HOLMBY NEWS
June 7, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. Century City Road Closure this Weekend
3. LAPD Crime Report
4. Classic Car Needed for July 4th Parade
5. LADWP Power Upgrade Project
6. Westwood Neighborhood Council Election
7. Holmby Westwood Green Team Workshop
8. Westwood Rec. Summer Camp – Meet & Greet
9. UCLA Commencement
10. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
11. Upcoming Community Events
12. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
13. Resident Ads
14. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING
On Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30 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. CENTURY CITY ROAD CLOSURE THIS WEEKEND
Traffic / Road Closure Alert:
Southbound Avenue of the Stars will be closed starting this Friday, June 7 and will be reopened by 6:00 a.m. on Monday, June 10.
This closure will be for the removal of the tower crane for the new Century Plaza Hotel. Northbound access on Avenue of the Stars will remain open throughout the southbound closure. Constellation between Century Park West and Avenue of the Stars will also remain open.
3. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 190810589
1000 BLOCK WESTHOLME AV | 5/31/2019 @ 10:00 PM
Prevent Car Break-Ins!
Lock It. Hide It. Keep It.
4. CLASSIC CAR NEEDED FOR JULY 4th PARADE
HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic!
Thursday, July 4th
10:00 am Parade start at Warner Avenue
Do you own or have access to a classic, vintage or cool-looking car? HWPOA is looking for a special car to lead the parade on July 4th. Owner may drive their own car with a passenger Grand Marshall as they lead the parade from Warner Ave. School to Holmby Park.
If you have any ideas, please contact Esther Magna, Parade Chair at emagna@msn.com. Thank you!
5. LADWP POWER UPGRADE PROJECT
Hello Little Holmby residents,
As you may know, LADWP is planning construction to add more circuits that will increase electric capacity in the greater Bel Air/Holmby Westwood area. This is a much-needed upgrade that will improve reliability in the Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Westwood, and Holmby Hills neighborhoods.
Construction on Sunset Blvd will begin Tuesday June 18, 2019 at 9:00am.
A few reminders:
- Construction hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 3:30pm and Saturday 8:00am through 6:00pm.
- You can expect to see crews working primarily in the middle two lanes on Sunset Blvd.
- During construction, at least one lane will be open in each direction to maintain both eastbound and westbound traffic flow.
- At the end of each work day, all lanes will be reopened to traffic.
Crews will be working simultaneously at the following locations:
- Sunset between the 405 Freeway and Bellagio Rd. Crews will begin work near the 405, working about 500 feet at a time and progressing eastward toward Bellagio Rd.
- Sunset between S. Beverly Glen Blvd. and Carolwood Dr.
Click here for the updated fact sheet.
Thank you,
Deborah Hong
Senior Public Relations Specialist
Communications, Media & Community Affairs
(213) 367-5204
6. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ELECTION
Election results were posted on Tuesday for the WWNC. It was a great turn-out with approximately 1150 voters who arrived at Belmont Village to support the Team Westwood or Westwood 2020 slate. This was an especially important election as the newly elected Council will shape the next 4 years of Westwood as opposed to the previous council whose term was 2 years.
A huge thank you to those who showed up on election day! Your commitment to preserving our community is important!
Congratulations to the winners! See election results below. Scroll to the last council listed, Westwood NC:
Neighborhood Council Election Results
7. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM WORKSHOP
Please join The HW Green Team for a FREE TreePeople Tree Care Team Training Workshop in Holmby Westwood, Saturday, June 29 from 9 AM to Noon, 801 Malcolm Avenue.
In this lively and informative morning, TreePeople Lead ISA Certified Arborist Linda Eremita will help us learn to take care of our street trees.
This workshop is for all neighbors interested in the health of our trees. The focus of this Green Team/TreePeople workshop is on newly-planted trees.
When you walk your dog, take your after-dinner stroll, or even drive by on your way to somewhere else, you will be much more aware and will notice change and needs in our trees. Join the Holmby Westwood Green Team as “Eyes on our Street Trees.”
Please Sign Up by Email by June 25:
Holmby Westwood Green Team
Marnie Bodek: mossbodek@msn.com
Kathryn Welch Howe: khowe.kwh@gmail.com
8. WESTWOOD REC. SUMMER CAMP – MEET & GREET
Westwood Recreation Center
CAMP W
MEET & GREET ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Saturday, June 8th
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Come meet the directors, counselors & other campers! Short introduction to camp, camp games & ICE CREAM. You can also register for camp & purchase camp shirts for $5 dollars on this day only!
Gymnastics Camp – Day Camp – Sports – Field Trips
CLICK HERE for more information about Camp W at Westwood Rec. Center.
9. UCLA COMMENCEMENT
UCLA Commencement will take place next weekend (June 14-16). Parking and traffic in Westwood may be heavier than usual. For additional information, please click here:
https://commencement.ucla.edu/
Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
10. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES
Netflix will be holding the premiere of “Murder Mystery”, at 7:30 PM on Monday, June 10, 2019 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.
11. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Sarah Lucas Exhibition Opening Celebration – Saturday, June 8, 8–11 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Join us to celebrate the opening of Sarah Lucas: Au Naturel. Over the last 30 years, Lucas has created a distinctive and provocative body of work that subverts traditional notions of gender, sexuality, and identity. This is the first American survey of one of the UK’s most influential artists.
Free and open to the public, with food trucks, cash bar, and live music all night. Click here to RSVP and for more information.
DTLA Donut Fest – Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Union Station (in downtown LA). Attention fans of sugary fried rings of deliciousness! California’s largest donut festival returns to Union Station! Participants in DTLA Donut Fest include: Voodoo Doughnut, Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, Dōnatsu, Dot & Dough, DK’s Donuts & Bakery, Fat Uncle Farms, Dream Donut Truck…and more!
For those who need a break from sugar, there will also be breakfast burritos, tacos and breakfast sandwiches available at The Rooster Truck. The Donut Worry Be Happy activities area will feature baking demonstrations from celebrity baker Jane Soudah, along with donut-themed arts and crafts. And to help you calm down after the sugar high, try a Find Your Center yoga workshop hosted by Mockingbird Yoga.
Admission to DTLA Donut Fest is $5 online. Tickets are available here. Admission is $7 at the door. Kids 12 and under are free. For more information, visit unionstationla.com.
Swing Band Pre-July 4th Concert – Sunday, June 23 at 2:30 PM at Westwood Library (1246 Glendon Ave.). Join us for the first concert in the 2019 Season of our popular FREE Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring the virtuoso SWING BAND of the LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT BAND, with a terrific pre-Independence Day concert. We’ll be upstairs in the library on a Sunday afternoon when the library is not open for regular business.
The LAPD BAND’s 17-person SWING BAND, under the baton of Maestro Richard Allen, will be accompanied by singers for a fabulous program of American popular music from the World War II era — in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day this June. Don’t miss this lively pre-Fourth of July celebration. Fun for your whole family!
Admission is FREE, with FREE parking at the library. Library garage and doors open at 2 PM. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission. After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by FELLOW Restaurant and the Friends of Westwood Library.
Download the flyer at: LAPD Swing Band Concert Flyer.
12. 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 lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will 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.
13. RESIDENT ADS
HELP WANTED – HOUSEKEEPER
We are looking for someone to clean our house twice a week. Must speak English. Please contact Carrie at (310) 480-3060. Thank you.
14. 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 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.