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