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,
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”
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
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:
- 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/
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.
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.
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
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
HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org
Pay Membership Dues: https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa
You Are Invited . . .
- To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – 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.