HOLMBY NEWS
June 28, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Party
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Holmby Westwood Green Team Workshop
4. Food Trucks at Holmby Park Events
5. Home-Sharing Ordinance – Register with City
6. Westwood Village: Call for Artists
7. Guide to Fireworks Shows
8. July 4th Dog and Pet Safety
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA’S 4th OF JULY PARADE & PARTY
HWPOA’s Annual 4th of July Parade & Party
Next Thursday!
Food – Music – Bouncers – Arts & Crafts
and much more!
Decorate your scooters and wagons, your kids and grandkids, and your homes, especially if you’re along the Loring/ Comstock parade route! Celebrate the holiday and the treasure of a neighborhood we live in together.
We will kick off at
10:00 am on Thursday, July 4th
at Warner Ave. School (on Loring at Holmby)
Party to follow at Holmby Park!
Be sure to thank our sponsors who are spending their holiday with our neighborhood:
- ACS Security: Hot dog grilling
- UCLA Health: Our Platinum Sponsor
- City Target: Lemonade and Tattoos
- Chris Fernicola of Kringle Displays: Making Creativity Visual – The July 4th decorations in Holmby Park are designed and installed by Chris Fernicola, owner of Kringle Displays Los Angeles. For more information, Chris can be reached at Kringle6221@gmail.com
- Play TGA Golf: Kids golf activities
Our local Realtors, each have sponsored the awesome kids activities:
- The “Jordana Leigh” Speed Obstacle Course
- The “Jane Gavens” Arts and Crafts Tent
- The “Jim Bremner” Mega Obstacle Course
- The “Larry Young” Toddler Amusement Park
- The “Mark Rogo” DJ Booth to fill the park with jamming music
- The “Caron Schwartz” Cookie Tent
City Councilmember Paul Koretz is our Grand Marshal and will lead the parade in a 1950s Corvette.
Note that parents/grandparents are asked to supervise kids to the extent possible, as we will not provide paid or volunteer supervision for the kids activities. This is a free community event, so let’s all enjoy safely and festively together.
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY – ATTEMPTED
Incident #: 190811793
700 BLOCK MALCOLM AV | 6/26/2019 @ 2:25 PM
From the LAPD in regard to the above incident:
A woman, alone at home, heard a smashing of her rear window. A Male, Black suspect, clean cut, in his 20’s, tall, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt was attempting to get in by using a hammer. He obviously did not expect to see anyone home so when he saw her he fled. The officers canvassed the area for the suspect but had negative results. She was not injured. No property taken. An attempt burglary report was taken.
LAPD SECURITY ADVICE:
Summer is here. And although we are currently considerably down in crime, we certainly want to keep it that way. The biggest challenge to that reduction is happening NOW. Historically, summertime results in a spike period for criminal activity throughout the City. Windows are left open more often, vacations and getaways are happening, kids are out of school (including the bad ones), and the longer, warmer, lazy days of summer seem to go hand in hand with an increased degree of complacency.
So, while crime is, in fact, down, we still need to stay vigilant with our home and vehicle security, especially now.
Recently, I watched a surveillance video of a car theft at a home in Brentwood. As I watched the video, like I’ve watched hundreds of comparable videos over the years, it still managed to elicit in me a degree of wonder and awe at the audacity and brazenness of the thieves.
And then a thought occurred to me: we really should be sharing these videos with each other, among the community-to bring it home, to make folks really believe and fully understand that while they’re asleep in their beds, or at work during the day, burglars and thieves are always, always, out there, at their jobs, doing what they do best. For this reason, I encourage this practice of sharing, not just with the LAPD, but with one another.
To watch a hooded suspect scale your (or your neighbor’s) fence and then to rummage through your belongings is an eye-opening and unsettling experience, to say the least. It WILL make you live your life a bit differently. It WILL make you more cautious and careful about securing your homes and to never leave anything visible behind in your car. This is a lesson you don’t want your family to have to learn the hard way.
All the best,
Officer Maria Gray
3. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM WORKSHOP
DON’T’ FORGET –
THIS SATURDAY TREE CARE WORKSHOP!!
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT TO LEARN ABOUT CARING FOR YOUR TREES!!
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 today or Show up Saturday morning.
Holmby Westwood Green Team
Marnie Bodek: mossbodek@msn.com
Kathryn Welch Howe: khowe.kwh@gmail.com
4. FOOD TRUCKS AT HOLMBY PARK EVENTS
Parking large vehicles such as food trucks around Holmby Park is prohibited (according to the sign below). Most of the daily “lunch trucks” have moved down the street as a result of the new parking rules. However, we are now seeing some food trucks parked in their place as they have been hired by park users for parties and other events.
If you are hosting an event at the park, please do not hire a food truck to feed your guests. It is illegal for the trucks to park there. Thank you.
5. HOME-SHARING ORDINANCE – REGISTER WITH CITY
Interested Parties:
The City’s Home-Sharing Ordinance was adopted in December 2018 and will be active beginning July 1, 2019. The ordinance requires hosts who wish to engage in short-term rentals to register with the City and post their registration number on all advertisements.
The City’s Home-Sharing Registration Portal will be available for hosts to begin registering this coming Monday, July 1, 2019. Hosts who are currently operating will have until October 31, 2019, to register before the City begins taking enforcement measures. Hosts can register at any time during the July 1 to October 31, 2019 period.
If you are interested in receiving ongoing updates about the Home-Sharing Program, including information on how to register, please sign up to the mailing list HERE.
Information on the registration process, including details on eligibility criteria and required documentation, is available on the Department of City Planning’s website.
6. WESTWOOD VILLAGE: CALL FOR ARTISTS
Let us put you on the map! The WVIA is seeking submissions from an LA artist to create artwork for the Westwood Village Map + Directory!
The chosen artist will receive a Dinner For Two at Broxton Brewery & Public House and a One Night Stay at the W Hotel!
Artwork must be original and Westwood Village inspired. Let our rich history and even brighter future be your muse. Mediums may include Paintings, Illustrations, Photography, and/or Collage.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 AT 5PM
Entries made after the time and date will not be considered.
For guidelines and digital assets, please visit: Call for Artists – Westwood Village.
Questions? Contact Megan Furey at Megan@thewestwoodvillage.com or call 310-470-1812.
7. GUIDE TO FIREWORKS SHOWS
From the Westwood-Century City Patch:
Looking for Independence Day celebrations in your area? Check out Patch’s annual event guide with details to the 2019 hometown happenings throughout Greater Los Angeles.
Find an event near you, don your red, white and blue, and Happy Fourth of July 2019!
Please note dates as not all events occur on Thursday, July 4, and double-check with event organizers to confirm times and locations in case activities were updated or changed since posted.
In addition (not listed in the above guide):
Celebrate America at Santa Monica College
Independence Day Celebration
June 29 at 5 p.m.
Live Music and Fireworks!
Come Picnic on Corsair Field
SMC’s Independence Day Celebration—the biggest, most sensational patriotic community event on the Westside!
Bring your family and friends to SMC for a star-spangled salute to our nation’s independence. Come early, picnic on the lawn, enjoy continuous entertainment and special exhibits (with plenty of refreshments available for purchase), and cap off the evening with a spectacular fireworks salute to America. Click here for more information.
8. JULY 4th DOG AND PET SAFETY
Fireworks, picnics and other Fourth of July traditions can be great fun for people; but all of the festivities can be frightening and even dangerous for animals. Noisy fireworks and other celebrations can startle animals and cause them to run away; holiday foods can be unhealthy; summer heat and travel can be dangerous; and potentially dangerous debris can end up lying on the ground where pets can eat or play with it.
Whether or not you’re planning your own Independence Day celebration, it’s important to take precautions to keep your pets safe both during and after the July 4th festivities.
For a complete list of pet safety tips, please click here:
9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
L.A. Sanitation Open House (aka Garbage Truck Day) – Saturday, June 29 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the West L.A. District Yard located at 2027 Stoner. Come join the dynamic duo “Mr. Recycle” and sidekick “Robo Blue” as they jump into action to serve family fun, food and prizes for kids.
The Open House will feature trash trucks and equipment demonstrations in addition to facility tours, information booths, recycling games, and refreshments. There is no charge for admission and all ages are welcome, but we do request that pets be left at home for safety. Free food and giveaways are available while supplies last.
Tacita Dean & Wayne McGregor – Tuesday, July 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Choreographer and director Wayne McGregor joins visual artist Tacita Dean for a conversation in advance of the world premiere of their collaboration on Inferno at the the Music Center in July. The conversation will be moderated by CalArts dance professor Ariel Osterweis. Click here for more information.
KTLA News Project: Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles – Available through the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Access a decade of KTLA news stories documenting the historic tenure of Thomas (Tom) J. Bradley, Los Angeles’ first and only African-American Mayor to date. As the footage illuminates, Mayor Bradley became an important local and national statesman, known for successfully helming Los Angeles through a period of both unprecedented growth and serious socio-economic challenges. The city’s longest-tenured Mayor remains an essential research topic when considering the past, present and future of L.A. CLICK HERE for more information.
This project was made possible by a grant from The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
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*
No July Board Meeting – Join us at the July 4th Parade!
- 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.