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

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.  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.

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

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

9.  RESIDENT ADS

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

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.