HOLMBY NEWS
November 5, 2021
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Video Conference
2. Daylight Savings Reminder
3. L.A. Marathon – Street Closures this Sunday
4. City of L.A. Vaccine Mandate
5. LAPD Crime Report
6. Unclaimed Billions in CA – Is Some of It Yours?
7. Holiday Toy & Book Drive
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
10. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11. Resident Ads
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
On Tuesday, November 9 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. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER
Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, November 6. Daylight savings ends this Sunday, November 7! It’s time to “fall back” – set your clocks back one hour and get an extra hour of sleep — at 2 am on Sunday!
It is also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and also to update your emergency supplies.
3. L.A. MARATHON – STREET CLOSURES THIS SUNDAY
The Los Angeles Marathon will be held on Sunday, November 7. There will be numerous road closures across the city throughout the day. For specific information, please click here:
- West L.A. Street Closures
- All Road & Freeway Closures
- Marathon Course Map
- 2021 LA Marathon Course Flyer
Please plan ahead for an alternate travel route to avoid street closures.
New Marathon Course
The 2021 Los Angeles Marathon will begin at Dodger Stadium and finish at Avenue of the Stars in Century City. The course will follow its traditional route until Brentwood, where runners double back on San Vicente, Sepulveda and Santa Monica Blvd before finishing at Avenue of the Stars.
4. CITY OF L.A. VACCINE MANDATE
Beginning November 8, the City of Los Angeles will require people age 12 and older to show proof of vaccine to enter certain indoor places including restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and City of Los Angeles facilities.
5. LAPD CRIME REPORT
Suspicious White Honda
A homeowner on Lindbrook reported to HWPOA that she was walking down the street when a white Honda with tinted windows stopped next to her. When she turned around to walk the other direction, the white Honda started backing up. She made it home safely but has asked that others keep their eyes open and take appropriate precautions.
File a Police Report Online: click here
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
James Allen, Senior Lead Officer
West L.A. Community Police Station –1663 Butler Ave.
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 39318@lapd.online
West LA Community Police Station Website: click here
LAPD Website: www.lapdonline.org
6. UNCLAIMED BILLIONS IN CA – IS SOME OF IT YOURS?
From the Westwood-Century City Patch:
California has about $10.2 billion in unclaimed property, and officials urge residents to check an online database to see if any lost money or valuables belong to them, according to the state. One in three Golden Staters who visited the database end up finding property to claim.
Common types of unclaimed property are bank accounts, stocks, bonds, uncashed checks, insurance benefits, wages, and safe deposit box contents.
The CA database of unclaimed property is at https://www.sco.ca.gov/upd_msg.html. If you want to search for unclaimed property from other states, go to https://unclaimed.org/
Read the entire article at https://patch.com/california/centurycity/s/hwptm/ca-has-10b-in-unclaimed-money-is-some-of-it-yours
7. HOLIDAY TOY & BOOK DRIVE
The Jewish Federation’s 16th Annual
Festival of Lights Toy & Book Drive
Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 2021
This holiday season, you can send a gift — and a smile — to a child in need with a donation of a new toy or book (or both!).
The process is entirely virtual this holiday season, so it’s easier than ever. See below for all of the organizations we’re partnering with and their Amazon Wish Lists — and donate straight from there!
Jewish Federation – Toy & Book Drive 2021
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
EXPLORING YOUR UNIVERSE
UCLA’s Biggest Science Fair (Via Zoom)
Sunday, November 7, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Join us for the 13th year of this free, family-friendly afternoon of science exploration! Take part in 28 real, hands-on science experiments and guided demos for all ages about everything from archaeology to bees to kitchen chemistry to black holes. Follow along in your own home while interacting with UCLA scientists!
- “Ask a scientist” Q&A sessions will give you the chance to talk with experts in fields including astronomy, chemistry, geology, and epidemiology.
- Live talks will cover food science, Earth’s magnetic field, the science of plastics, and much more.
Future scientists and curious minds of all ages are invited to attend from anywhere in the world!
Admission is free. No registration required. All activities will take place on Zoom.
Exploring Your Universe 2021 – Click Here
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HOUSEGUEST: SHADOWS FALL DOWN
Now through Jan 2, 2022
at the Hammer Museum
Artist Monica Majoli explores themes of melancholy and desire in this exhibition drawn from the Grunwald Center collection.
Houseguest is a series of exhibitions at the Hammer Museum in which an artist is invited to curate an installation drawn from the collections of the museum and the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts. For her Houseguest exhibition, the Los Angeles–based artist Monica Majoli perused the Grunwald Center’s holdings of more than 50,000 works on paper over the course of many months. The experience of visiting the Grunwald study room, where the collection is available for individual viewing, was a primary inspiration for Majoli from the outset. The privacy of its enclosed environment, the intimate exercise of pulling unframed works from their boxes, and the viewing of works of art laid bare on a table are experiences echoed in this gallery.
Click here for more information
9. LOCAL DISCOUNTS & HWPOA BENEFITS
Below you will find links to discounts and benefits that local businesses have offered to HWPOA members. We hope to add more as often as we can. Please let us know if you would like to submit additional discounts for other Westwood retailers.
Current benefits include:
- Primo’s Donuts -10% off Halloween and Pumpkin Dozens
- Campus Shoe Repair – 10% off any shoe or bag repair
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 LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER
Looking for a live-in housekeeper for older woman who lives on Wilshire corridor. Light caregiving involved. English speaking and strong references a must. Please contact Denise (310-721-2500) or Marci (310-948-8715).
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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://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.