HOLMBY NEWS
October 16, 2020

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

1.  Update on Social Gatherings
2.  Voting Information
3.  Contactless Trick-or-Treating
4.  LAPD Crime Report
5.  Parking Enforcement Has Resumed
6.  Free Bulky Item Drop-Off Event
7.  LAPD National Night Out
8.  New Westwood Restaurant – Nick the Greek
9.  Local Halloween Activities
10.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11.  Resident Ads
12.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  UPDATE ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS

The Dept. of Public Health recently updated its guidance to allow private gatherings of 3 or fewer households, as long as the private gathering is outdoors, everyone wears a cloth face covering and keeps at least 6 feet of physical distance, food is in single serve disposable containers, and the duration of the gathering is short.

2.  VOTING INFORMATION

Learn your safe voting options by making your voting plan today.
Make Your Plan to Vote

Here’s some information on available voting options:

VOTE BY MAIL:

Return by mail: This is the safest and most convenient way to exercise your right to vote this fall.  Fill out your ballot at home and return it by mail as soon as possible. Click here to learn more about voting by mail

Ballot Drop Box: These contactless drop boxes help you stay distanced and safe! There are more than 400 secure ballot drop boxes throughout LA County to drop your voted ballot off. Click here to learn more and find your local ballot drop box

Official Ballot Drop Boxes will look like the box pictured below.  Local ballot drop box locations include:

• Westwood Library – 1246 Glendon Ave.
• Holmby Park – 601 Club View Dr.
• UCLA – Kiosk at 555 Westwood Plaza

Drop off at any Vote Center: All Vote Centers also act as Vote-by-Mail Drop Box locations.  See information below regarding Vote Center locations.  Click here to learn more about early voting at Voter Centers

TRACK YOUR BALLOT
Receive personalized text messages, emails and/or automated voice messages on your Vote by Mail ballot by subscribing to Where’s My Ballot. This is a free service available to all registered voters that gives you updated information on where your ballot is and when you can expect to receive it.

Subscribe to Where’s My Ballot

VOTE IN PERSON:

Voters can safely vote in-person at ANY Vote Center in the County.  Select Vote Centers will be available beginning Saturday, October 24. All Vote Centers will be available beginning Friday, October 30.

Vote Centers will be open every day from 10 AM to 7 PM during the early voting period. On Election Day Vote Centers will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM.  All Vote Centers will follow public health and safety guidelines related to COVID-19.

Local Vote Centers include:

• Hammer Museum – beginning Oct. 24
• UCLA Ackerman Union – beginning Oct. 30
• Tom Bradley International Hall – beginning Oct. 30
• St. Paul the Apostle Church – beginning Oct. 30

3.  CONTACTLESS TRICK-OR-TREATING

Seeking Homes for Safe Trick-or-Treating

In these unprecedented times, HWPOA would like to assist in providing local children with a somewhat normal Halloween, while taking appropriate precautions.  HWPOA is compiling a list of addresses that would like to participate in safe trick-or-treating.

Families that agree to participate must provide a contactless manner to pass out treats to the children. This can include methods such as leaving a bin outside, using a grabber (or tongs) to give out treats, a “chute” to send the candy down, etc.

If you would like to be a part of this and provide treats to our neighborhood children, please email hwpoa@aol.com with your address.  Suggested trick-or-treating time is Saturday, October 31 from 4pm–6pm.

A link to a list of participating homes will be posted in the Holmby News prior to Halloween.  We must all agree as a community to keep this program small and within our neighborhood and its residents. In addition, when approaching homes, please limit the size of your group, maintain appropriate distance on sidewalks and driveways and follow other social distancing guidelines (wear a mask, etc.).

If you have any questions please contact hwpoa@aol.com.  Thanks and Happy Halloween!

4.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY – ATTEMPTED
Incident #: 200815069
200 BLOCK WOODRUFF AV  |  10/9/2020 @ 2:00 PM

PREVENTING PACKAGE THEFT
LA City Attorney Mike Feuer has provided the following tips on how to prevent your packages from being stolen:

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Pete Ojeda, Senior Lead Officer
West L.A. Community Police Station – 1663 Butler Ave.
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 36393@lapd.online
Website: www.lapdonline.org

5.  PARKING ENFORCEMENT HAS RESUMED

Yesterday, October 15th, LADOT Parking Enforcement and Traffic control RESUMED parking enforcement and impounding of vehicles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where applicable, for the following categories:

• Residential street sweeping;
• Expired registration on a vehicle;
• Overnight/Oversize parking districts;
• Peak/rush hour and gridlock zone parking restrictions;
• Ticket/tow for abandoned vehicles (72-hour rule); and,
• Vehicles displaying recently expired permits within preferential parking districts.

LADOT will DELAY impounding vehicles used for dwelling pending a report back to Council in 30-60 days. Additionally, LADOT will DELAY the booting and impounding of scofflaw vehicles until January 1, 2021.

Enforcement is ONGOING for all the following categories:

• Metered parking;
• Time limits within preferential parking districts for vehicles without a valid or recently-expired permit;
• Posted time limit zones in residential and commercial areas;
• All posted Temporary No-Parking signs;
• No blocking emergency access (alleyways, fire hydrants, etc.);
• Colored curb zones; and,
• Parking restrictions for City-owned lots.

6.  FREE BULKY ITEM DROP-OFF EVENT

From LA Sanitation:

What are you doing with unwanted bulky items like furniture, appliances, and oversized toys? It’s time again to clean out those garages, attics, sheds and storage!

Bring your bulky waste to one of our participating district yards this Saturday for proper disposal. Before disposal, we encourage Angelenos to find a second life for any reusable items they may want to get rid of.

Nonetheless, if you’re an LA resident, feel free to bring your unwanted bulky items to a drop off event. LA Sanitation will be accepting bulky items at five locations around the City on Saturday, October 17 from 8:00am – 4:30pm.  Nearby location:

West Los Angeles Yard
2027 Stoner Ave
Los Angeles, Ca 90025

Flyer – Free Bulky Item Drop-Off 2020

Questions?  Call our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489. Or visit lacitysan.org/bulky

7.  LAPD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

Next Wednesday, Oct. 21, join West LAPD for its National Night Out event! Normally West LAPD holds its National Night Out in August at Stoner park, but this year it will be on Zoom due to COVID. National Night Out is a great opportunity for social interaction between police and the community, and is a nationwide event. Please feel free to join the Zoom meeting for an evening of fun and community building.

DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
TIME: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: LIVE VIA ZOOM
Meeting ID: 208-796-9708
Passcode:915421

LAPD will have tips on crime prevention, a live performance of our National Anthem by LAPD’s own Rosalind Curry, guest speakers, and lots more.

Come meet our Commanding Officer Captain Jonathan Tom; Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin; WLA’s Auto Detectives; Red Cross Emergency Preparedness; RYLAN “Ready Your LA Neighborhood”; Veronica De La Cruz, Deputy City Attorney of Los Angeles for West LA; Representatives from Council District 5.

For further information: call West Los Angeles Community Police Station, Community Relations Office:  310-444-0730, or SLO Jimmy Lavenson, (310) 444-0742, 30627@lapd.online

8.  NEW WESTWOOD RESTAURANT – NICK THE GREEK

Nick the Greek is a quick service family-friendly restaurant that offers authentic Greek street food suitable for all ages.

Nick the Greek in Westwood Village near UCLA is a beautiful place to eat. The interior vibe is clean and modern, with cobalt blue paneling and stainless-steel accents. Come enjoy outstanding fresh and authentic Greek food with the latest Greek hits playing in the background. Nick the Greek is the perfect place for a family dinner, lunch with friends, or a business meeting.

Delicious, Affordable, Fast.

Nick the Greek
10959 Kinross Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024
424-256-2762

For more information, please visit: http://www.nickthegreeksj.com/

9.  LOCAL HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

CONTACTLESS TRICK-OR-TREATING
Prior to Halloween, HWPOA will post a link to a list of participating homes whose owners have agreed to provide a contactless manner to pass out treats to the children. More details to come.  Email hwpoa@aol.com if you wish to add your home to the list.

ROCKET FIZZ SPECIALS
Get your Halloween candy favorites and MORE at Rocket Fizz Westwood Village! Rocket Fizz (on Broxton Ave.) has some Halloween specials and safe, in-store trick or treating, by appointment only.

All Items available for Pickup or delivery via Postmates (except for gift cards):

• Halloween Mystery Box
• Halloween Grab ‘N Go Bags
• Halloween Balloon Bouquet
• Halloween “Totally Gross” Soda 8-Pack
• Trick or Treat Gift Cards

Now until Oct. 31st, 2020, you can purchase a $25 gift card for only $20 ($5 off) to be used on October 31st, 2020 ONLY! This is a safe way to have your kids and their small group of friends “trick or treats” this year. Maximum 6 guests per visit, please make a reservation ahead of time. Gift cards can be purchased IN STORE or over the PHONE (310) 208-4509.

LITTLE HOLMBY HALLOWEEN TREAT MOBILE
Scott Goshorn Luxury Estates is excited to offer a safe way to provide candy treats to the kiddos in Little Holmby this Halloween!

On Halloween, Oct. 31st from 3-5pm, the team will be driving through the streets of Little Holmby, passing out treats and goodies from a safe distance. Brought to you by the Hollywood Candy Girls, we’ll have 300 treat bags on hand, all packaged, wrapped and handed out using contactless means!

10.  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.

11.  RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING TREE TRIMMER & ROOFER

We are looking for a good tree trimmer and a good, reliable roofer – hopefully licensed and bonded.  Please send any recommendations to greuben@pacbell.net.  Thank you.

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CLASSIC ROCK DRIVEWAY SHOW

It’s Rocktober so come join 3 Car Garage for another driveway gig of Classic Rock on Sunday, Rocktober 25th from 3-6 PM at 868 Malcolm Ave.

Rock On!!

12.  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://hwpoa.square.site/

You Are Invited . . .

• To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
  NEXT MEETING – NOVEMBER 10 (Online Video Conference)
  
• 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.  Please confirm prior to attending.