HOLMBY NEWS
December 13, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. News from the Mayor’s Office
3. Free Metro Rides on Christmas & New Year’s Eve
4. West LA Animal Shelter Needs Blankets & Towels
5. Give Back During the Holidays
6. Holiday Movie Nights – Two Events
7. Winter Break Day Camps
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BICYCLE – STOLEN
Incident #: 190819201
900 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 12/4/2019 @ 10:00 PM
THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 190819152
400 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 11/30/2019 @ 2:25 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. NEWS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
The Mayor’s Office recently sent out a newsletter with updates on a variety of programs, events and other announcements. Topics include:
- Streetlight Design Competition
- Give Back During the Holidays
- Free SAT Workshops
- Census Goodwill Ambassador Program
- Straws-on-Request Ordinance
- West LA CERT Training Program
The notice can be found here:
3. FREE METRO RIDES ON CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S EVE
All Metro Bus and Rail lines will be FREE to ride on the nights of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. This means no fare will be charged on Christmas Eve from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Christmas morning and from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve.
All Metro Rail stations with latched gates will be unlatched during this time. Metro will also run 24-hour rail service on New Year’s Eve, as well as enhanced service to the Rose Parade on Jan. 1. We’ll have more information on that in a separate post.
Metro Bus and Rail will run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day— both fall on Wednesday this year. This means that bus lines that do not operate on Sundays will not run on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Additionally, some Metro Bus lines may be impacted by detours due to holiday events. Check out Metro’s Planned Service Advisories page to see if your line will be detouring and for detailed bus routes.
4. WEST LA ANIMAL SHELTER NEEDS BLANKETS/TOWELS
The West Los Angeles Animal shelter can really use donations of new/used towels and/or blankets for the holidays — to make sure they have a supply.
It’s quite the struggle to maintain a consistent “stock” of linens, especially during the holiday seasons, to provide for all the cat kennels. It helps profusely in lessening the overwhelming, stressful environment for the animals to have a blanket to cuddle up with or hide under, and avoid URI ( upper respiratory infection).
Please drop off your donations directly at the shelter at 11361 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064. Thank you!
5. GIVE BACK DURING THE HOLIDAYS
West LAPD
Holiday Toy Drive
The Holiday Toy Drive has begun! Drop off an unwrapped toy in the lobby of the West Los Angeles Community Police Station before December 21st and help spread Christmas cheer.
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UCLA Food Closet Donations
Healthy food should be available to every student, without fear of judgment or second-class treatment.
The Community Programs Office Food Closet was created in 2009. It provides free food for any UCLA student who may be experiencing hunger and/or struggling to attain food due to financial hardships. The Food Closet accepts stock and checks as donations. Funds are used for the daily operations of the facility and program. Your donation will aid with the purchasing of fresh produce, canned goods, and toiletries.
6. HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHTS – TWO EVENTS
Cinema Under the Stars: Holiday Event
The free outdoor family friendly movie series, Cinema Under The Stars, is back to kick off the holiday season with a double-feature movie night.
There will be free pictures with Santa Claus, a holiday themed photo-booth, live music, kids crafts, popcorn, hot cocoa and more! Attendance is FREE and the event is open to the public. Moviegoers should bring their own chairs, blankets, friends and family to enjoy these fan-favorite holiday flicks in a unique outdoor setting under the stars.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
(Immediately followed by)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Pre-show Mix & Mingle
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Showtime
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location
Lower Broxton Ave – 1036 Broxton Ave.
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W Los Angeles Presents
Movie Night on the WET Deck
W Los Angeles invites you to light up your holiday season at an outdoor movie night on the WET Deck featuring ELF on Wednesday, December 18th. This event is free and open to the public – make sure to RSVP.
Bring your friends and family. Seating and blankets will be available, and complimentary popcorn will be provided by STK Los Angeles!
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
ELF
Pre-show Mix & Mingle
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Showtime
7:00pm – 9:30pm
Location
W Los Angeles – 930 Hilgard Ave.
Hot chocolate (spiked and not) available for purchase along with additional bites and drinks.
7. WINTER BREAK DAY CAMPS
Westwood Recreation Center
Winter Wonderland Camp
Gymnastics, Yoga, Art & Dance
January 6th – 9th
Let’s keep the holiday magic going one more week! Gymnastics, Yoga, Art, & Play with themes of snow and joy. We will imagine sledding, ice skating, and crazy blizzards, and an epic snowball fight! Then, build your winter house and curl up by the fire with people you love. Winter holidays celebrate the light within and remind us of love. We will use yoga to rest in the connection and sweetness and gymnastics to bring the fun. On Thursday, you can bring a healthy snack to share at the reindeer lunch and enjoy a hot chocolate buffet!
Half Day, Full Day, Day Rate, Early-care & After-care available
We would LOVE to have you!
Click here to enroll
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UCLA Recreation
Winter Camp 2020
January 6-10, 2020
Weekly Activities Include:
- Arts & Crafts
- Science Based Activities
- Disneyland Field Trip*
- Sports/Games
- Polar Bear Swim (In our heated pool)
- Dress-up
Click here for more information
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
LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE
FREE intro or refresher to Bridge! Beverly Hills Bridge Club is offering a free bridge class to introduce those who might like to either start playing or come back to the game.
See flyer below about the ‘Quick & Easy Bridge’ workshop being held on Sunday, January 12 at Beverly Hills Bridge Club (located in the Beverly Hills tennis/community center at La Cienega and Olympic).
It is a WONDERFUL program — very welcoming and kind, yet challenging — fabulous teachers!!
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EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE BROKER
We would like to consult with an insurance broker who has experience in the field of EQ insurances of condos and multi-unit buildings.
If anyone knows of a company/individual with experience in this field, please let me know.
Nora Rozengurt
nrozengu@g.ucla.edu
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WORTH NEW YORK and W By WORTH SAMPLE SALE
50% off Worth New York and W By Worth sample sale in Little Holmby! Sizes 0 – 16, XS – XL! Hundreds of pieces for all lifestyles, from casual tees and jeans to cocktail; great sweaters and coats!
No appointment necessary SATURDAY 11-3 and SUNDAY noon-3; by appointment only tomorrow and next week. Call, text or email Denise for address and details: 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 – JANUARY 14
- 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.