HOLMBY NEWS
November 16, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Register for Emergency Alerts
2. Mail Theft – How to File a Complaint
3. Disabled Parking Placard Abuse
4. L.A. Animal Services Needs Your Help
5. West L.A. Little League – Register Now
6. Free Bulky Item Drop-Off Event
7. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
8. Toy & Book Drive -Donations Welcome
9. Teen Internship Program
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
12. Resident Ads
13. HWPOA Contact Information
1. REGISTER FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS
NotifyLA
The City of Los Angeles uses NotifyLA to share critical emergency information with the public. NotifyLA is used to alert residents of things like evacuation orders, severe weather alerts, shelter-in-place, and more.
Sign up today for text, voice and/or email alerts. Visit http://emergency.lacity.org/notifyla to register.
Ready LA and Ready, Set, Go!
Visit http://ReadyLA and Ready, Set, Go! for escape plans for you and your family and pets in order to be prepared to go if evacuation orders come your way.
Or text the word READY to 888777 for emergency updates sent directly to your phone.
2. MAIL THEFT – HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT
During the holiday season, mail and package thefts increase everywhere. Outgoing mail SHOULD NEVER be left in an unsecured mail box. Mail theft should be reported to the USPS Inspection Service as follows:
File a Mail Theft Complaint:
- Online – https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/MailFraud/fraudschemes/mailtheft/ReportMailTheft.aspx
- If you prefer to file your complaint over the phone, please call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).
The Postal Inspection Service will contact you only if more information is needed. We gather data on mail-related crime to determine whether a violation has occurred. While we can’t guarantee we can recover lost money or items, your information can help alert Postal Inspectors to problem areas and possibly prevent others from being victimized. Inspectors base their investigations on the number, substance and pattern of complaints.
Please report problems with mail delivery or service to the U.S. Postal Service.
3. DISABLED PARKING PLACARD ABUSE
Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 109 people misusing disabled person parking placards during 21 enforcement operations in October across California. Offenders had their placard confiscated and face fines that range from $250 to $1,000.
The DMV holds as many as 24 enforcement operations each month throughout the state targeted at curbing disabled person parking placard abuse. Since July 1, 2018, DMV investigators have verified 6,957 disabled person parking placards and found 749 being misused.
Anyone who suspects a person might be misusing a disabled person placard is urged to report it using an online complaint form or by contacting a local DMV Investigations office. Submissions are confidential. It is important to note that some qualifying disabilities are not visually apparent and allegations of misuse might be unfounded.
4. L.A. ANIMAL SERVICES NEEDS YOUR HELP
URGENT – L.A. Animal Services Needs Adopters and Fosters due to Ongoing Fires
If you are able and willing to adopt or foster animals, please go to the closest LA City Animal Services Center to help create life-saving space during the high winds and fires currently affecting Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, and the western part of Los Angeles County. This is an EMERGENCY!
http://www.laanimalservices.com/shelters/
Animal Services is taking in evacuated LA county animals at their East Valley, West Valley and West Los Angeles shelters.
Again, if you can adopt or foster, please go to the closest LA City Animal Service Center to help create life-saving space.
5. WEST L.A. LITTLE LEAGUE – REGISTER NOW
Register Now for West L.A. Little League’s Spring 2019 Little League Baseball and Softball Season!
- Register by November 18th to receive a $30 early bird discount!
- Registration is expected to reach capacity and close by or before late December, so don’t wait to register!
- We offer two T-Ball and Coach Pitch baseball sessions. Sign up for either, or both!
- Our Girls Softball program is for girls ages 6 thru 12 (age as of December 31, 2018). We have a Coach Pitch option for younger girls as well as Minor and Major (player pitch) divisions. We will also have free clinics with professional instruction throughout the season.
Sign up NOW at:
www.WLALL.org
6. FREE BULKY ITEM DROP-OFF EVENT
It’s time again to clean out those garages and attics! LA Sanitation will be accepting bulky items from City residents on Saturday, November 17 from 8am to 4:30pm. Furniture, carpet, yard trimmings, shelving, and wood will be accepted. Please visit the flyer at www.lacitysan.org/bulky for more information.
Location:
2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles
Please don’t hesitate to contact our 24-hour Customer Care Center for any sanitation-related concerns. 1-800-773-2489
7. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES
There are several premieres coming up in Westwood, which will involve various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue:
The Favourite – Friday, November 16, 2018
Fox Searchlight will be holding the Premiere of “The Favourite”, at 7:30 PM on Friday, November16th, 2018 at the Bruin Theater, located at 948 Broxton Avenue in Westwood.
Christmas Chronicles – Sunday, November 18, 2018
Netflix will be holding the Premiere of “Christmas Chronicles”, at 12:00 PM on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Bruin Theater, located at 948 Broxton Avenue in Westwood.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of these events, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.
8. TOY & BOOK DRIVE – DONATIONS WELCOME
Bring a gift and a smile to children in need this holiday season!
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is holding a toy and book drive this month. Check out their Amazon Wish List at http://bit.ly/JFedToyDrive and donate straight from there!
9. TEEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
If you know a teen looking to acquire real-world skills and make an impact in the Jewish community — and earn a paycheck — have them apply to The Jewish Federation’s Community Internship Program!
This paid internship is open to current high school sophomores and juniors and runs from June 14-July 12, 2019. It affords teens the opportunity to hone their professional and leadership skills, contribute to organizations that support and strengthen our community, and gain valuable insight from knowledgeable and experienced mentors — all while they learn about the breadth of our Jewish community.
Applications are due Friday, January 18, 2019. Limited spots are available, and letters of recommendation are required.
For more information, please e-mail LAJTI@JewishLA.org.
10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century – Sunday, November 18 at 2:00 PM at the Hammer Museum. Erwin Chemerinsky’s We the People is a progressive guide to recognizing the power and promise of the Preamble and the Constitution to protect and defend individual human rights and liberties. Chemerinsky, a UC Berkeley dean and respected legal scholar, is joined by UCLA law professor and constitutional scholar Devon Carbado to discuss how to continue fighting for democratic rule, effective government, justice, liberty, and equality. Click here for more information.
Thanksgiving Break Golf Camp – November 19-21. If your child is lucky enough to take the week off from school, TGA has the perfect camp to burn off their energy and clear space for Thanksgiving dinner! Join us for a 3 day golf camp at Holmby Hills. Experienced players can join the travel camp where they will visit Rancho Park, Penmar, and an indoor simulator in Santa Monica. All transportation is provided by TGA.
Thanksgiving Break Golf Camp
Nov. 19 – 21 (Mon – Wed)
9:00a – 3:00p
Day camp ($250) – Ages 5+
Travel camp ($300) – Ages 8+
PLATO Society Colloquium – November 29, 2018 at the Skirball Cultural Center (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.) . The PLATO Society of Los Angeles organizes seven colloquiums a year where distinguished scholars, journalists, public figures and other professionals address a topic of wide interest. The speaker at this event will be Dan Schnur, Professor at USC’s Annenberg School of Communications and his topic is:
The 2018 Midterms:
Sorting through the results and what it means going forward.
The program is from 1:30-3:00 in the Magnin Auditorium. Complimentary coffee and cookies are available from 12:45. This event is open to the Public. Admission and parking are free.
11. 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.
12. RESIDENT ADS
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
Housekeeper Available – Westwood / West LA. Speaks some English. Please contact 213.471.5434
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LESLEY WOLMAN (HWPOA RESIDENT) CABARET SHOW
Lesley Wolman, HWPOA resident, is a singer/actress whose latest cabaret show is “The Great Canadian Songbook.” Backed by the Michael Asher Quintet, the show celebrates the music of great Canadian artists such as Joni Mitchell, K.D. Lang, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen and Celine Dion, to name a few.
Joni Mitchell is Canadian…..so are Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, KD Lang and Michael Bublé….find out who else is a Canuck, eh?
November 17 – 8 PM
November 18 – 4 PM
PICO PLAYHOUSE
10508 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Tickets $35
www.brownpapertickets.com
13. 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 – JANUARY TBD
- 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 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.