HOLMBY NEWS
September 9, 2022
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting & City Council Candidate Discussions
2. Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
3. Water-Wise Articles
4. American Red Cross – Disaster Preparedness
5. LAPD Crime Report
6. Thank You to Local Businesses
7. November Election – Candidate Forums
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING & CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE DISCUSSIONS
HWPOA Board Meeting
Conversation with Katy Young Yaroslavsky
Candidate for City Council, 5th District
Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30 PM
On Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting. Due to social distancing recommendations, the meeting will be a video-conference held online via Zoom. Please click here to see the agenda.
With the November run-off election of a new City Councilmember for our district, we have invited each candidate to speak at one of our upcoming meetings. At this month’s meeting, we will be hosting Katy Young Yaroslavsky for an informal discussion and Q&A. On October 11, we will be hosting a conversation with Sam Yebri.
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.
We hope to see you there!
2. RELAXED PARKING DURING THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS
The Council Office has notified us that parking will be relaxed in our community during the upcoming Jewish holidays. For a complete list of dates and locations where the parking rules will be relaxed, please click here:
Relaxed Parking – Jewish Holidays 2022
Please note that portions of Strathmore and Westholme near Hillel will not have relaxed parking, per Hillel’s conditional use permit.
3. WATER-WISE ARTICLES
Over the last several months, HWPOA has sent out a series of articles titled “Water-Wise Tips to Keep Holmby Westwood Beautiful” written by HWPOA Vice President, Susan Reuben. In case you missed or misplaced any of the articles, we are providing links to the series below.
Thank you again to Susan Reuben for her hard work in writing these articles!
- Part 1 – Watering Restrictions & Tips
- Part 2 – Ways Your Garden Can Survive During Restricted Watering
- Part 3 – Save Water Inside & Outside Your Home
- Part 4 – Grass Options
- Part 5 – Lawn Alternatives
- Part 6 – Irrigation & Sprinkler Systems
4. AMERICAN RED CROSS – DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Earlier this week, the West LAPD Community Police Advisory Board hosted guest speaker, Alison Berglas from the American Red Cross. Alison gave a highly informative presentation on the importance of disaster preparedness.
Below you will find links to several documents that could be helpful
For additional information on disaster preparedness, please click here:
American Red Cross – Disaster Preparedness
5. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BICYCLE – STOLEN
Incident #: 220814201
800 BLOCK DEVON AV | 9/5/2022 @ 8:30 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
6. THANK YOU TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
From the HWPOA Membership Committee:
A gigantic thank you to Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers and California Pizza Kitchen for so generously donating amazing items in each welcome basket distributed to new community members who moved into our Holmby Westwood area within the past 2 1/2 years (baskets did not go out earlier due to CoVid). These two businesses so readily agreed to donate the items and it was a pleasure to interact with them. Please stop by and see what these two businesses offer. We love you.
Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers
https://sarahleonardjewelers.com/
California Pizza Kitchen – Westwood
https://www.cpk.com/
7. NOVEMBER ELECTION – CANDIDATE FORUMS
UCLA & Westwood Village
Community Partners Present Candidate Forums:
Your Vote, Our Future
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, from 6-9 pm
Billy Wilder Theatre @ Hammer Museum
The November elections will result in new leadership at the city and county levels, with current City Councilmember Paul Koretz vacating Council District 5, and County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl is retiring, leaving an opening for Supervisorial District 3. Hear from the candidates looking to fill these local seats and how they might address important issues, including housing and homelessness; public safety; sustainability and transportation; and economic recovery.
SCHEDULE
6 pm: Box office opens
7 pm: LA City Council – District 5 Forum
- Katy Young Yaroslavsky
- Sam Yebri
8 pm: LA County Board of Supervisors – District 3 Forum
- Bob Hertzberg
- Lindsey Horvath
CO-MODERATORS
- Dr. Darnell Hunt, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UCLA
- Alex Cohen, Anchor, “Your Morning” and Host, “Inside the Issues,” Spectrum News 1
RSVP – Click Here
This event will also be live streamed. For more information, visit hammer.ucla.edu/2022candidateforum
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
Drawing Down the Moon Walk-through: Elliot Hundley
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3:00 PM
at the Hammer Museum
The artist Elliot Hundley leads a walk-through of the exhibition Drawing Down the Moon. The moon has been bound to life and consciousness since the beginning of humankind. It has served elemental and vital functions such as providing light and measuring time, but it has also influenced the more ethereal and spiritual realms of gods, myths, and magic. This exhibition operates at the crux of a lunar spectrum, between the lure and mystery of the unattainable moon and the eternal quest to conquer the moon in its material form. Drawn primarily from institutional collections in Los Angeles, the survey leads visitors through a panoply of objects dating from antiquity to the present.
L.A. BIO-BLITZ CHALLENGE
September 1-30
Access to biodiversity is closer than you may think. More than 56% of the Los Angeles city population is within half a mile of a park or open space. Take a walk around your neighborhood or local park to find and photograph animals, insects and plants for the #LABioBlitz Challenge.
To help protect and support wildlife in the City of Los Angeles, participants are encouraged to crowdsource photographs of animals, insects, and plants around their homes, neighborhoods, parks, and other areas across the city using the iNaturalist app.
The observations contributed to the challenge will help map the city’s existing native biodiversity, and assist researchers in determining the distribution of wildlife and health of the environment. Upload at least 10 observations – including three or more indicator species and at least one observation in a data cold spot to complete the #LABioBlitz Challenge and qualify for a prize drawing. Please visit lapl.com/bioblitz to learn more.
9. RESIDENT ADS
RECOMMENDATION – PACIFIC COAST TIRE & SERVICE
Dear neighbors,
I’d like to recommend Pacific Coast Tire & Service. Last week, I got a flat tire and went to the dealership to have it repaired. I was told that they don’t repair tires—they only replace them—and the cost for a new tire was $350. Amazingly, the man who helped me in the service department suggested I go to Pacific Coast Tire & Service. He had looked at my tire and thought it could be repaired.
I showed up without an appointment, they fixed my tire in less than 20 minutes, and I only paid $30. They put my spare back in my trunk and also refilled my washer fluid at no charge. Needless to say, I was very pleased.
Pacific Coast Tire & Service
2445 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 828-2555
If you need service, you should make an appointment in advance. If you are just going to repair or replace a tire, you do not need an appointment. One tip: they are on a busy stretch of SM Blvd. near St. John’s and you could easily pass their driveway if you don’t approach it slowly.
COLLABORATIVE TRUNK SHOW
Collaborative Trunk Show featuring vintage Levi’s customized just for you from Lenny (www.withlovelenny.com), high fashion platform “sneakers” in beautiful fabrics and colors that are made to be comfortable and can be worn with everything from a bridal dress, evening gown to jeans from Kara Milovnik (www.karamilovnik.com), handbags by shortyLOVE (www.shortylove.com) and the complete collection from Anatomie sportswear (www.Anatomie.com, including limited edition styles and fabrics.
Friday, September 9 (noon-5 PM) and Saturday, September 10 (11AM-5PM) in Little Holmby. No appointment necessary: Call Denise for address. 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.
10. 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.