Holmby News 10-4-19

HOLMBY NEWS
October 4, 2019

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  LAPD Crime Report
2.  Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
3.  Safe Sidewalks LA Rebate Program
4.  National Preparedness Month
5.  Movie Premieres – Street Closures
6.  HWPOA Board Meeting
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.  Upcoming Community Events
8.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9.  Resident Ads
10.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

VEHICLE, STOLEN
Incident #: 190816303
800 BLOCK COMSTOCK AV  |  9/30/2019 @ 5:00 PM

WEST L.A. CRIME MAPS
Below is a map of the most recent crimes throughout West LA.  At the top, right, you can adjust the dates as needed.  Please note, map may be slow to load on your computer.

West LA Crime Map

Sign up at www.crimemapping.com to receive alerts when crime is reported in your neighborhood.

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.  RELAXED PARKING DURING THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS

The Council Office has notified us that parking will be relaxed in our community during the upcoming Jewish holidays.  For a complete list of dates and locations where the parking rules will be relaxed, please CLICK HERE.

Please note that portions of Strathmore and Westholme near Hillel will not have relaxed parking, per Hillel’s conditional use permit.

We wish you a happy and sweet New Year! L’ Shanah Tovah!

3.  SAFE SIDEWALKS LA REBATE PROGRAM

On October 1st, the City’s Bureau of Engineering re-opened the City’s Sidewalk Rebate Program.  The Sidewalk Rebate Program reimburses eligible property owners for a portion of the cost of their sidewalk repair.

The program will accept new applications for a limited time, based on available funding. Property owners within the City of Los Angeles with sidewalks that are not compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements are eligible to participate.

For more information, please take a look at the Safe Sidewalks LA website – click here.

4.  NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

September is National Preparedness Month – we are a little late in posting this information from LADWP, but better late than never!

Have you considered what you would do in the event of an emergency or natural disaster? As part of National Preparedness Month, we encourage all our LADWP customers to take some time to put a plan in place and practice it with your family. Plan ahead and determine important matters including emergency supplies, medical needs, evacuation sites, first aid and much more. There are several tips and references on ready.gov/plan . Remember, “It’s better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have.”

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:

Monday, October 7, 2019
Netflix will be holding the Premiere of “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie”, at 7:30PM on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Regency Village Theater.

Thursday, October 10, 2019
Sony Pictures will be holding the premiere of “Zombieland: Double Tap”, at 7:30PM on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the premieres listed above, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider with 15/40 Productions at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

6.  HWPOA BOARD MEETING

The HWPOA Board usually meets on the second Tuesday of the month.  However, due to the upcoming holiday of Yom Kippur, the October meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15 instead of October 8.  Agenda will be posted in next week’s newsletter.

7.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Lawn Bowling Introductory Course –  10 AM every Saturday in October at Holmby Park.  Residents from our community can join participants from the UCLA/Osher Life Long Learning Institute, where veteran bowlers will provide instructions for about one hour, supplemented by written and audio visual materials.  Instructions, all equipment, coffee and refreshment will be offered. Free.

Dress is casual with smooth soled (tennis or deck) shoes. Those who are interested to return and learn more, will be offered vouchers for three more free lessons on other days. This is a low impact sport endorsed by the American Heart Association and played in 28 other lawn bowling clubs in Southern California. Interested residents should call (RSVP) Philip Fox, 310.273.7776 and/or visit www.losangeleslawnbowling.com for more information.

Fall Migration Bird Walks at the UCLA Botanical Garden – Thursdays 8-9am, 10/3 – 11/13.  Fall is here, and birds across California and the Northern Hemisphere are migrating south. Many rely on green spaces in urban areas to rest and refuel for the next leg of the journey south.

Join the Bruin Birding Club this fall to watch for migrating warblers, flycatchers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes and more each Thursday in the UCLA Botanical Garden. Everyone from UCLA and the broader community is welcome to join–bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, no RSVP required.

CicLAvia—Heart of LA | Celebrating UCLA100 – Saturday, October 6 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Downtown LA. The streets of downtown Los Angeles will be open to foot traffic, bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, and more – from MacArthur Park to Mariachi Plaza, through Civic Center and Chinatown. Click here for more information.

St. Paul the Apostle Fall Festival – October 11, 12 and 13 at St. Paul the Apostle School (1536 Selby).  The St. Paul’s annual Festival is a 3-day weekend event that includes carnival rides, games, class basket raffle, food and craft booths, sports activities and competitions, talent shows, a live auction and live music entertainment.

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

GUTTER CLEANING AND REPAIR

We are in need of someone who can clean out and repair our gutters.  If you have any recommendations, please contact us at jpg@tbdla.com.  Thank you!

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 – OCTOBER 15
  • 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.