HOLMBY NEWS
January 31, 2020
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Street Repair Requests
2. New Voting System in Los Angeles
3. Westwood Library – February Happenings
4. Dog Owner Etiquette – Keep Dogs on Leash
5. UCLA Faculty Housing Project – Hilgard/Lindbrook
6. Upcoming Community Events
7. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information
1. STREET REPAIR REQUESTS
The Bureau of Street Services has scheduled a Small Asphalt Repairs (SAR) truck (which is described as 1 small asphalt repair truck, consisting of 2 workers and asphalt), for the Westwood Neighborhood Council area, to perform small asphalt repairs on Februrary 26, 2020.
The Westwood Neighborhood Council has asked us to submit suggested locations in our neighborhood for small street repairs. The city will only send the SAR truck to a total of 15 locations in the entire Westwood Neighborhood Council area, so Holmby Westwood will only see a handful of repairs.
The type of repairs that can be addressed with this program include the following:
– Potholes and pop outs
– Skin patching of eroded or cracked areas
– Some repairs on concrete streets
If you are aware of any spots in our neighborhood that would be particularly good candidates for this program, please send requests to Dana at hwpoa@aol.com no later than Wednesday, February 5. Please only send street repair requests, not sidewalks or curbs.
NOTE: Street repaving is not part of this program. Please do not submit requests to repave streets.
2. NEW VOTING SYSTEM IN LOS ANGELES
The March 3 election is right around the corner — and voting is going to be very different from what you’re used to.
The County Registrar of Voters, which runs our elections, is instituting new voting machines, and new voting locations. And for many California voters, there is an extra step you need to take if you want to vote in the presidential primary.
THE NEW VOTING SYSTEM
The County has done away with voting on a single day in a neighborhood polling place with a paper ballot. Under the new system, you can vote over an 11-day period on touch screens at regional voting centers (see where the voting centers will be located here). While the new system is supposed to make voting faster, easier and more convenient, some people will no doubt find it unfamiliar or confusing.
And there is a website with further details here: https://lavote.net/home/voting-elections/voting-options/new-voting-experience/.
The County Registrar of Voters has also prepared a video demonstration that you can see here.
VOTING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
If you are not a member of a political party (if you are registered as “no party preference” or “decline to state”), you will not see any presidential candidates on your ballot unless you take an extra step and request a different ballot for one of the parties that allows voting from unaffiliated voters. If you vote at the polls, you can request in person, but if you vote by mail, you need to fill out a postcard and mail it back in.
You can find out more on the Secretary of State’s website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info/how-vote-president/?#*
3. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – FEBRUARY HAPPENINGS
The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:
- Popcorn and a Movie: Downton Abbey
- Family Pottery Painting
- Valentine’s Day Craft for Kids
- Opera Talk: Roberto Deveraux
- Tax Update
- Bilingual Farsi Storytime
- Building Bricks (Lego) Club
For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood
POP-UP BOOK SALE
Don’t miss the Friends of the Library Pop-Up Book Sale! Come and purchase some wonderful books for family and friends! Fully loaded carts of carefully curated books (including kids’ books and art books) will be for sale at the usual great prices! It’s a great way to increase your personal library while raising money for your public library.
Saturday, February 1st
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
In front of the library
1246 Glendon Avenue
4. DOG OWNER ETIQUETTE – KEEP DOGS ON LEASH
A few reminders regarding dog walking – please be sure to remind everyone in your household that walks your dog – children, housekeepers, dog walkers, etc.
Keep Dogs on a Leash
For the safety of your neighbors, children and other dogs, please keep your dog on a leash at all times when you are outside of your home. Even if you believe that your dog is harmless, it is important to follow the law and keep your dog on a leash.
Use Your Own Trash Bins
While everyone appreciates that you are picking up dog waste, please dispose of it in your own trash bin. Please be respectful and do not use your neighbors’ bins.
Thank you for your cooperation.
5. UCLA FACULTY HOUSING PROJECT – HILGARD/LINDBROOK
From the Daily Bruin:
UCLA plans to build a seven-story apartment building for faculty on a vacant lot on Hilgard Avenue by November 2022, according to a university environmental review notice.
The apartment complex, just over 1,000 feet south of campus, will feature up to 100 units in a 120,000-gross-square-foot space and an interior courtyard. The building, which will be at the intersection of Hilgard Avenue and Lindbrook Drive, will be 78 feet tall at most and also have a two-level underground parking garage, according to the notice.
To read the complete article, please click here:
Daily Bruin article – Faculty Housing Project
6. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Metro Art Events – From tours of Metro station artwork delivered by our cultured docents, to a special Valentines themed concert and an artist poster signing, here is your guide to the Metro Art events happening in February. All are free and open to the public!
American Neorealism, Part One: 1948-1984 – Jan. 10 – Feb 8 at the Billy Wilder Theater. In the aftermath of WWII, Italian neorealist filmmakers sought to directly represent the social reality of their time though non-professional actors, location shooting and open-ended narratives. John Cassavetes, Barbara Loden, Charles Burnett, Shirley Clarke, Billy Woodberry, Kent Mackenzie and other American filmmakers embraced this movement as a rich alternative to Hollywood’s classical style.
For more information about this series and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, click here:
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2020/american-neorealism
Cuisine.Art.People. Festival 2020 – UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance is setting the plates for 12 nights of great food, fun and lively conversation in L.A.’s beloved restaurants, cafes and watering holes. 12+ amazing people are seated at each table to ‘break bread,’ raise a glass and exchange what’s on our minds in an intimate setting to help support the cultural life of Los Angeles. All proceeds benefit CAP UCLA programming. Click below for a schedule of events and to make reservations:
https://www.cap.ucla.edu/CuisineArtPeople
The PLATO Society of Los Angeles Colloquium – February 20, 2020 at the Skirball Cultural Center (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.). The speaker at this event will be David Bennett, Meredith Professor of History Emeritus in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and his topic is:
Fear of “The Other”–
Nativism in American History and its Resurgence Today
Mr. Bennett will discuss the contrast between a society celebrated on the great seal of the United States “Out of Many One” versus a large minority of Americans who have never accepted this vision of the country.
The program is from 1:30-3:00 in the Magnin Auditorium. Complimentary coffee and cookies are available from 12:45. This event is open to the Public. Admission and parking are free.
7. 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.
8. RESIDENT ADS
WORTH NEW YORK & W BY WORTH SALE
30-70% OFF designer women’s clothing! After 28 years in business, Worth Collection and W By Worth will be closing their doors in April. I am hosting a fabulous sale featuring the NEW Spring 2020 collection at 30% off, fall/winter at 60% off, and select pieces from past seasons at 70% off. TODAY thru FEBRUARY 10. All sizes for all lifestyles, from the most casual to black tie!
By appointment only at my home in Little Holmby. Call or email for address and hours: dbarta@worthnewyork.com, 310-721-2500
9. 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 – FEBRUARY 11
- 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.