HOLMBY NEWS
October 5, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. Dockless Scooters on Sidewalks
3. Home Sharing Ordinance in Flux
4. Metro Bike Share & TAP Cards
5. Los Angeles Police Museum Tour
6. Register to Vote
7. L.A. Sanitation & Environment Roadshow
8. Fall Festivals & Halloween Events
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING
On Tuesday, October 9 at 8:00 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting at Belmont Village, 10475 Wilshire Blvd. Please click here to see the agenda.
Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend. Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.
2. DOCKLESS SCOOTERS ON SIDEWALKS
Councilmember Paul Koretz recently made the following motion to City Council:
On September 28, 2018, the City Council approved an ordinance to implement Dockless On-Demand Personal Mobility Rules and Guidelines to govern and permit the operation of bicycles, electric bicycles, and electric scooters in the City.
Both the City’s regulations and the California Vehicle Code Section 21235 clearly prohibit scooter riding on the sidewalk, except as may be necessary to enter or leave adjacent property. This restriction, however, is often unknown to scooter riders and has led to numerous accidents. The City should take strong steps to keep scooter riders off of sidewalks to reduce this hazard for pedestrians.
I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council instruct the Department of Transportation to fabricate and install signs, at the request of any Council office, that clearly display the prohibition of riding a scooter on a City sidewalk.
3. HOME SHARING ORDINANCE IN FLUX
On September 13th, the City Planning Commission (CPC) approved a revised version of the long-awaited Home Sharing Ordinance that immediately began creating an uproar among community activists who’ve been working on this law for three years.
Going against decisions made back in June by the City Council, the Commission revised the ordinance to allow for short-term rental hosts to be able to apply to extend the number of days they can host short-term renters to as many as 365 a year, up from 240. They also voted to allow tenants in Rent Stabilized apartments to host short-term renters for up to 120 days a year. The latter eliminates a total prohibition on short-term rentals in rent-controlled units written into every draft of this ordinance since the process began. And Councilmember Koretz’s proposal to define “full-time residency” as 11 months a year instead of 6 months a year also wasn’t included in the CPC decision.
Councilmember Koretz and several other Councilmembers already have expressed their opposition to these changes and have indicated they will try to make amendments when the Home Sharing Ordinance comes back to Council in the coming weeks.
4. METRO BIKE SHARE & TAP CARDS
Metro Bike Share accounts are now managed through TAP, the system you already use for Metro Bus and Rail, and municipal bus fare payments. If you are familiar with TAP, you may also notice a change on that website this weekend. Metro Bike Share joins TAP as the fare collection platform brings its new account system, TAP Wallet, online. These changes will help riders more seamlessly access transportation services they already use by managing those services in one place. The addition of the new TAP Wallet umbrella account positions Metro Bike Share and all programs on TAP for exciting new features.
Metro Bike Share will continue to operate normally, but new accounts will all be in TAP Wallet. Existing Metro Bike Share riders will eventually need to transition out of the current system, so to make the transition easier we are offering all new and existing riders a free Monthly Pass with promo code BIKESONTAP.*
In addition, Metro Bike Share has launched a new Annual Pass for $150 per year ($12.50 a month) – a 26% discount off the standard monthly rate.
Ready to get a TAP account? Head to bikeshare.metro.net to use promo code BIKESONTAP for a free Monthly Pass and get riding!
5. LOS ANGELES POLICE MUSEUM TOUR
Members of the public are invited to join the West LA Community Police Advisory Board (CPAB) on a tour of the Los Angeles Police Museum.
LOS ANGELES POLICE MUSEUM TOUR
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27, 2018
11:00pm – 3:00pm
The mission of the Los Angeles Police Museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the history of the Los Angeles Police Department. The nation’s preeminent Police Museum, the LA Police Museum, shares LAPD’s rich history including an engaging audio tour and numerous fascinating exhibits! The Museum is located in the old Highland Park Police Station. Admission price now includes a ‘New’ Audio Tour. Come walk a footbeat through the Los Angeles Police Department history.
TOUR INFO: We will meet at the WLA Community Police Station (1663 Butler Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. 90025) at 11:00am for transportation to the museum. Children are welcome as well as friends and family. This an Admission event, $9.00 for adults, $8.00 for seniors (62+) and children under 12 are free.
To make sure we have adequate transportation you must R.S.V.P. to one of the following:
- Robert A. Ringler (310) 365-5723, ringler@mac.com
- Officer Phu A. Ha, (310) 444-0730, 30432@lapd.online
Questions contact:
Robert A. Ringler, Co-Chair – Mobile- (310) 365-5723
Email: – ringler@mac.com
6. REGISTER TO VOTE
Election Day is on November 6, 2018. In California, the deadline to register to vote is October 22. To register online or for more information, please click here:
7. L.A. SANITATION & ENVIRONMENT ROADSHOW
Dear Residents,
We have been working on ways to better serve you. We worry that not everyone knows about all the wonderful services we offer. We worry that you have unanswered questions or frustrations with our services. We worry about connecting with residents and the quality of our customer service. This is how the idea for our roadshow was born. We want to bring our team to your neighborhood, where we can talk about what’s affecting your communities, hear your feedback, and make positive changes.
Please take a look at our attached video, which outlines some of our services. We hope you can join us for some of the upcoming tours and meetings. They’re all listed on our website at www.lacitysan.org/roadshow. Please note that RSVP is required and space is limited. We look forward to seeing you soon!
In the meantime, you can reach our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489 and you can make service requests using the MyLA311 app.
8. FALL FESTIVALS & HALLOWEEN EVENTS
SPA Under the Big Top – October 12-14, 2018 at St. Paul the Apostle School (1536 Selby Ave.) See flyer for hours. Games, food, carnival rides and more! Flyer – SPA Under the Big Top
Fairburn Elementary School Annual Fall Festival – October 20, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the Fairburn schoolyard. Bouncy Houses, carnival games, cookie decorating, pumpkins galore and so much more!
Warner Ave. School Halloween Haunt – Sunday, October 28 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Carnival games, inflatables, arts & crafts, Haunted House and more!
Westwood Recreation Center’s “Incredible Halloween” – Saturday, October 27 from 4-8:00 pm.
9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Free Concert: Fiato String Quartet – Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 2:30 PM. Join us for an adventurous program of music and voice that juxtaposes selections from the late 18th and early 20th centuries — featuring Westwood Library Quartet in Residence, the FIATO STRING QUARTET, in concert with guest British mezzo-soprano JESSIE SHULMAN.
- Samuel Barber – Dover Beach, Op. 3, with Ms. Shulman
- Joseph Haydn – Quartet in B flat major, Op. 76, no. 4 (“Sunrise”)
- Ottorino Respighi – Il Tramonto (“The Sunset”), with Ms. Shulman
Hammer Museum – Current programming includes:
- Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965–2016
- Yoga for Little Activists
- Aruna D’Souza & Tomashi Jackson
Click here to see a list of weekly programs and exhibitions: Hammer Museum
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.