HOLMBY NEWS
December 20, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Happy Holidays from HWPOA
2. LAPD Crime Report & Graffiti on Cars
3. Holiday Safety
4. Holiday Trash Collection
5. HWPOA Green Team – Tree Planting Event
6. Hammer Museum – Winter Exhibitions
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM HWPOA
The Holmby Westwood Board of Directors would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season! Thank you for your support of HWPOA!
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT & GRAFFITI ON CARS
BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 190819564
10700 BLOCK WEYBURN AV | 12/13/2019 @ 6:23 AM
GRAFFITI TAGGING – PARKED CARS
There has been a rash of graffiti tagging across West LA as well as other areas of Los Angeles. In the overnight hours, cars parked on the street have been spray painted and their tires slashed. This is shaping up to be a multi-jurisdictional major crime spree across the Southland.
Yesterday, investigators from the LAPD Major Crimes Division arrested an individual in connection with the crimes, which included the spray painting of numerous vehicles and three schools in the Beverlywood, Pico-Robertson, Brentwood, and Westwood Communities of Los Angeles. Investigators were also able to connect the suspect to similar acts of vandalism in the Calabasas Community in Los Angeles County.
The investigation is ongoing and no additional suspect(s) have been identified at this time.
if your car was tagged this week, please file a report with LAPD:
- File an online report – click here
- File a report in person at the West Los Angeles Area Police Station, 1663 Butler Ave, LA 90025, (310) 444-0701.
LAPD Detective Bret Banachowski of the Major Crimes Division is investigating this rash of tagging. If you have any footage, photos, or other info, please contact him directly: Email: 35958@lapd.online; Tel: 213-486-7220 and 213-4986-7390
CBS News report – Car vandalism
3. HOLIDAY SAFETY
‘Tis the season to be…stealing!
Criminals are doing their last minute holiday shopping at your house. Please be aware of the following and take appropriate precautions:
Men posing as utility service workers (DWP and Gas Co) ask to enter your home to replace or inspect equipment. This is NEVER legitimate. Please alert anyone at your home, including housekeepers, to never open the door to strangers.
Porch Pirates are still stealing packages from your home while you’re away. Think about having deliveries sent to work and have your porch cleared by neighbors if you’re not home. If you’re ordering now, and going on vacation, check the delivery dates and think about delaying shipment.
Phone scams are still rampant, especially toward seniors. Credit card companies investigating fraud will NEVER ask you for your card number or other identifying information. Believe it or not, we have recent reports of the, “Grandma, it’s your grandson,” scam where people are asked to wire money urgently to a child in need.
Trash Cans should be removed on pickup day and not left out an extra day. Those are sure indicators you’re not home — EVEN if you are, which can be even more dangerous.
4. HOLIDAY TRASH COLLECTION
There will be no curbside trash or recycling collections on Christmas Day or New Years Day. For the upcoming holiday weeks from Wednesday – Friday, garbage and recycling collections will be postponed by one day.
If you have any questions, please call the LASAN Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489.
5. HWPOA GREEN TEAM – TREE PLANTING EVENT
WE WANT YOU!
- Do you care about our neighborhood and environment?
- Do you love our trees and the shade, beauty, health and economic benefits they provide?
- Have you noticed missing parkway trees on your block?
- Do you want to know more of your neighbors?
- Do you want to do something for our community and city?
Please join the Holmby Westwood Green Team and our Greening Holmby Westwood effort. Help us increase and care for our neighborhood trees.
Come to our upcoming January 11 street tree planting on Dalehurst Avenue from 9 am to noon. See our partnership with TreePeople in action.
Have fun. Make new neighborhood friends and help us maintain the Janss Company’s vision of a beautiful tree canopy with a distinctive tree for each street in Holmby Westwood.
For more information contact Marnie Bodek at mossbodek@msn.com or Juliana Bancroft at julianabancroft10@gmail.com
6. HAMMER MUSEUM – WINTER EXHIBITIONS
Please join us to celebrate the opening of our winter exhibitions
Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019
and
Tishan Hsu: Liquid Circuit
Saturday, February 1, 2020
8–11 p.m.
Cash Bars • Food Trucks • Free Admission • Live Music
HAMMER MEMBER BENEFITS
Members-only preview 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Priority party entry and a free first drink.
Become a Hammer member – click here
RSVP FOR THE OPENING CELEBRATION
7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Theatre 40 Holiday Show – Saturday, December 21 at 2:00 at Westwood Library. Don’t miss our Holiday Show on the first day of winter this Saturday, December 21st, at 2:00-4:00 p.m. Actors from the popular local troupe Theatre 40 will read tales of the supernatural and futuristic, all set during the Yuletide season. Parking is validated, no registration necessary.
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!!
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.