HOLMBY NEWS
July 20, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Street Repair Requests
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Parkway Tree Update
4. Metro Purple Line Meeting
5. Metro Construction – 405 On-Ramps and Off-Ramps
6. Easy Recycling Tips
7. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
8. TGA Junior Golf at Holmby Park
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11. Resident Ads
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. STREET REPAIR REQUESTS
The Bureau of Street Services has scheduled a Small Asphalt Repairs (SAR) truck (which is described as 1 small asphalt repair truck, consisting of 2 workers and asphalt), for the Westwood Neighborhood Council area, to perform small asphalt repairs on August 21, 2018.
The type of repairs that can be addressed with this program include the following:
– Potholes and pop outs
– Skin patching of eroded or cracked areas
– Some repairs on concrete streets
The Westwood Neighborhood Council has asked us to submit suggested locations in our neighborhood for small street repairs. The city will only send the SAR truck to a total of 15 locations in the entire Westwood Neighborhood Council area, so Holmby Westwood will only see a handful of repairs.
If you are aware of any spots in our neighborhood that would be particularly good candidates for this program, please send requests to Dana at hwpoa@aol.com no later than Monday, July 30. Please only send street repair requests, not sidewalks or curbs.
NOTE: Street repaving is not part of this program. Please do not submit requests to repave streets.
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
VEHICLE, STOLEN
Incident #: 180813172
800 BLOCK WARNER AV | 7/13/2018 @ 1:00 PM
Robbery on Devon (between Strathmore & Lindbrook)
At about 2:30 PM on Thursday, July 19, two masked men and a woman driving a silver Infiniti burglarized a home by entering the locked rear door. The suspects escaped within a short time down Devon towards Wilshire. Suspects driving the same car burglarized a home south of Wilshire on Warnall at about the same time of day, two days earlier. They escaped with a safe on Warnall.
If you see a silver Infiniti with potential suspects, please call the LAPD:
EMERGENCY: 911
LAPD NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
We will forward additional information as it becomes available.
LAPD ADVICE – WHEN HELICOPTERS ARE CIRCLING:
LAPD has responded with “Air Support” recently to a few active burglary reports and/or traffic stops in the area. LAPD has advised that YOU can help yourself and the police by turning on all exterior lights AND by locking doors and windows until the situation has cleared. Some of our members have had their electrician install powerful LED flood lights in their backyard to light up the night when they hear or see something. Please understand that while a police helicopter hovering over your house at night can be disturbing, this is the BEST way to coordinate ground response teams to keep you safe!
3. PARKWAY TREE UPDATE
Our parkway streets provide shade, aesthetic and environmental benefits, and significantly enhance the economic value of individual properties and the neighborhood. The reverse is also true—houses without parkway trees are diminished in value and contribute to neighborhood decline.
Following up on the Holmby Westwood Parkway Tree Inventory presented by the UCLA Project Team at the HWPOA Annual Meeting, homeowners Marnie Bodek and Kathryn Welch Howe convened interested neighbors to discuss next steps.
At their meeting, the neighbors decided to form a Green Team, to increase neighborhood appreciation of our unique tree canopy and to build awareness of proper tree care and maintenance. The Green Team also decided to partner with Tree People, the national non-profit environmental organization located in Coldwater Canyon, to identify appropriate replacements for missing parkway trees, and with owners’ consent and participation, to plant trees on our “Dream Streets”—streets that have the highest number of missing trees.
For more information, please visit our website at:
Greening Holmby Westwood’s Parkways
Feel free to contact Marnie (mossbodek@msn.com) and Kathryn (khowe.kwh@gmail.com) for more information about Holmby Westwood street trees and how you can become involved.
4. METRO PURPLE LINE MEETING
Purple Line Extension Section 3:
Metro and VA Purple Line Public Information Session
When:
Thursday, July 26, 2018, 5:00 – 6:30pm
Where:
West Los Angeles VA Campus
11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073
Building 500 (Main Hospital), Room 1281
Description:
LA Metro and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is holding a joint meeting to share and discuss the Purple Line Extension Project as it relates to the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Campus. Please join us!
Agenda:
Purple Line Extension Pre-Construction Update
Environmental Update
5. METRO CONSTRUCTION – 405 ON-RAMPS & OFF-RAMPS
Summary:
Metro’s contractor will be performing minor construction activities as part of the completion of the Interstate 405 project. Work began on June 26 and is anticipated to conclude in August. Construction activities will take place at the on and offramps for Interstate 405 and in areas immediately adjacent to the freeway. Activities include sign modification. Most of the work is scheduled at night and on weekends to minimize impacts to traffic flow and the surrounding communities.
What:
Freeway sign modification
When:
- July 26, 2018 through August 1, 2018
- Monday – Friday, 9:00pm-6:00am
- Saturday – Sunday, 9:00pm-11:00am
Where:
I-405 On and offramps between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevard
What to Expect:
- July 26-July 27: Full closure of the southbound Sunset offramp from 10:00pm-6:00am
- July 26-July 27: Full closure of the southbound Santa Monica offramp from 9:00pm-5:00am
- July 27-July 28: Full closure of the southbound Sunset offramp from 11:00pm-7:00am
- July 28: Closure of southbound Sunset offramp left turn lanes from 7:00am-11:00am
- July 28-29: Full closure of the southbound Santa Monica offramp from 11:00pm-10:00am
- July 29-30: Full closure of the southbound Santa Monica offramp from 9:00pm-5:00am
- July 30-31: Full closure of the southbound Santa Monica offramp from 9:00pm-5:00am
- July 31-August 1: Full closure of the southbound Santa Monica offramp from 9:00pm-5:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 213.922.4229
Email: geiere@metro.net
6. EASY RECYCLING TIPS
Have you seen LA Sanitation’s Easy Recycling Tips flyer? It’s a great reference to hang in your home or office. Some laminate it and place it near recycling bins.
Most of us have gotten pretty good at recycling in the kitchen. But do you remember to recycle in the bathroom? This recycLA video will help take your recycling efforts to the next level – together we will Make Waste History!
7. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES
Lionsgate Films will be holding the Premiere of “The Spy Who Dumped Me”, at 7:30pm on Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village.
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.
8. TGA JUNIOR GOLF AT HOLMBY PARK
TGA Beginner Golf Camp
Holmby Hills – Weekly Camps
Mon-Fri
9a-3p (daycare available 8-5)
Cost: $399 per camper
Ages: 4-9
TGA Travel Golf Camp – Weekly Camp
Various Par 3 courses (LA)
Mon-Fri
9a-3p (daycare available)
Cost: $449 per camper
Ages: 8-14
Join TGA for the most exciting week of golf in Los Angeles! With 2 options of play (beginner/course ready), TGA is ready to help your child achieve new heights in their game! All TGA camps include morning instruction and afternoon play. Academics, rules & etiquette, and a variety of play formats challenge each player to work on beating their personal bests. TGA camps operate on a 10:1 ratio for practice and 4:1 ratio when on the course. All staff are background checked, certified First Aid/CPR, and accomplished players.
Sign up today at www.PlayTGA.com/LosAngeles and call 310-333-0622 x 109 for information on discounts, equipment, scholarships and more!
For more information, please click here:
Holmby Golf Rack Card
TGA YouTube Channel
9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Hammer Museum: Environmental Equity – Wednesday, July 25 at 7:30 PM at the Hammer Museum. Environmental issues often disproportionately affect racial minority and low-income communities, putting those populations in greater danger of health risks. Panelists discuss the multitude of factors at play in making environmental justice in Los Angeles more equitable across diverse communities.
Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum
Film Screening: Lives Well Lived – Saturday, August 4, 2018 from 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM at:
Los Angeles Center Studios
Beaudry Theatre
450 S. Bixel Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Join Belmont Village Senior Living for a documentary screening of Lives Well Lived, a film celebrating the wit and wisdom of 40 adults who are 75 to 100 years old and living their lives to the fullest. The pre-reception and film will be followed by a special Q&A with filmmaker Sky Bergman.
Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Parking is complimentary.
RSVP to 310-234-3044 by July 29. Seats are limited!
Westwood Village – Cinema Under the Stars – Cinema Under the Stars is a free outdoor family friendly summer movie series in the heart of Westwood Village. This year we’re taking the event to the streets and hosting it on the lower part of Broxton Ave (between Weyburn and Kinross), every other Friday night in August, kicking off on Friday, August 3rd.
Moviegoers bring their own lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the screenings in a unique outdoor setting.
Attendance is free and the event is open to the public.
Event Location: Lower Broxton
Pre-show Music and DJ Set: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Movie Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm (approx. depending on the movie and sunset)
Movies & Dates:
Coco – Friday, August 3, 2018
Wreck-It Ralph – Friday, August 17, 2018
The Lion King – Friday, August 31, 2018
10. 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.
11. RESIDENT ADS
TOP QUALITY FURNITURE FOR SALE
Please contact us at rstagg1@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing any of the following top quality furniture from our home. Photos are attached.
- Mortise & Tenon dining room table. 96″x 42 1/2″. Excellent condition. $950.
- Mortise & Tenon matching living room/library chairs, gold jacquard fabric. Pristine condition. $350 for the pair.
- Palecek dining chairs. 4 matching chairs. Excellent condition. $600 for the set.
- Red love seat. Some fading in back. Otherwise, excellent condition. $300.
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BEL AIR JEWISH PRESCHOOL
My children attended this preschool and I highly recommend it:
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.