HOLMBY NEWS
August 7, 2020
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Video Conference
2. Please Wear a Mask Outside
3. Holmby Park – Bikes, Scooters & Dogs
4. Letter from Councilmember Paul Koretz
5. Get Ready to Vote
6. Youth Sports Leagues – Reopening Protocols
7. Relaxed Parking Enforcement
8. DMV News – Learner’s Permits & Drive Tests
9. West Nile Virus
10. Job Opportunities for LA Youth
11. Sarah Leonard Jewelers Vault Sale
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
On Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting. Due to social distancing restrictions, the meeting will be a video-conference held online via Zoom. Please click here to see the agenda.
Members of the community are welcome to join the Zoom call. Please let us know if you plan to attend and we will send you the link to access the video-conference. Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.
2. PLEASE WEAR A MASK OUTSIDE
Earlier this week, a homeowner reported seeing a woman walking through the neighborhood without a mask. The woman passed by a group of children who were wearing masks. When the homeowner told her to please wear a mask, the woman was rude and defiant in response.
This type of scenario has occurred regularly in the neighborhood and throughout the area, including at Holmby Park. Angelenos are REQUIRED to wear face coverings when they leave their their homes and will be near other people.
Please do your part – WEAR A MASK
3. HOLMBY PARK – BIKES, SCOOTERS & DOGS
Holmby Park request from walkers:
Please do not let children ride bikes or scooters on the paths inside the park. There are elderly people walking with canes and walkers who do not have good balance. Some are hearing impaired and do not hear what might be coming from behind or have their head down and don’t see in front of them. Please be considerate and have the children use the outer sidewalk.
Also, please remember to keep your dog on a leash at all times.
Thank you!
4. LETTER FROM COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ
From City Councilmember Paul Koretz:
Over the course of the last few weeks, the Fifth Council District has become victim to gang-related violence, excessive house parties, and dangerous drag racing street takeovers. From the beginning, I have made clear my position of zero tolerance for this type of criminal behavior and I have asked for full enforcement by LAPD with prosecutions from the City Attorney.
Please see the complete letter from Councilmember Koretz regarding security issues in the District:
August 2020 5th District Crime Letter
5. GET READY TO VOTE
Due to public health concerns caused by COVID-19, every registered voter in California will receive a mail-in ballot in time for the November 2020 election. Voting from home will help protect yourself and others from the virus.
Check your mailbox! All LA County voters have been mailed a Vote by Mail Address Confirmation Card. If you’ve moved recently, please update your address by filling out the card and dropping it in the mail.
Please run through the checklist below to ensure all your information is up to date. If you see something that’s outdated, you can change it by going to lavote.net or calling 800-815-2666.
6. YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES – REOPENING PROTOCOLS
LA County’s Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a Reopening Protocol for Youth Sports Leagues in LA County. The recently issued protocol applies to:
- recreational youth sports leagues
- club sports
- travel sports
- and sports sponsored by private & public schools serving students in TK-12 schools
This protocol is not intended for adult sports leagues (including collegiate sports, or amateur adult sports), which must remain closed per the State Health Officer Order. Until further notice, all youth sports activities must also take place outdoors.
7. RELAXED PARKING ENFORCEMENT
In order to support Los Angeles residents as they stay safer at home, LADOT Parking Enforcement will extend current relaxed parking enforcement to Sunday, August 16th, and they will also extend the deadline for payment on existing parking fines. While residents are encouraged to pay any existing fines if they are able, there will be no increase in fines for failure to pay.
While certain parking regulations are relaxed, others remain enforced to ensure that emergency services and other city functions continue to operate. Please see the list below for full details regarding enforcement:
LADOT has relaxed enforcement for the following categories:
- Residential street sweeping
- Expired registration on a vehicle
- Overnight/Oversize parking districts
- Peak/rush hour and gridlock zone parking restrictions
- No ticket/tow for abandoned vehicles and oversized/overnight parking
- Vehicles displaying recently expired permits within preferential parking districts will have a two-week grace period following the expiration to renew
8. DMV NEWS – LEARNER’S PERMITS & DRIVE TESTS
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is extending driver’s license permits with an expiration date through November 30, 2020, to give student drivers more time to prepare for and schedule their behind-the-wheel drive test during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible permits are extended six months or to a date 24 months from the date of application, whichever is earlier. The DMV previously extended permits expiring between March 1 and August 31, 2020. The DMV has alerted law enforcement of the extensions, which require no individual action on the part of drivers.
The DMV resumed behind-the-wheel drive tests with new health and safety protocols on June 26 and has rescheduled all appointments that had been canceled. The DMV has begun offering appointments for new behind-the-wheel tests at certain offices, but it will take some time to clear the testing backlog.
9. WEST NILE VIRUS
This week, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD) has confirmed 10 additional mosquito samples positive for West Nile virus (WNV).
“The increase in positive mosquito samples are a reminder that West Nile virus is endemic in Los Angeles County ,” said Mary-Joy Coburn, director of Community Affairs for GLACVCD. “Residents are urged to remove standing water from their property and wear repellent to protect against mosquito bites.”
10. JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LA YOUTH
Hire LA’s Youth Program of the City of LA is accepting applications for jobs this summer which will include virtual job opportunities and training. Applicants must be between the ages of 14-24 and live in the City of LA to be eligible.
For more information visit www.HireLAYouth.com.
11. SARAH LEONARD JEWELERS VAULT SALE
HWPOA would like to support our local businesses in Westwood Village. For over seventy years, Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers has provided exceptional service, genuine concern, sound advice, and quality jewelry, which is central to their core values.
Shop in-store by appointment only. To make an appointment, please call 310-208-3131.
Thank you for supporting local businesses during these challenging times.
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*
- 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.