HOLMBY NEWS
March 29, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Tree Planting Event – This Saturday
2. Seeking New HWPOA Board Members
3. “No on Hilgard High Rise” – Lawn Signs Available
4. LAPD Alert – Car Key Fobs
5. Westwood Library – April Happenings
6. Lawn Bowling at Holmby Park
7. Dockless Scooters – Parking & Reporting
8. News from the Mayor’s Office
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. TREE PLANTING EVENT – THIS SATURDAY
PARKWAY TREE PLANTING
Malcolm and Manning Avenues
Saturday, March 30th
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Come show your support to your
Holmby Westwood Green Team
808 Malcolm Avenue
TreePeople Founder Andy Lipkis will join us to celebrate our 26 new parkway trees and their benefit to our neighborhood and the city.
Come learn how to plant and care for your parkway trees.
Meet your neighbors and have fun!
2. SEEKING NEW HWPOA BOARD MEMBERS
Join the Board of Directors of
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
The HWPOA Board is seeking Holmby Westwood residents to volunteer to serve as a Director for 1 year. We usually meet on the second Tuesday of every month except for August and December. We ask only that you be a financially current member of the Association for the past 2 years and have an interest in maintaining and improving the quality of life we have all come to know and enjoy.
You will work with many neighbors who serve on the Board, some who have served for many years. This is a way to help your community, to work with city officials and departments, to plan events, and to support the protections in place today.
The Holmby Westwood community is over 80 years old and preservation, livability, and schools are key to its residential value. Serving on our Board of Directors is a way to safeguard one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime.
We want the next generation to be able to carry on what we have fought to protect for these many years. Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association is a highly respected association throughout the city and, with your involvement, we hope that will continue indefinitely.
Our meetings are held at Belmont Village, Wilshire at Warner Ave., at 7:30 PM. Our committees include: Security, Parkway Tree Green Team, Traffic, Holmby Park, Architectural Supervising Committee, 4th of July event, Filming (in the neighborhood), WLAPD liaison and more.
You will have an extremely worthwhile experience while giving back to a community that has remained highly desirable for many years. That did not happen accidentally. It happened with a commitment from hundreds of our neighbors over 80 years!
Please, contact Dana Glenn, our Office Manager, and let her know that you want to join our Board. Send an email to hwpoa@aol.com or call (310) 470-1785 to contact Dana. The deadline for submissions is April 8. We look forward to hearing from you!!
Many thanks,
Your HWPOA Board of Directors
3. “NO ON HILGARD HIGH RISE” – LAWN SIGNS AVAILABLE
DUE to popular demand– get your Hilgard lawn signs today!
A new batch of “No on Hilgard High Rise” lawn signs has arrived. Please email if you would like one.
Email: emagna@msn.com
Website – https://savehilgardavenue.com/
4. LAPD ALERT – CAR KEY FOBS
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE FOBS OR KEYS IN YOUR CARS!!!
The West Los Angeles Area Auto Detectives advise that at present, the average for vehicles stolen from the West Los Angeles Area, and ultimately recovered, which have the fobs or keys left within the vehicle is well over 40%. Nearly HALF!!! In fact, a few weeks ago, we experienced a trend wherein 100% of the cars stolen in a one week period from the West LA Area involved victims who left their fobs or keys within their cars.
Some of victims are most adamant about not having done so, and yet when we recover the car– often in other parts of the City– the fobs or keys are within the vehicle (mind you, fobs are NOT easy to duplicate).
If you don’t make the foolish habit of doing this, we commend you. But please know that this practice still affects you and your family’s safety. Criminals coming into our community and finding cars to steal (or to break into) with ease only brings more opportunistic criminals roaming our streets.
Keep in mind that these criminals conduct ‘Door Checking’ in which they walk our streets, enter our parking lots and garages and tug on the door handles. If it opens, they know the fobs are likely somewhere in the vehicle. They push the start button and they’re off!!
Lastly, during the warmer months, criminals KNOW and take advantage of people who leave their keys on their tires when parked at the beach or park or trail head. Don’t do that.
We owe it to each other to live a responsible Big City Smarts kind of life. The West Los Angeles Area is a beautiful, safe community and sometimes it’s easy to forget that we are still part of a huge metropolis, and all that goes with it.
Talk to your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members about this too!
Important Telephone Numbers
EMERGENCY CALL 911
CITY-WIDE DIRECTORY 311
NON EMERGENCY 1-877-ASKLAPD
For additional Crime Prevention information, Log on: www.lapdonline.org
Support the LA Police Foundation: www.lapolicefoundation.org
5. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – APRIL HAPPENINGS
The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:
- Popcorn and a Movie! A Star is Born (2018)
- Transform Your Life Through Meditation
- Puppet Show – The Splashy Sea Saga of Sailor Sam
- Pop-Up Book Sale – Saturday, April 6
- Apollo 11 – Pieces from the Space Age
- Guitar Concert – Hugo Nogueira
For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood
6. LAWN BOWLING AT HOLMBY PARK
Retiring? Retired? Have you ever thought about doing something exciting in your ‘Golden Years’ in your own neighborhood? Why do not try lawn bowling at beautiful Holmby Park? Our free Introductory Class is specially organized for residents of the Holmby Hills – Westwood area.
Where: Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club
When: Saturday, March 30 at 10 AM
Cost: FREE for HWPOA residents and one guest
Contact or RSVP:
Dr. Michael Litwin
310.441.9945, or michaellitwin@mac.com
Map and more info: www.losangeleslawnbowling.com
A healthy, open air sport, with like-minded people in a beautiful park. If you are interested, but the time is inconvenient, give a call to ‘Dr. Mike’.
7. DOCKLESS SCOOTERS – PARKING & REPORTING
It is illegal for dockless scooters to be parked:
- In front of driveways, crosswalks, and transit stops
- Near ADA access ramps
- Near utilities (such as fire hydrants)
- Along color curbs (such as Accessible Parking Zones-blue and Loading Zones-yellow)
- On landscaped areas or grass
- On sidewalks less than 3 feet wide
- and they must leave at least 6 feet of sidewalk space for pedestrians and persons with disabilities
More info at: https://ladot.io/programs/dockless/
You can report improperly parked scooters (or other dockless vehicles like e-bikes) that are improperly parked to MyLA311. How to make a report:
- Phone 3-1-1 from any landline or mobile phone in the LA area (if calling from outside the City, dial (213) 473-3231 or call (213) 473-5990 for TDD. Phone hours are 8 am – 4:45 pm daily. Tell the customer service representative that you’d like to report an abandoned or badly parked dockless vehicle.
- Visit the MyLA311 website at https://www.lacity.org/myla311-service-request; click the link to the Service Request Form; then select “Dockless Mobility Enforcement” in the Transportation section of the MyLA311 service request list.
- Use the MyLA311 mobile app for Android or iOS and select “Dockless Mobility Enforcement” in the Transportation section of the service request list. The app is available on the Google Play store, the Apple App store, and on the 311 website linked above.
8. NEWS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
Recent Announcements from the Mayor:
- Mayor Garcetti and Los Angeles World Airports broke ground at LAX Airport on the Automated People Mover (APM), a train which will connect travelers directly to airport terminals and create new and convenient locations for passenger pick-up and drop-off outside the Central Terminal Area. Learn more here.
. - Mayor Garcetti took a powerful step forward in L.A.’s movement toward renewable energy, announcing that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will not repower three coastal natural-gas power plants. Learn more here.
. - Mayor Garcetti announced that L.A. will recycle 100% of its wastewater by 2035 — a major step to expand water recycling and reduce reliance on imported water. Learn more here.
Resources and Opportunities:
Volunteer Activities and Info Fair: In recognition of National Volunteer Month, VolunteerLA is hosting volunteer activities and an info fair with nonprofit partners and City departments. The event is April 9th from 11 am – 2 pm at Los Angeles City Hall. Stop by for a few minutes to learn more about our work and contribute to our hands-on service activity. For more information, email mayor.volunteer@lacity.org.
Pothole Blitz: A pothole blitz is underway across Los Angeles. City crews are working overtime to repair our roads after the recent storms. Read about it here. To report one near you, call 311 or download the MyLA311 app.
Westwood Homeless Connect Day: Connect Days bring together service providers, community partners, governmental agencies, and dedicated volunteers to help individuals experiencing homelessness access a wide array of services. We invite you to volunteer at the Westwood Homeless Connect Day on April 24th, between 10 am and 2 pm, at the Westwood Recreation Center. To sign up to volunteer, email ami.fields-meyer@lacity.org
9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
West Los Angeles Symphony – Sunday, April 7 at 7:00 PM at UCLA Royce Hall. The West Los Angeles Symphony presents world-class conductors and soloists free of charge to the greater Los Angeles community. The mission of the all-professional orchestra is to provide an outstanding live concert experience in order to promote the love of classical music. Our audience ranges from the most sophisticated music listeners to those who ordinarily would not be able to afford to attend a concert of this quality.
27th Anniversary Concert
“The Marvelous Mr. Mendelssohn”
Lot 2, on the eastern edge of campus is the designated parking lot. UCLA parking rate $12 cash.
For more information, please call (310) 873-7777. This concert is presented in cooperation with UCLA Performing Arts.
FOR NEW PARKING INFORMATION, please see our website www.wlasymphony.com
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*
NEXT MEETING – APRIL 9
- 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.