HOLMBY NEWS
August 9, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Road Closure – Bel Air Rd. at Sunset
3. Sunset Blvd. Repaving Requests – Update
4. Community Survey – Alcohol in Westwood & UCLA
5. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
6. Village for Vets – Women’s Council Luncheon
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY – ATTEMPTED
Incident #: 190813477
800 BLOCK HOLMBY AV | 7/30/2019 @ 9:10 AM
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 190813418
800 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 7/29/2019 @ 10:30 PM
E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org
2. ROAD CLOSURE – BEL AIR RD. AT SUNSET
As part of the Bel Air Power Upgrade Project, LADWP will be closing the 400-foot stretch of Bel Air Road north of Sunset Blvd to the intersection of Saint Pierre/Bellagio Roads. Copa De Oro Road will remain open for ingress and egress into the neighborhood.
The road closure will be in effect starting Monday August 12 through Sunday August 25. Construction hours are Monday through Friday 9am to 3:30pm and Saturday and Sunday 8:00am to 7:00pm. The street will be reopened at the end of each work day.
- Vehicles traveling south on Saint Pierre and Bel Air Roads may turn west onto Bellagio Road.
- Vehicles traveling east on Bellagio Road will not be allowed to turn south onto Bel Air Road.
- LADWP crews will be working 7 days a week to expedite completion of this project.
- Traffic Control Officers will assist with traffic flow.
- Emergency vehicle access will be maintained.
Please drive slowly and use caution when navigating around construction. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
3. SUNSET BLVD. REPAVING REQUESTS – UPDATE
HWPOA has received numerous requests for the city to repave a portion of Sunset Blvd. – specifically, the eastbound lanes between Stone Canyon and Hilgard. The right lane has been severely uneven for several years.
We contacted the city to get an update on this request, which we have submitted numerous times over the last few years. Unfortunately, the response we received was that this area will not be repaved any time soon. The area will not be repaved until after LADWP completes the Sunset Blvd. project currently under construction, which is expected to last for another year.
Representatives for Councilmember Koretz know that this is a priority project and will follow up with a timeline as soon as they have more information.
4. COMMUNITY SURVEY – ALCOHOL IN WESTWOOD & UCLA
The Westside Impact Project aims to reduce the occurrence of underage and binge drinking in West LA. The Project’s ultimate goal is to promote healthier, safer communities by reducing a range of harms associated with alcohol, including drunk driving, alcohol-involved crashes, violence, crime, and public nuisance issues such as littering, loitering, and vandalism.
Westwood community members are invited to complete the following survey, which was developed by the Westside Impact Project and will be used to inform interventions intended to reduce alcohol-related harms within Westwood and at UCLA.
To take the short survey, please click here:
http://bit.ly/WwoodComm2019
5. 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:
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Entertainment Studios will be holding the premiere of “47 Meters Down: Uncaged”, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Village Theatre.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
The Joe Lewis Company is coordinating the arrivals for the premiere of “Good Boys”, to be held at the Village Theatre, on Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Mary Pat Kasravi, Senior Producer at 818-402-1073.
6. VILLAGE FOR VETS – WOMEN’S COUNCIL LUNCHEON
Dear Friends,
You are invited to Village for Vets inaugural Women’s Council Luncheon September 17, 2019. Please consider attending to learn more about our vital role in helping homeless and at-risk Veterans, our support of the new VA Master Plan and housing for Veterans, and our plan to expand Village For Vets reach to the five counties served by our Veteran’s Administration.
Please bring interested friends with you to learn about how to support Village for Vets and our vulnerable Veterans in Los Angeles.
CLICK HERE to buy tickets and for more information. I so look forward to seeing you.
Gratefully,
Marcie Polier Swartz
Founder
7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Cinema Under the Stars – Aug. 16 and 30 in Westwood Village. The popular free outdoor movie series is back for the fifth year in a row, taking place on the street of Broxton Ave in between Weyburn and Kinross Ave. Attendance is completely free and the event is open to the public. Moviegoers bring their own chairs and blankets to enjoy these fan-favorite flicks in a unique outdoor setting under the stars!
Ant-Man
Friday, August 16th
Spider-man: Homecoming
Friday, August 30th
Pre-show Music and DJ Set:
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Movie Time:
7:30pm – 10:00pm
(depending on movie and sunset)
American Genre Film Archive – July 12 – Aug 17 at the Billy Wilder Theater and presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Established as a non-profit in 2009, the Austin-based American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) continues to be a bastion of horror, action, exploitation, fantasy and weirdo cult cinema. Join us this summer for a seven-night series featuring the strangest, coolest and head-trippiest titles from AGFA’s outlandish collection. Guests will include punk rock maven Penelope Spheeris, Something Weird Video’s Lisa Petrucci, the hosts of Shock Waves Podcast for a live taping, and the entire AGFA team! Click here for more information.
CicLAvia – Meet the Hollywoods! – Sunday, August 18. CicLAvia will connect West Hollywood, Hollywood and East Hollywood with a new, 6.5-mile car-free route! Join us as we open iconic streets for you to bike, skate, stroll, and play. Save the date, and join us for a preview ride on Sunday, August 11. Event Information – click here
8. 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.
9. RESIDENT ADS
WORTH NEW YORK TRUNK SHOW
Worth New York and “W by Worth” women’s trunk show August 13 – August 24 featuring women’s luxury clothing for all lifestyles, from the most casual to cocktail. All styles and fabrics are exclusive to Worth and come from many of the same mills as the top European designers, but at a fraction of the cost. Gorgeous leathers and suedes, too. Sizes 00-16.
By appointment only in Little Holmby. Contact Denise Barta for more information: dbarta@worthnewyork.com, (310) 721-2500.
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 – SEPTEMBER 10
- 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.