Holmby News 4-9-21

HOLMBY NEWS
April 9, 2021

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

1.  Find Your Vaccine
2.  Guidelines for Gathering
3.  Travel Advisory Update
4.  UCLA – Planning for a Fall Return to Campus
5.  Metro Purple Line (D Line) Update
6.  Activities & Things to Do
7.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8.  Resident Ads
9.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  FIND YOUR VACCINE

There are a number of ways to book an appointment for a COVID vaccine.  The following links are for the City of LA, the County of LA and the state of California:

In addition, there are a number of other websites that you might find to be useful in locating a vaccine appointment:

2.  GUIDELINES FOR GATHERING

The CDC has updated public health guidance for fully-vaccinated people. People who are fully vaccinated can:

  • Visit indoors with a small number of other fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask or physically distancing;
  • Visit indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household without wearing masks or physical distancing, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19;
  • Travel, provided they take precautions described in the LA County Travel Advisory (see below);
  • Refrain from quarantine and testing if they have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 and they do not have symptoms.

3.  TRAVEL ADVISORY UPDATE

Los Angeles County recently updated their travel advisory, with guidance for those who are fully vaccinated as well as for individuals who are not fully vaccinated:

4.  UCLA – PLANNING FOR A FALL RETURN TO CAMPUS

Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter sent the following message to the UCLA campus community.

UCLA – Planning for a Fall Return to Campus

If public health conditions in the region continue to improve and our faculty, students and staff are able to be vaccinated in the coming months, we are very optimistic that UCLA will once again be a bustling campus community by the start of fall quarter.

5.  METRO PURPLE LINE (D LINE) UPDATE

The last section of the Purple (D Line)  Extension Transit Project will connect downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. Two new stations will be added at Wilshire/Westwood and on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs property.  The link below includes general information and renderings of the two stations:

Metro Purple (D Line) – Winter 2021 Fact Sheet

Construction Notices for current work:

VA Hospital Campus Worksite Activities
Metro contractors will continue worksite preparation for the future Westwood/VA Hospital Station. Work includes improvement activities to create the staging area for future construction work. This work will have a limited impact on local traffic on Wilshire Blvd. Access will be maintained for VA residents, and hospital guests and staff. The use of heavy equipment throughout the project site may cause intermittent noise.

CalTrans Basin near Southbound 405
Metro contractors will work in the Caltrans basin near southbound I-405 in preparation for the Purple (D Line) Extension Section 3. The work includes tree removal, excavation, and drainage structure installation Monday through Friday, 7am to 4pm and 9pm to 6am. This work is expected to continue until 2023.

Wilshire Blvd. and Gayley Ave.
Utility Relocation – Metro contractors will relocate and upgrade the sanitary sewer lines and a storm drain on Wilshire Blvd. and Gayley Ave. in preparation for the Purple (D Line) Extension Section 3 project.  The work is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2021 and will take approximately 13 continuous weekends to complete: Friday at 11pm through Monday at 6am.

6.  ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

LA Public Library presents:
AUTHOR TALK: ALI WENZKE
Monday, April 12 – 6:00 – 7:00pm (online)

This Monday, April 12th, at 6:00 p.m., you won’t want to miss Ali Wenzke’s presentation of her book The Art of Happy Moving: How to Declutter, Pack, and Start Over While Maintaining Your Sanity and Finding Happiness. Learn how to build a happier life before, during, and after a move.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://lapl.zoom.us/j/85309771521?pwd=VnhFcTVBbE5lZ2pKSUwxV08xeHlvQT09

Meeting ID: 853 0977 1521
Passcode: 153698

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

SEEKING CAREGIVER

Wanted:  Caregiver for an elderly woman, 5 days a week with Friday and Sunday off.  Must drive.  Cooking and light housekeeping.  Lives on the Wilshire corridor.  Must speak English, have good reference(s) and must be vaccinated for COVID.

Contact:  Claire at (310) 441-0332

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PLUMBER RECOMMENDATION

If you need a plumber that is clean, courteous and efficient I suggest you contact Avant Rooter.  They have helped when I had a sewer line that needed repair from tree root growth.

I have lived in Holmby Westwood since 1997, and have used many companies.  Avant Rooter has been the best plumber that satisfied me.

They can do simple jobs like repairing a faucet or major emergencies. Avant Rooter is close by and responsive. More important is their ability to quickly diagnose your plumbing needs and offer solutions.

Contact info: 213-267-6290; contact@avantrooter.com
3877 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista, CA 90066

For reference, call Alex 310-713-5271

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*
  • 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.