HOLMBY NEWS
March 10, 2023
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. LAPD Crime Report
4. Curbside Organics Recycling – Program Update
5. National 311 Day
6. Scenic America – Opposition to Digital Billboards
7. Hyundai & Kia Cars – Anti-Theft Software
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
On Tuesday, March 13 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting. 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 forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, March 11. Daylight savings begins this Sunday, March 12! It’s time to “spring forward” – set your clocks forward one hour!
Daylight Saving Time is also a great time to check the things that keep us safe and ready for emergencies. It is a good time to:
- Replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
- Double check the expiration dates on your emergency kits and replace missing/expired items.
For some history on Daylight Saving Time, take a look at https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/health/daylight-saving-time-explainer-wellness/index.html
3. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 230806680
700 BLOCK WESTHOLME AV | 2/24/2023 @ 2:00 PM
THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 230806991
300 BLOCK CONWAY AV | 3/5/2023 @ 5:00 AM
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
4. CURBSIDE ORGANICS RECYCLYING – PROGRAM UPDATE
The LA Sanitation new composting program encourages residents in single-family homes (or apartments with 4 units or less) to start putting food scraps and food-soiled paper in their green bins with the current yard clippings.
Why can’t I put compostable plastics in the green bin?
Although marketed as “compostable” or “biodegradable”, these items do not actually break down in the amount of time the commercial facilities compost the material. Although these bags are “certified” under various certifications such as ASTMD6400 or BPI, the testing conditions for this certification do not actually match what many real commercial composting facilities operate at. This means the products don’t fully decompose with the other organics in the compost. This causes issues in the quality of compost when it is sold to agricultural producers. As such, we are advising residents to NOT place “compostable” utensils, bags, or service ware in the green bin with their organics. Although these items have good intentions they should be placed in the trash at this time as they will also cause issues with the recycling of conventional plastics in the blue bin.
Tips/Reminders:
- If you do order a kitchen pail, do not line it with a bag (even a biodegradable bag); instead, use a paper towel that can then be tossed along with the food scraps into your green bins.
- Sprinkle baking soda inside the pail to prevent odors.
- You can wash your kitchen pail in the dishwasher
- Wrap smellier items and store in your refrigerator or freezer until pickup day.
Curbside Organics Recycling Program
5. NATIONAL 311 DAY
On March 11th, the City of Los Angeles will be celebrating National 311 Day, in an effort to promote the knowledge and usage of the city’s 311 and MyLA311 service requests.
MyLA311 offers residents the ability to make requests on a variety of services including:
- Bulky item pickup
- Graffiti removal
- Pothole repairs
- Tree emergencies
- Animal related services
- and more
Here are the various ways by which you can access and utilize the system:
- MyLA311 website – Visit this link to make service requests directly online.
- App Store (iPhones)
- Google Play Store (Androids)
6. SCENIC AMERICA – OPPOSITION TO DIGITAL BILLBOARDS
Scenic America, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the visual character of America’s communities and countryside, and their local chapter, Scenic Los Angeles, is opposing a proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to install nearly 100 new digital billboards throughout the city, including a dozen around the Eastside.
Scenic America believes that the flashing and changing images on the billboards will pose a danger to drivers, while also causing light pollution in the surrounding areas. We urge the L.A. City Council to consider the potential negative impacts of these billboards on our community.
The proposed digital signs are still subject to review and approval by the L.A. City Council, and Scenic America is urging concerned citizens to voice their opposition to the plan. The organization has been advocating for the regulation of outdoor advertising for over four decades, arguing that unregulated billboards and other forms of outdoor advertising are harmful to the environment, create clutter, and reduce property values.
For more information about Scenic America and their efforts to preserve the visual character of America’s communities and countryside, please visit their website at www.scenic.org.
7. HYUNDAI & KIA CARS – ANTI-THEFT SOFTWARE
From Westside Today:
Kia and Hyundai vehicles have become a major target for car theft in Los Angeles, with a 7 percent increase in thefts since 2021.
Hyundai and Kia have launched a service campaign to prevent the theft of millions of their vehicles that have become targets of a TikTok social media challenge.
The companies have recently developed theft deterrent software for these vehicles, which lack an immobilizer, and will provide it free of charge to vehicle owners. The software updates the theft alarm software logic to extend the length of the alarm sound from 30 seconds to one minute and requires the key to be in the ignition switch to turn the vehicle on.
To read the complete article, please click here:
Westside Today – Hyundai & Kia Anti-Theft Software
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
SECOND SATURDAY CONCERT SERIES
Saturday, March 11 at 3:30 PM
at Westwood Library
ZARĘBSKI PIANO DUO – Coming to us from Poland, pianists Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania will delight us with a piano four-hands program titled From the Salons of Vienna, Berlin and Warsaw, with sprightly dances and lush waltzes from composers Paderewski, Moszkowski, Friedman, Żeleński, Godowski and Zarębski.
This new concert series is in addition to our signature Sunday concerts at the library. Unlike the Sunday concerts, which take over the entire library while it’s closed, the Second Saturday concerts will be much more informal — they will take place upstairs in the alcove by the balcony while the library is open for regular business. Starting at 3:30 p.m., concerts will last approximately an hour. This is a great opportunity to introduce your kids to live classical music and musicians in the casual, safe, familiar setting of our local library.
WESTWOOD LIBRARY BIG READ
FREE BOOK – INTERIOR CHINATOWN
Sign up at the Information Desk for the Big Read Book Discussion and receive a free copy of the novel Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (while supplies last).
The discussion will take place in the library (not on Zoom) on Saturday, April 22nd, at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Yu’s novel is a humorous take on type-casting in television and in life.
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:
- Campus Shoe Repair – 10% off any shoe or bag repair
- Phew Tech Help – Free service to first 100 family & friends
- Generac Home Generators – special discounts on generators and whole home battery backup system
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.