HOLMBY NEWS
August 26, 2022
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Water-Wise Lawn Alternatives – Images
3. Antisemitic Flyers in Westside Neighborhoods
4. CERT – Emergency Response Training
5. City Council Candidates Forum
6. UCLA Nimoy Theater – Construction Update
7. Activities & Things to Do
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BICYCLE – STOLEN
Incident #: 220813369
10400 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 8/16/2022 @ 5:45 PM
THEFT-GRAND (plain theft-grand) $950.01 & over
Incident #: 220813450
400 BLOCK LORING AV | 8/16/2022 @ 10:00 PM
VEHICLE, STOLEN
Incident #: 220813591
1000 BLOCK WESTHOLME AV | 8/22/2022 @ 6:00 PM
File a Police Report Online: click here
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
West L.A. Community Police Station –1663 Butler Ave.
James Allen, Senior Lead Officer
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 39318@lapd.online
West LA Community Police Station Website: click here
LAPD Website: www.lapdonline.org
2. WATER-WISE LAWN ALTERNATIVES – IMAGES
Earlier this week, HWPOA sent out an article regarding drought-tolerant lawn alternatives. Several homeowners requested that we include images with the article and also asked where they might see the options in-person.
Click the link below to see the Water-Wise artilcle updated with pictures. These are pictures from Google.
Water-Wise Lawn Alternatives – with pictures
If you would like to see these alternatives in-person, many are available at Armstrong Garden Center (the closest of which is on Wilshire at Centinela).
If you have any of these ground cover alternatives on your property, we would love to know about it – pros, cons, photos, etc. so that we may pass along the information to other homeowners. Send an email to hwpoa@aol.com.
3. ANTISEMITIC FLYERS IN WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS
Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Anti-Semitism Task Force, called on the FBI to launch a formal investigation into the hateful flyers that were distributed to homes in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades this past weekend.
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Rep. Lieu urged the FBI to do more to address the recurrent acts of antisemitism committed in and around Los Angeles County, noting that this week’s incidents were not the first time members of the community have received such flyers.
In conjunction with sending the letter, Rep. Lieu issued the following statement:
“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the antisemitic flyers distributed in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades over the weekend. These recent incidents follow a string of antisemitic acts that have shocked and appalled our community. We need the Department of Justice to help local law enforcement track down those responsible for these flyers, and to address the antisemitism that is on the rise here and all over the country. We have to hold perpetrators accountable and prevent these incidents. I stand in solidarity with our Jewish neighbors and urge the FBI to do more to keep our community safe.”
4. CERT – EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING – CERT
CERT Training is back. You can be prepared. Please sign up today.
A new CERT course is starting on September 12. Registration required:
CERT Registration – click here
CERT members are trained in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. You will learn how to prepare for emergencies, what supplies you should NOW have in your house, how much food, how much water but most importantly, how to protect your family in an emergency!
- Starts on September 12 at 6:30 pm. Every week on Mondays.
- Location: Fire Station 59 – at the corner of Butler and Olympic
- You must register on Eventbrite to attend. Search for: LAFD CERT FS 59
At graduation, you will receive a certificate from LAFD that you have gone through the training. CERT graduates are then eligible to join advanced skills training and the CERT Call Out Team. CERT Call Out assists firefighters while fighting fires, provides safety during community events, and provides fire surveillance, and lots more.
5. CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM
The Los Angeles Conservancy is pleased to present Preservation Perspectives: Meet the 2022 L.A. City Candidates. Join us to hear Council District 5 candidates Sam Yebri and Katy Young Yaroslavsky discuss the role of preservation in their vision for L.A.’s future. Registration is free!
Los Angeles Conservancy
City Council District 5 – Candidates Forum
Wednesday, August 31st at 12:00 pm
Live on Zoom
Registration Required
6. UCLA NIMOY THEATER – CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Thanks to Sam Yebri for the following update:
Work on the Historic UCLA Nimoy Theater in Westwood Progresses as its March 2023 Opening Nears: The magnificent Crest Westwood Theater, a City Historic-Cultural Monument, is being transformed into a flexible, state-of-the-art space for live performance, the UCLA Nimoy Theater. Exciting progress is being made, while the magnificent interior wall murals and other character-defining features have been carefully preserved.
The theater will be named in honor of longtime Westwood and CD5 resident and legendary actor Leonard Nimoy, made possible by a magnanimous naming gift from his widow, Susan Bay Nimoy. The Nimoy Theater will become the newest cultural jewel in CD5 when it opens in late March 2023, and will be jointly operated by the acclaimed Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA and the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture.
7. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program present:
LARRY CLARK FILMOGRAPHY
August 26-28
at the Billy Wilder Theater
With an expansive vision of cinema and its possibilities informed by his work as a painter and photographer, Larry Clark became a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of Black filmmakers at UCLA who forged new cinema aesthetics that could be responsive to the spiritual, cultural and political needs of the Black community. The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a weekend-long survey of Clark’s filmography.
In person: Larry Clark will attend each screening.
Larry Clark Programs & Events
Click here for more information
8. RESIDENT ADS
SEEKING HANDYMAN REFERRAL
Help please! Our handyman has retired! Holmby-Westwood neighbor would appreciate a referral for a good handy/ general repair person who’s dependable and committed to high quality work.
Thank you very much! Nquateman@gmail.com.
ANATOMIE SPORTSWEAR TRUNK SHOW
Anatomie sportswear trunk show in Little Holmby September 1-14. New clients receive 15% off! A fabulous collection of pants, jackets, vests, tees, dresses in our exclusive European fabric that is SPF50, wrinkle free and machine washable. Many pieces are also perfect for the golf course or tennis and pickle ball! Ideal for travel: lightweight and comfortable, but you will look put together! This fall collection also includes high quality cashmere pieces in beautiful colors and many styles.
Contact Denise for your appointment: dzbarta@aol.com; (310) 721-2500
HWPOA Communication & Ad Policy:
Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.
HWPOA members are welcome to post free ads (such as ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc.) in the Holmby News. When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News editor to review. Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.
9. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: (310) 470-1785 (call/text)
Email: hwpoa@aol.com OR info@holmbywestwoodpoa.org
Website: 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.