HOLMBY NEWS
April 13, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Annual Meeting – Save the Date
2. LAPD Police Station Hours
3. Subway Construction: Living with Disruption
4. Parking Violations & Neighbor Courtesy
5. New and Safer Mail Boxes
6. Traffic Apps (Waze) – Neighborhood Concerns
7. Westwood Village 2018 Stakeholder Survey
8. Upcoming Community Meetings
9. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. Spring has Arrived at Holmby Park
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA ANNUAL MEETING – SAVE THE DATE
The Annual HWPOA membership meeting is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, May 8 at Belmont Village. More details to follow. A new Board of Directors for 2018-19 will be elected and we will have several guest speakers. Mark your calendars!
2. LAPD POLICE STATION HOURS
The lobby at the West LA police station will be closed from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am to allow more police officers on the streets. Please make note of the non emergency phone number:
877-ASK-LAPD (877-275-5273)
Put this number in your cell phone contacts. Do not be afraid to call the police with any questions or concerns. Call 911 for a real emergency or a crime in progress.
3. SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION: LIVING WITH DISRUPTION
Written by Mark Rogo, HWPOA member, Board of Directors:
The Purple Line subway extension is about to hit you square in the face. Over the next six years you are going to experience disruption and traffic jams. You will change the way you plan your evening outside of your home or condo as well as what route you take to return home. The subway is coming, scheduled to start service in March of 2026.
Beginning this week and for two years, the infrastructure work will begin along Wilshire Blvd, generally between Veteran and Malcolm. Something in the area of 14 utility, telecom, drain and other lines will be replaced to avoid conflicts with the incoming subway construction.
What does this mean for you? A lot. It’s the beginning of two years of Wilshire Blvd lane closures at night and weekends. Monday thru Thursday from 9:00pm to 6:00am, and Friday 9:00pm all the way through to 6:00am Monday morning, in multiple stages.
To read the entire article, please click here:
Living with Disruption During Subway Construction
4. PARKING VIOLATIONS & NEIGHBOR COURTESY
It has been brought to our attention that some neighbors pay strict attention to the parking signs on their street. Occasionally, residents park in violation of those signs and are ticketed in front of their own house or in close proximity. We have been asked to suggest that residents be approached and asked to move their car rather than calling parking enforcement to have their cars ticketed. This seems to be a good way to maintain a friendly community.
LA does have a 72 hour parking limit for any car with a preferential parking permit regardless of where it is on the street. If it is in the same place after 72 hours and has not been moved, parking enforcement will chalk the tire and ticket. This can occur even when you are parked in front of your house. See:
City of Los Angeles: Parking Violations Bureau
5. NEW AND SAFER MAIL BOXES
From Brentwood Homeowners Assoc.:
Thanks to a two year campaign for better and safer mailboxes and alerts to the Postmaster and Congressman Lieu’s office about the problems with mail theft, the Barrington Post Office has finally installed a better tamper-proof box. We’re hoping to see more soon IF these prove effective.
6. TRAFFIC APPS (WAZE) – NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS
From the Westwood-Century City Patch:
Mobile traffic applications such as Waze are causing a dangerous flood of traffic to be funneled onto tiny Los Angeles side streets, and the city should develop ways to curb the apps from diverting drivers off of major thoroughfares, a Los Angeles city councilman said Wednesday.
“Residents in my district and throughout the city have experienced a major surge in dangerous and disruptive cut-through traffic in recent years,” said Paul Krekorian, who represents parts of the San Fernando Valley, including Studio City and North Hollywood.
“Mobile app makers are sacrificing the quality of life in our neighborhoods, just so drivers can save a few seconds or minutes with an alternate route,” he said. “We have an obligation to see what can be done to protect our neighborhoods and prevent these apps from continuing to divert drivers from major avenues onto small residential streets that aren’t designed to accommodate high-volume traffic.”
To read the entire article, please click here:
Traffic Apps article
7. WESTWOOD VILLAGE 2018 STAKEHOLDER SURVEY
Dear Westwood Stakeholder,
The Westwood Village Improvement Association (WVIA), the management group for the Westwood Business Improvement District, is surveying Westwood stakeholders.
It is the goal of the WVIA to reach out to those who use or could potentially use Westwood Village as a destination. We want to hear from YOU! We believe you will be able to provide valuable input, and your response will help us know how we can better serve users of the district to make it the best possible place to live, work, and play. Please fill out this brief survey, as it is the best means for your voice to be heard. The survey should take only about five minutes to complete.
We thank you in advance for your time and look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
James Brooks
Chair, Westwood Village Improvement Association
Andrew Thomas
Executive Director, Westwood Village Improvement Association
Click Here to Start the Survey
8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETINGS
West L.A. C-PAB (Community-Police Advisory Board) – Tuesday April 24, 2018, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Guest Speakers: Presentation by LAPD’s Senior Officers (SLO)
- Commanding Officer, Captain Valencia Thomas
- Crime and Station Reports and Updates: Captains Valencia Thomas/Brian Wendling
- Committee and Community Reports
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Roll Call Room (Downstairs)
1663 Butler Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90025
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.
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
9. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES
STX Entertainment will be holding the Premiere of “I Feel Pretty”, at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood.
There will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310- 742-1064 or 818-926-8319.
10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Hammer Museum – Current programming includes Grace Jones; Ted Lieu on Trump-Russia; Armenian Classical music and more. Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum
UCLA Archive – Current programming includes Laurel and Hardy preservation campaign; films by Stan Brakhage an films of Lucrecia Martel. Click here to see a list of upcoming events: UCLA Archive
Westwood Village Concert Series – Thursday, April 19 and 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.
Real Estate Symposium – Wed, May 2, 2018 at 5:30 pm at UCLA. The event is intended to provide valuable networking, insights from a panel of real estate investment experts — and beer, wine and appetizers are included for the price. You can use discount code “HWPOA” to receive 20% off of the $60 registration fee. To register and for more details, go to Real Estate Symposium
11. SPRING HAS ARRIVED AT HOLMBY PARK
12. 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.