current programming includes

Outdoor Art Moves – Sun May 27, 11 a.m. & noon
Dance educator Lindsay Lindberg guides families through movement activities in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
Made in L.A. 2018 is the fourth iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition, highlighting the practices of artists working throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. The exhibition opens on June 3. RSVP here to attend our free public opening celebration on Saturday, June 2.

Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum

Mindful Music Concert – Thursday, May 31 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at UCLA Luskin Conference Center. UCLA invites you to a free ongoing musical series, featuring performances by accomplished jazz, classical and world music artists. Come and engage all of your senses as you dine on our specialty small-plates menu, sip on our uniquely crafted cocktails, and take in the beautiful atmosphere of our open-air lobby and patio—all amid the backdrop of a delightful musical ambiance.

To learn more about Mindful Music and its programs, go to: https://www.mindfulmusic.semel.ucla.edu/

9. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JUNE 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 5-18-18

May 18, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
May 18, 2018

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

1. Westwood Neighborhood Council – Please Vote
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Disabled Parking Placard Crackdown
4. Metro Road Work Update
5. Curbside Bulky Item Pickup
6. Walk Smart – Pedestrian Safety
7. Free Paper Shredding Event
8. Westwood Horizons Estate Liquidation Sale
9. L.A. Animal Services Needs Your Help
10. Civic Youth Leadership Academy
11. Upcoming Community Events
12. HWPOA Contact Information

1. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL – PLEASE VOTE

IMPORTANT! YOUR VOTE NEEDED!
Election regarding Student Neighborhood Council

Dear Neighbors,

A group of UCLA students want to split up the Westwood Neighborhood Council community, gerrymandering out the single family neighborhoods and commandeering Westwood Village and the commercial area south of Wilshire.

The City is proceeding to the next step: an election to determine if Westwood should be split up.

PLEASE VOTE “NO”

Vote by Mail (VBM) – The application period closed earlier this week.

If you have already voted by mail and returned your ballot, thanks!
If you have applied for a VBM ballot, but have not sent the actual ballot back to the City Clerk in the mail yet – Please mail your ballot no later than Saturday, May 19. The VBM ballots must be received by the City Clerk by May 22 (not just postmarked).

To vote in person:

DATE: This coming Tuesday, May 22, 2018
TIME: 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
WHERE: There are 2 voting locations:

Westwood Rec Center, 1350 S. Sepulveda Blvd. (1 block south of Wilshire Blvd.). FREE PARKING and curbside voting! It will only take you a couple of minutes to vote!
John Wooden Center (on the UCLA campus)

ASSISTANCE: If you need a ride to vote, please leave a message at (310) 418-4335 and let us know.

Help get others to vote, too! Every single vote is needed to defeat this student proposal. Please ask your friends, family and colleagues to vote NO.

Who can vote? You do not have to be a registered voter! Anyone can vote in this May 22 election who is:

17 years or older, AND
lives,
works,
owns real property OR
is a community interest stakeholder.

What is a community interest stakeholder? This very broad category consists of anyone who “affirms a substantial and ongoing participation within the neighborhood council’s boundaries.” This includes:

anyone who is a member of or participates in a local organization (such as the UCLA Alumni Association, Hammer Museum, Westwood Village Rotary, Friends of Westwood Library, Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club, Geffen Playhouse subscribers, parishioner at a church or synagogue or other religious organization, bridge or garden club, etc.).
anyone whose kids go to any school (UCLA, Warner, Fairburn, Emerson, any private schools, pre-schools, or after-school programs) or who belong to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Little League, Soccer, etc., which is located in or meets in the Westwood area.
anyone who frequently shops, eats, attends sports or arts events, classes, uses doctors, dry cleaners, or other services, does anything on the UCLA campus, goes to the Westwood Library, Westwood Park, the dog park or Rec Center, or Holmby Park, etc. – the key being to include the word “frequently” when describing this connection to Westwood.

The Holmby Westwood Board of Directors thanks you for your help and for your vote!

Sandy Brown
President, HWPOA

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180810286
900 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 5/11/2018 @ 5:03 AM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180810308
500 BLOCK WARNER AV | 5/11/2018 @ 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.

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311

3. DISABLED PARKING PLACARD CRACKDOWN

From Councilmember Paul Koretz:

In April, investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles issued misdemeanor citations to more than 380 people for fraudulently using disabled person parking placards. According to the DMV, offenders had their placard confiscated and must appear in court to face possible finds ranging from $250 to $1,000 and will receive a notation on their driver record about the violation.

The DMV carries out as many as 24 enforcement operations each month in an effort to reduce the impact disabled person parking placard fraud has on the mobility of those with disabilities.

How does law enforcement know if someone might be misusing a Disabled Person Parking Placard? Law enforcement verifies a disabled person parking placard by comparing its assigned number with its accompanying registration card, and a person’s driver license or identification card. Simply put, the person who is assigned the placard is the only one who can use it.

It is ILLEGAL to:

Lend your placard to someone else.
Forge a medical professional’s signature.
Use someone else’s placard.
Possess or display a counterfeit placard or license plates.
Provide false information to obtain a placard or license plates.
Alter a placard or placard registration card.

If you suspect someone may be fraudulently using a disabled person parking placard, contact your nearest DMV Investigations office, email the DMV at placard.misuse@dmv.ca.gov or complete the online reporting form available at www.dmv.ca.gov. If possible, provide the placard’s issuance number, make and model of the vehicle, its license plate number, and the location where the suspected abuse is occurring.

It is important to point out that not all disabilities are visible and allegations of misuse may be unfounded.

The DMV has posters, brochures and videos that are available for download at https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/about/dppp_outreach.

4. METRO ROAD WORK UPDATE

Metro contractors are continuing advanced utility relocation (AUR) work on Westwood Blvd. beginning Friday, May 18 at 9pm through Monday, May 21 at 6am. Westwood Blvd. will be closed from Wilshire Blvd. to Lindbrook Dr.

Nighttime work to complete AUR activities near Wilshire Blvd./Westwood Blvd. will continue Monday–Thursday from 9pm–6am. Nighttime work to complete AUR activities at the intersection of Wilshire/Westwood will occur Friday–Monday from 9pm–6am.

Excavation on Wilshire Blvd. will continue during weekends to support AUR work, which is expected to be completed in 2020.

5. CURBSIDE BULKY ITEM PICKUP

From L.A. City Sanitation:

Did you know that your refuse bill already includes UNLIMITED bulky item pickups? You can schedule bulky item pick-up in a variety of ways:

Use the MyLA311 app
Call our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489
Call the City’s Hotline by dialing 3-1-1
Visit our website at www.lacitysan.org (LA Sanitation services only)
Visit the MyLA311 website at www.myla311.lacity.org (all City services)

We know that some residents like to place unwanted items outside in the hopes that someone in need may take it. While the gesture is very kind, it can quickly create blight in your neighborhood. If your item could be used by someone else, we recommend calling a charity to pick up the item. If it cannot be used again, then we ask that you call us to schedule pickup BEFORE placing the item curbside. Please note that items must be placed in plain view on the curb – we cannot pick up items on private property.

Whether the item is yours and you want to schedule a pickup OR the item was illegally dumped in your neighborhood, please reach out and we would be happy to assist you.

You can learn more about Bulky Items at http://bit.ly/bulkyitemsLA

6. WALK SMART – PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

In the first four months of this year, 70% of pedestrian fatalities in the Valley were the fault of the pedestrian, according to LAPD. The main causes were crossing a street outside a designated crosswalk and distraction from talking or texting on their phones.

Please be mindful that while pedestrians have the right of way, being in the right won’t save you in a fight with a two ton machine. Don’t Walk and Text!

7. FREE PAPER SHREDDING EVENT

SHRED YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PAPERS FOR FREE

Emerson Middle School is hosting its annual paper shredding event, sponsored by Emerson parent Tamar Asken of Rodeo Realty and St. Paul parent Paul Cawthorne of Homebridge Financial Services. Protect your confidential and personal information from identity theft and watch a giant shredding truck shred your documents in seconds.

DATE: Saturday, May 19 (2pm-4pm)
LOCATION: Emerson Middle School (1650 Selby)
COST: Free (donations to PACE, the school’s booster club welcome)

It is a good opportunity eliminate items that could result in an invasion of your privacy. The shredded paper will be recycled. This event is sponsored in part by Tamar Asken who grew up on Thayer Avenue.

8. WESTWOOD HORIZONS ESTATE LIQUIDATION SALE

The Westwood Horizons landmark building on Tiverton is undergoing a major renovation. They are in the process of liquidating all of the furnishings, including:

Living room furniture
Decorative art
Electronics
Commercial kitchen equipment
Holiday decorations
and so much more!

FRI, SAT & SUN
MAY 18th, MAY 19th & 20th
Time: 10am – 4pm

For more information and to see photos, please click here:
Westwood Horizons Liquidation Sale

9. L.A. ANIMAL SERVICES NEEDS YOUR HELP

Volunteers Needed to Bottle Feed Unweaned Kittens
Unweaned, young kittens require extra care that only foster volunteers can provide. Our West LA and East Valley Animal Services Centers need bottle baby fosters to provide care for 1 day to 7 week old kittens. The shelters will provide training and supplies to foster volunteers. It’s a rewarding experience, as well as a great learning opportunity for young children and families.

“Kitten season” has just started and it will keep going throughout the summer. Please stop by the your nearest Animal Services Center Tuesday through Saturday from 8am to 5pm or Sunday from 11am to 5pm to learn more about bottle baby fostering and sign up as a foster volunteer. If you aren’t able to foster, please consider donating an item from the list of much needed supplies on our website at: http://www.laanimalservices.com/kittenfostervolunteers/.

Free Spay/Neuter for Cats and Kittens
LA Animal Services is excited to announce that they are offering Free Cat Spay/Neuter Certificates to all LA City residents, regardless of income levels, throughout the entire month of May!

By spaying or neutering your cat or kitten, you are helping LA Animal Services get one step closer to ending pet overpopulation in LA and also helping the Department place more animals in permanent homes. The Department will be issuing free certificates to spay or neuter your cat or kitten at no cost to you. To learn more about how to apply for a Free Certificate, to read the rules and guidelines, and to find participating veterinary hospitals in your area, please visit LAspayneuter.com.

To locate your nearest services center, visit: http://bit.ly/LAASlocator.

10. CIVIC YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Civic Youth Leadership Academy
Applications Now Open for Summer 2018

Angelenos age 14-24 – please join us this summer for the third year of our Civic Youth Leadership Academy!

Civic Youth is a program designed to educate, engage, and empower young people to take an active role in their communities and speak up on issues that matter to them. These civic leaders will be prepared to actively participate in their Neighborhood Councils and across the greater Los Angeles community with other like-minded young people from across the City. After gaining knowledge of local government and skills in effective outreach and community organizing, Civic Youth graduates will be prepared to run for board seats in the upcoming 2019 Neighborhood Council Elections! 6 summer sessions will be held Monday mornings at DTLA City Hall from 9:30am – 12:00 pm on these dates:

June 18th & 25th
July 16th, 23rd & 30th
…and a culmination ceremony on August 6th.

Youth and young adults ages 14-24 in Los Angeles are eligible to apply at http://empowerLA.org/CivicYouth/CYLA/. Applications are due Thursday May 31st. If you have any questions, please email us: civicyouth@empowerla.org

11. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Beverly Hills artSHOW – Saturday and Sunday, May 19 & 20, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beverly Gardens Park, along four blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard, from Rodeo Drive to Rexford Drive. The Beverly Hills artSHOW is a free event that brings 250 artists from all over Southern California, the Southwest and the rest of the United States. All participating artists will exhibit and sell their work, giving attendees a special opportunity to acquire limited editions and newly released pieces.

Artwork covers dozens of media, including Ceramics, Digital Media, Drawing & Printmaking, Glass, Jewelry, two and three-dimensional Mixed-Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Watercolor.

In addition to fine art and specially featured work, guests can enjoy live ambient music, children and family art projects, popular food fare and food trucks, a Wine & Dine Garden, and a Beer & Small Bites Garden at this free, fun event.

As always, a few demonstrating artists will show the public how art gets done! Convenient, inexpensive parking is located directly across from the show grounds.

Pick Pico 2018 Street Fair – Sunday, May 20th, from 11am to 3pm at the corner of Pico and Overland. Look forward to great local food, local products, learn about your local government and non-profit organizations, and have lots of fun. With over 100 booths featuring food & drink, local businesses, non-profits, local government, & a huge kid zone, this street fair is fun for all ages. Go to www.pickpico.org for maps and event schedules.

Mindful Music Concerts – UCLA invites you to a free ongoing musical series at the Luskin Conference Center, featuring performances by accomplished jazz, classical and world music artists. Come and engage all of your senses as you dine on our specialty small-plates menu, sip on our uniquely crafted cocktails, and take in the beautiful atmosphere of our open-air lobby and patio—all amid the backdrop of a delightful musical ambiance.

Free “Mindful Music” concerts at UCLA Luskin Conference Center:

Wednesday, May 23
Thursday, May 31

Time: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. each evening

To learn more about Mindful Music and its programs, go to: https://www.mindfulmusic.semel.ucla.edu/

Free Museum Day – Sunday, May 20th at Museums of the Arroyo. Six museums in Los Angeles and Pasadena open their doors for a free day of art, architecture, culture and family-fun. Free shuttles connect all the museums, so you can see them all.

Participating museums include: Autry’s Southwest Museum, Gamble House, Heritage Square, Los Angeles Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History.

Last museum entrance is at 4 PM. Visit http://www.museumsofthearroyo.com to see full event details.

12. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JUNE 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 5-11-18

May 11, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
May 11, 2018

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

1. Westwood Neighborhood Council – Please Vote
2. LAPD Crime Report & Officer Reassignment
3. HWPOA Annual Meeting
4. Metro Work Near Wilshire/Westwood Blvd.
5. Westwood Rec. Summer Camp – Meet & Greet
6. “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive – Tomorrow
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL – PLEASE VOTE

IMPORTANT! YOUR VOTE NEEDED!
Election regarding Student Neighborhood Council

Dear Neighbors,

The City is proceeding to the next step: an election to determine if Westwood should be split up.

PLEASE VOTE “NO”

You can apply to VOTE BY MAIL today or vote in person on May 22. (More info to follow regarding May 22).

Time is running out. People should apply for a Vote By Mail ballot only through this Saturday, May 12, at https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/vbmreg/#/vbm . The application for a Vote By Mail ballot must be received by the City Clerk by next Tuesday, May 15.

Our homeowner association hopes that you will file an application today with the City Clerk and vote “NO” when you receive your ballot in the mail from the City Clerk. Your ballot must be received back by the City Clerk no later than May 22.

Every vote counts! We have asked each family to get at least 5 votes from family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. If you are 17 or older, live, work, or own real property in Westwood, you are qualified to vote in this election. If your nanny, gardener, house sitter, babysitter, or dog walker is a regular visitor, he/she would be a Community Interest Stakeholder and eligible to vote “No.” Also, if friends are regular patrons of The Geffen, Hammer, UCLA programs, our library, synagogues, or churches – they are also a Community Interest Stakeholder and can apply for a ballot to vote “No.” This group includes anyone with “a substantial and ongoing participation with a group or organization” in the Westwood area.

When you fill out the application to the City Clerk, describe your interest (attend the Geffen) and in the “Stakeholder Address” line enter the organization’s address as (10886 LeConte). Please use your personal address for the mailing address.

If you live, work, or own property in Westwood, you can vote – you are a “stakeholder.”

If you shop at grocery stores, attend classes in Westwood, belong to a synagogue or church, eat regularly in the Village, are subscribers at The Geffen or UCLA events, you can vote – you are a “Community Interest Stakeholder.”

File an application at:
https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/vbmreg/#/vbm

Your votes are crucial to keep Westwood ONE!

Keep neighborhood influence on development in Westwood Village
Preserve single family neighborhoods
Keep control of permit parking in our neighborhood
Keep Holmby Westwood’s input on traffic issues
Keep Westwood residential neighborhoods and Westwood Village together in a united Westwood Neighborhood Council!

The Holmby Westwood Board of Directors thanks you for your help and for your vote!

Sandy Brown
President, HWPOA

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT & OFFICER REASSIGNMENT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 180809923
400 BLOCK LOMOND AV | 5/3/2018 @ 8:00 AM

LAPD SENIOR LEAD OFFICER – TEMPORARILY REASSIGNED
LAPD Senior Lead Officer Chris Ragsdale has told us that beginning May 10, 2018, he will be temporarily re-assigned to a West Bureau Homeless Outreach Detail, working out of LAPD’s Olympic Police Station, for two months. He will return to his regular assignment in the Westwood, Bel Air, Beverly Crest communities in mid-July 2018.

He said that during his absence, all email and voicemail messages would be periodically monitored by the West Los Angeles Senior Lead Office – most likely by SLO Maria Gray, who works primarily with the Brentwood area.

Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the West Los Angeles Senior Lead Office at 310-444-0735 or the LAPD’s Non-Emergency Dispatch at 1-877-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273).

3. HWPOA ANNUAL MEETING

The HWPOA Annual Meeting was held earlier this week in a packed room at Belmont Village. Thank you to everyone who attended. We elected a new board of directors and would like to congratulate all the new board members!

Thanks also goes to our informative guest speakers:

UCLA Geography students, who made a presentation about the parkway trees in Holmby Westwood
Marlon Walker (Metro Community Relations Manager), who explained the upcoming Metro construction project in Westwood
WLAPD Senior Lead Officer Chris Ragsdale, who gave an update on crime in the area
Councilmember Paul Koretz, who discussed a variety of local issues
Firefighters from Stations 37 and 71, who work hard every day to protect our community

4. METRO WORK NEAR WILSHIRE/WESTWOOD BLVD.

On Saturday, May 12 – Sunday, May 13, Metro contractors will be repaving Wilshire Blvd. between Glendon Ave. and Westwood Blvd. during the hours of 9pm – 6am.

Nighttime work to complete Advanced Utility Relocation (AUR) activities near Wilshire Blvd./Westwood Blvd. will continue to occur Monday – Thursday from 9pm – 6am. Nighttime work to complete AUR activities in the intersection at Wilshire/Westwood. will occur Friday – Monday from 9pm – 6am.

Excavation on Wilshire Blvd. will continue to occur over the weekends to support AUR work. AUR is expected for completion in 2020.

5. WESTWOOD REC. SUMMER CAMP – MEET & GREET

Westwood Recreation Center
CAMP W
MEET & GREET ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Saturday, May 12th
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Come meet the directors, counselors, and other campers! Short introduction to camp presentations, camp games and ICE CREAM! You can also register, pick up weekly schedules, buy camp t-shirts, and ask questions.

*Receive 1 free camp t-shirt per child with attendance to the Meet & Greet Ice Cream Social Day

CLICK HERE for more information about Camp W at Westwood Rec. Center.

6. “STAMP OUT HUNGER” FOOD DRIVE – TOMORROW

The 26th annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger®” Food Drive is on Saturday, May 12.

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May, a time of year when food bank stocks are dwindling—and it’s just before many school systems end their years, which can often mean a suspension in subsidized meals for many students. The drive is the largest one-day drive in the United States, taking place in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America. Letter carrier participation in the food drive is strictly voluntary.

Postal customers should leave bags of non-perishable food by their mailboxes well before the time their letter carriers make their normal mail pick-up and delivery. Food is then delivered to local food banks—and all food stays local.

7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Free “Mindful Music” concerts at UCLA Luskin Conference Center:

Tuesday, May 15
Wednesday, May 23
Thursday, May 31

Time: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. each evening

To learn more about Mindful Music and its programs, go to: https://www.mindfulmusic.semel.ucla.edu/

Participating museums include: Autry’s Southwest Museum, Gamble House, Heritage Square, Los Angeles Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History.

Last museum entrance is at 4 PM. Visit http://www.museumsofthearroyo.com to see full event details.

Hammer Museum – Current programming includes Superman: The Movie; Silk, Slaves and Stupas: Silk Road Culture; Decarbonizing Transportation: Mobility in Los Angeles and more. Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum

L.A. Times Food Bowl – The L.A. Times Food Bowl brings together L.A.’s best cafes, hotels, markets, restaurants and the world’s top chefs for hundreds of extraordinary events that help raise awareness to fight food waste and promote sustainability. L.A. Times FOOD BOWL is now underway all May, with 31 days of events celebrating L.A.’s great food and drink scene and helping raise awareness and funds to fight food waste, hunger and food insecurity.

For more information, please click here: http://lafoodbowl.com/

8. 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.

9. RESIDENT ADS

GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA NEEDS PUPPY RAISERS

Guide Dogs of America (GDA) needs volunteer puppy raisers!

GDA, based in Sylmar, expects 6-8 litters in June-July (LOTS of PUPPIES ! ) and they need to make sure they have enough dogs to meet their 2020 training goals.

Be part of this wonderful organization that enhances the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired through a life-changing partnership with a trained guide dog.

It takes a village to raise a guide dog puppy, and, at present, it’s going to take a village to help make sure each one of these special puppies finds a foster home.

See link below for more info.

https://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/gda-programs/puppy-raising/

10. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – JUNE 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 5-4-18

May 4, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
May 4, 2018

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

1. HWPOA Annual Meeting – Tuesday, May 8
2. Westwood Neighborhood Council – Please Vote
3. UCLA Workers Strike Next Week
4. Metro Survey – Sepulveda Transit Corridor
5. Pollworkers Needed for June Primary Election
6. Upcoming Community Events
7. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA ANNUAL MEETING – TUESDAY, MAY 8

You are invited to join us for the

Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
Annual Membership Meeting

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
7:15 PM – Meet and Greet
7:30 PM – Meeting will begin

WHERE:
Belmont Village
10475 Wilshire Blvd.
(at Warner Ave.)
Free parking is available in the garage below the building.

Our agenda includes regular HWPOA business as well as several guest speakers:

LAPD Senior Lead Officer Chris Ragsdale
Metro Purple Line update
City Councilmember Paul Koretz
Greening Holmby Westwood’s Parkways

We will also be electing our 2018-19 HWPOA Board of Directors. The slate of nominees includes the following homeowners:

New nominees:
Marnie Bodek, Mark Gavens, Alison Mackenzie
Bettina Omara, Deborah Reamer
Karen Spiegel, Jann Williams

Current Board members:
Jamie Berger, Sandy Bernstein, Sandy Brown
Chip Chasalow, Carole Cohen, Jim De Meules
Jackie Freedman, Phil Gabriel, Earl Goldstein
Harry Green, Dick Greenblatt, Kathryn Welch Howe
David Jacobs, Judy Karz, Richard Keagy
Stephen Kolodny, Ken Korman, Susan Meals
Susan Reuben, Mark Rogo, Dennis Rosenblatt
Caron Schwartz, Dan Shalom, Greg Smith
Marilyn Stern, Shirley Talbot, Gail Title, Ellen Turner
Paul Verdon, Patty Wilson, Jeffrey Wolman

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

2. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL – PLEASE VOTE

IMPORTANT! YOUR VOTE NEEDED!
Election regarding Student Neighborhood Council

Dear Neighbors,

You might have been forwarded a letter from Douglas Emmett, Property Management (business interests, not homeowner interests) who has offices on Wilshire Blvd. The letter asked you to vote “yes” for the new neighborhood council subdivision.

PLEASE VOTE “NO”

This is such an important issue that I want to follow up, and will continue to do so for the next few weeks to make sure we get the maximum number of votes to defeat this ill-conceived proposal.

A group of UCLA students want to split up the Westwood community, gerrymandering out the single family neighborhoods and commandeering Westwood Village and the commercial area south of Wilshire.

The City is proceeding to the next step: an election to determine if Westwood should be split up. You can apply to VOTE BY MAIL today or vote in person on May 22. (More info to follow regarding May 22). Our homeowner association hopes that you will file an application today with the City Clerk and vote “NO” when you receive your ballot in the mail from the City Clerk. Your ballot must be received back by the City Clerk no later than May 22.

If you live, work, or own property in Westwood, you can vote – you are a “stakeholder.”

File an application at:
https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/vbmreg/#/vbm

If you have trouble using the City Clerk’s online system for applying for a Vote By Mail ballot, or if you would prefer to have a print application form, please contact hwpoa@aol.com or call 310-470-1785.

Your votes are crucial to keep Westwood ONE!

Keep neighborhood influence on development in Westwood Village
Preserve single family neighborhoods
Keep control of permit parking in our neighborhood
Keep Holmby Westwood’s input on traffic issues
Keep Westwood residential neighborhoods and Westwood Village together in a united Westwood Neighborhood Council!

The Holmby Westwood Board of Directors thanks you for your help and for your vote!

Sandy Brown
President, HWPOA

3. UCLA WORKERS STRIKE NEXT WEEK

The union representing more than 25,000 University of California service workers and medical technicians have planned a three-day strike, citing what it calls stalled contract negotiations.

The three-day strike is set to take place next week, from May 7 to 9.

4. METRO SURVEY – SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR

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

As the study gets underway, we need your input to learn more about the travelers who currently use the Sepulveda Corridor, including the 405 Freeway, Sepulveda Boulevard and the hillside roads connecting the San Fernando Valley, Westside, LAX, South Bay, and other areas in the L.A. region. We would like to know more about travel times, destinations and what’s most important to you when making this trip.

We encourage you to take our short online survey in English or Spanish to help guide our work. As an incentive to participate, Metro is offering a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

Click Here to start survey

5. POLLWORKERS NEEDED FOR JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) is actively recruiting pollworkers for the upcoming June 5th Statewide Direct Primary Election.

Apply to become a pollworker today: https://apps1.lavote.net/SECURED/pollworker/Default.cfm?AppType=General_Public

Pollworkers can earn up to $240 for their service. If you have any questions please call us at (800) 815-2666, option 7.

6. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Pop Up Book Sale – Saturday, May 5 from 10AM to 12PM at Westwood Library. Don’t want to wait until June for the next big one? Several fully loaded carts of carefully curated books (including kids books) will be for sale at the usual GREAT PRICES (CHEAP!!!!)

Come and purchase some wonderful books for family and friends! We have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s.

4th Annual A Cappella Jam – Saturday, May 5 at 7:00 PM at Emerson Middle School. This year, Emerson’s Annual A Cappella Jam features crosstown talent from the top A Cappella singing groups at UCLA and USC: the award-winning Resonance and Random Voices from UCLA and Troy Tones and SoCal Vocals from USC. We are also excited to feature a special performance by the all-male The Gentlemen Project and, as always, Emerson’s own student a cappella group.

The A Cappella Jam is a benefit concert to support arts education at Emerson Community Charter School. The event is made possible by a generous grant from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation that provides funds for the music program at Emerson.

TICKETS: General Admission: $12; VIP (Rows 1-9): $16
BUY TICKETS: 4th Annual A Cappella Jam

Come early for dinner. FOOD TRUCKS start selling at 5:00 p.m.
For more info: https://www.facebook.com/EmersonAcappellaJam/

For more information, please click here: http://lafoodbowl.com/

Metro Art Events – From an evening of immersive, spatial electronic music to a floral botanical sculpture installation in honor of Mother’s Day, here’s your guide to all the Metro Art events happening in May. All are free and open to the public!

Metro Art – Click Here

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

BEAUTIFUL ROOM AVAILABLE IN HOLMBY WESTWOOD

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sollymar2@aol.com
(310) 475-0110

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SEEKING HOUSEKEEPER

I am looking for a housekeeper (with references) for one day a week or two half days a week.

Thank you,
Buf Meyer
cbufmeyer@gmail.com
(310) 475-3354

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COMMUNITY VISIONARY AWARDS BANQUET

On the occasion of Israel’s 70th Anniversary, please join us in proudly presenting

Westwood Kehilla’s
2018 Community Visionary Award to
The Honorable Zev Yaroslavsky

Join us also in proudly presenting

Westwood Kehilla’s 2018 Ner Tamid Award to
Asher and Jacalyn Shalom

Sunday, June 10, 2018

For more information and to register, please click here:
Kehilla.org

9. 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 4-27-18

April 27, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
April 27, 2018

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

1. HWPOA Annual Meeting – Tuesday, May 8
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Westwood Neighborhood Council – Please Vote
4. Westwood Library – May Happenings
5. Metro Road Work in Westwood
6. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
7. Free Museum Day
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA ANNUAL MEETING – TUESDAY, MAY 8

You are invited to join us for the

Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
Annual Membership Meeting

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
7:15 PM – Meet and Greet
7:30 PM – Meeting will begin

WHERE:
Belmont Village
10475 Wilshire Blvd.
(at Warner Ave.)
Free parking is available in the garage below the building.

Our agenda includes regular HWPOA business as well as several guest speakers:

LAPD Senior Lead Officer Chris Ragsdale
Metro Purple Line update
City Councilmember Paul Koretz
Greening Holmby Westwood’s Parkways

We will also be electing our 2018-19 HWPOA Board of Directors. The slate of nominees includes the following homeowners:

New nominees:
Marnie Bodek, Mark Gavens, Alison Mackenzie
Bettina Omara, Deborah Reamer
Karen Spiegel, Jann Williams

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

2. LAPD CRIME REPORT

CONSTRUCTION/REMODEL SITE BURGLARIES AND THEFTS

There has been a trend of Construction Site Burglaries and thefts developing in the Westwood area. The suspects are targeting construction and home remodel sites during the evening and night time hours or on weekends when the contractors and workers are not on site. Construction tools, equipment, appliances, and other valuables are being targeted and stolen. In cases where the tools and equipment have been secured in a steel lock box or connex storage container, the suspects have used cutting equipment or blow torches to cut into the secured metal containers to access the tools. In light of this trend the Los Angeles Police Department is making the following recommendations.

REMOVE ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE JOB SITE AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

ALARMS: Security Alarms should be installed on any structures or containers securing any tools and equipment.

AFTER HOURS SECURITY: Consider hiring a private security guard to monitor the site after hours and on weekends when there are no contractors or workers present.
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS: Web based surveillance camera systems will allow homeowners and contractors to view and monitor activity from any smartphone or computer which are motion sensor activated and will alert your device when there is after hours activity. They also lend valuable information and clues to the investigation.
GATES: Ensure that all gates and access points to the construction site are locked and secured with heavy duty pad locks and chains.
LIGHTING: Ensure that appropriate flood lighting or motion sensor lighting is in place during the hours of darkness.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Most construction burglaries are occurring in residential neighborhoods. Should neighbors of a residential construction site observe suspicious activities, CONTACT THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY! Should the activity escalate to what you believe to be a crime about to occur, crime in progress or crime that just occurred, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION BURGLARY TREND OR ANY OTHER CRIME, PLEASE CONTACT WEST LOS ANGELES BURGLARY DETECTIVES AT (310) 444-1522 OR 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) OR lacrimestoppers.org.

3. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL – PLEASE VOTE

Vote to support the Westwood Neighborhood Council

It is important to Holmby Westwood that you get your applications in to the City Clerk so that you can receive a ballot and vote “No” on dividing our community and handing Westwood Village over to the students so they can get “places to dance, listen to live music, or play pool….”. We want a Village that serves everyone and it is a balance we must maintain.

To get a vote-by-mail ballot for this election, fill out this application: https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/vbmreg/#/vbm

Or if you wish to apply via regular mail, contact the homeowner office at hwpoa@aol.com or 310-470-1785 and we will get a hard copy application and stamped envelope to you so that you can fill it out and send it to the City Clerk.

All of the Westwood homeowner associations will be voting as well. We look forward to a great response!

Many thanks!

Sandy Brown
President, HWPOA

4. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – MAY HAPPENINGS

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

Origami Magic
Opera Talk: Rigoletto
UCLA’s A Cappella singing group performance
Meditation for Daily Stress
The Poetry of Seamus Heaney

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

5. METRO ROAD WORK IN WESTWOOD

Metro contractors are preparing for advanced utility relocation (AUR) near Wilshire Blvd./Westwood Blvd. The contractor will begin sawcutting and potholing on Monday, April 30. Excavation on Wilshire Blvd. will occur during weekends.

Dates and Times

Beginning Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1: sawcutting and potholing on Wilshire Blvd. between Glendon Ave. and Westwood Blvd.
Monday–Thursday, 9pm–6am: AUR activities near Wilshire Blvd./Westwood Blvd.
Friday–Monday, 11pm–6am: AUR activities near Wilshire Blvd./Westwood Blvd.

Traffic Control Measures

Intermittent lane reductions will be in place during work hours on Wilshire Blvd. between Glendon Ave. and Westwood Blvd.
Intermittent left-turn restrictions will be enforced from Wilshire Blvd. to southbound Westwood Blvd.
Sidewalks and driveways will remain open at all times.

6. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES

“Overboard” – Monday, April 30th, 2018
Modern Illumination Productions is coordinating the arrivals for the premiere of Overboard, to be held at the Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Avenue, on Monday, April 30th, 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 regarding this event, feel free to contact Mike Mirabal, Production Management for Modern Illumination Productions at 818-765-6633.

“Book Club” – Sunday, May 6th, 2018
The Joe Lewis Company is coordinating the arrivals for the premiere of Book Club, to be held at the Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Avenue, on Sunday, May 6th, 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 regarding this event, feel free to contact Mary Pat Kasravi, Senior Producer for the Joe Lewis Company, at 818-402-1073

7. FREE MUSEUM DAY

Free Museum Day at Museums of the Arroyo
Sunday May 20th

Six museums in Los Angeles and Pasadena open their doors for a free day of art, architecture, culture and family-fun. Free shuttles connect all the museums, so you can see them all.

Participating museums include: Autry’s Southwest Museum, Gamble House, Heritage Square, Los Angeles Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History.

Last museum entrance is at 4 PM.

Visit http://www.museumsofthearroyo.com to see full event details.

8. 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.

9. RESIDENT ADS

LOST DOG – YORKIE

***Reward offered***

Peaches went missing on the evening of April 26. Last seen on the 10700 block of Lindbrook Drive.

She is a 15 year old yorkie who is blind and deaf.

If found, please contact (310) 447-4856 immediately! She needs meds for her diet. Thank you!

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WORTH NEW YORK TRUNK SHOW

Private women’s clothing trunk showing featuring the Spring and Summer Collections from Worth New York at my home in Little Holmby April 30 through May 8. Over 500 pieces, from the most casual tee shirts to cocktail, sizes X0 – 16. All styles and fabrics are exclusive to Worth. By appointment only.

Call, text or email Denise Barta for more information: dbarta@worthnewyork.com; (310) 721-2500

10. 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 4-20-18

April 20, 2018 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
April 20, 2018

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. HWPOA Annual Meeting – Save the Date
3. Register to Vote Before June Primary
4. Upcoming Community Meetings
5. Safe Parking for Veterans
6. Summer Camp at Westwood Rec. Center
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 180808924
800 BLOCK BIRCHWOOD DR | 4/15/2018 @ 4:00 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.

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

2. HWPOA ANNUAL MEETING – SAVE THE DATE

The Annual HWPOA membership meeting is scheduled for 7:15 PM on Tuesday, May 8 at Belmont Village. A new Board of Directors for 2018-19 will be elected and we will have several guest speakers, including:

Chris Ragsdale, LAPD
Councilmember Paul Koretz
Speakers for Greening Holmby Westwood’s Parkways
Speakers for Metro Purple Line

Mark your calendars!

3. REGISTER TO VOTE BEFORE JUNE PRIMARY

It’s a midterm election year! Midterm elections tend to see a lower turnout than presidential election years, but they’re no less important. Make sure you are registered to vote on candidates and ballot measures that will shape the direction of our state. The deadline to register for the California primaries is May 21, 2018.

Whether you need to update your registration or register to vote for the first time, it’s quick and easy at registertovote.ca.gov. If you’re not sure about your voter status, check at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can use this online registration application to pre-register to vote. This means you will automatically be registered to vote when you turn 18.

4. UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETINGS

West L.A. C-PAB (Community-Police Advisory Board) – The meeting scheduled for Tuesday April 24, 2018 has been CANCELLED. The next C-PAB meeting will be on May 22nd.

VA West LA Principal Developer Public Hearing – Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM at the West LA VA Medical Center, Building 500, Room 1281

The day is finally here: the VA has a strategy for delivering 1,200 homes at the VA West LA campus for veterans and their families. Last Friday, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System announced a proposal to enter into a 75-year lease with a principal developer in order to develop 1,200 homes for homeless veterans at the VA West LA campus and build a real veteran community.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/va-west-la-principal-developer-public-hearing-tickets-44767755562?aff=MCContent

The VA has invited written comments from the public no later than 5:00 pm (PT) on April 23, 2018.

SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS TO: Mr. Erik Gutierrez Acting Chief Communications 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073. Email: Erik.Gutierrez@va.gov

5. SAFE PARKING FOR VETERANS

We at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) are committed to providing high-quality, safe and compassionate care to our Veterans. Many homeless Veterans are currently living in their vehicles both on campus and in the community. We know that Veterans are more empowered to engage in services when they have a secure place to sleep without fear of relocation, citations or predatory activity. VA is grateful to be able to partner with Safe Parking L.A. to afford eligible Veterans an opportunity to sleep safely in their vehicles on the West L.A. campus, thereby facilitating access to the supportive services necessary to complete their transition into permanent housing.

The arrangement will start small with approximately 10 parking spaces but may grow as demand increases. VA remains committed to revitalizing the campus to a 21st Century, state-of-the-art home for our Veterans. For questions or additional information, please contact VHAGLAMasterPlan@va.gov.

Media Advisory – Safe Parking

6. SUMMER CAMP AT WESTWOOD REC. CENTER

Westwood Recreation Center has two great summer camps:

Day Camp (K-5th) – For children who want a little bit of everything, Day Camp is the place to be! It is a unique, all-inclusive program with weekly field trips. Campers will get their hands dirty with arts & crafts, work up a sweat playing selected sports and activities, and unite as a group to perform skits and solve scavenger hunts. They will be guided through a well-prepared and organized program designed to enhance the imagination and encourage sportsmanship. Daily swimming at our Westwood Pool makes it cool! Each week has a different theme and sport designed to boost creativity and fun. CIT program also available.

Gymnastics Camp (Pre-K-5th) – Tumble into Fun this summer! Gymnastics Camp is a space of imagination, creativity, love & learning where kids can build friendships and new skills. Our camp is a combination of yoga, gymnastics, art, dance, relaxation & meditation dedicated to the amazingness of human ability and fun! Want all-day fun? Sign-up for all-day camp and enjoy daily swimming, snack, traditional camp games and fun! Gymnastics Camp begins at 9am. Leadership program also available.

7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Hammer Museum – Current programming includes Armenian Classical music; the New Acropolis Museum of Athens; Stories of Almost Everyone and more. Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum

UCLA Archive – Current programming includes films of Lucrecia Martel; films of Ida Lupino; and UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema. Click here to see a list of upcoming events: UCLA Archive

Westwood Village Concert Series – Friday, April 27 in Westwood Village. The Westwood Village Improvement Association in partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Department of Ethnomusicology presents the Westwood Village Concert Series! Join us for a weekly Spring music lunchtime series throughout the month of April in the heart of Westwood Village. Concerts are free and open to the public.

Click here to see a full list of ensembles.

8. 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.

9. RESIDENT ADS

LOOKING FOR A CAREGIVER

Looking for a female caregiver at home in West LA for a female recovering from surgery. 20-30 hours a week, paid through State program. Must be pet friendly. Please contact 310-295-8591 or rmay90655@gmail.com. Need to start right away.

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LOST KEYS

A homeowner lost a set of keys on Comstock near Holmby Park. The keys are in a burgundy zipper case. If you find them, please contact HWPOA at hwpoa@aol.com. Thank you.

10. 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 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

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