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.
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.
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
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.