HOLMBY NEWS
October 20, 2023
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. West LAPD Community Update Meeting
3. Home Sharing Portal Now Available
4. Metro Meetings – Traffic Reduction Plans
5. Fall Festivals & Events
6. Activities & Things to Do
7. Resident Ads
8. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
9. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 230815544
300 BLOCK COMSTOCK AV | 10/13/2023 @ 10:00 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. WEST LAPD COMMUNITY UPDATE MEETING
You are invited to:
West LAPD Community Update Meeting
Zoom Video Meeting
Tuesday, October 24th
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Some of the agenda items include:
- Guest Speaker: Detective Arthur Han – Narcotics Unit (Information on the use of Fentanyl, etc.)
- Community Issues: Protecting our houses of worship (Israeli/Hamas conflict)
- Captain Richard Gabaldon and available SLO’s will be updating us on current events in WLA
- Officer Christopher Pech, C-PAB Coordinator
If you have specific questions for items on the Agenda or other issues within WLA please email them to ringler@mac.com or Text me at (310) 365-5723 by Noon – Tuesday, October 24th, they will be forwarded to the appropriate person/persons.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://lapd.zoom.us/j/87205898768
3. HOME SHARING PORTAL NOW AVAILABLE
From City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky:
The Los Angeles Planning Department has launched a new portal that allows residents to see whether a property is registered for Home-Sharing and if a Home-Sharing citation has been issued to the property.
Users can search for a specific property or generate a list of properties by registration status, citation/complaint type, ZIP code, and/or Council District.
Click here to access the portal
4. METRO MEETINGS – TRAFFIC REDUCTION PLANS
Metro is proposing 3 projects that will supposedly reduce traffic:
- Sepulveda Transit Corridor – building either a tunnel, or a monorail down the 405, between the Valley and the Westside
- 405 Freeway Toll Lane (Metro calls it their “I-405 Sepulveda ExpressLane” project) – turning the free carpool lane on the 405 (built at considerable expense with taxpayer money) into a Toll/Fasttrack lane and/or adding additional lanes to the 405 through the Sepulveda Pass
- Congestion Pricing (Metro calls it their “Traffic Reduction Study”) – requiring you to pay in order to use some of the streets in Los Angeles. Metro has floated the idea of using the Westside and/or downtown as a demo project for congestion pricing.
Metro has scheduled several community meetings on these proposals:
In-Person Meetings
Each in-person meeting will include a formal presentation by Sepulveda Transit Corridor, Q&A session and an open house with information for all three projects in English and Spanish. The presentation will begin 30 minutes after the start times listed below.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
5:30-8pm
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Bl.
Virtual Community Meeting
Join us virtually to view a presentation on updates on the I-405 Sepulveda Pass ExpressLanes project. These meetings will include a Q&A session and will offer Spanish interpretation.
Monday, October 30, 2023
12pm
Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/405EXP-1
Webinar ID: 899 7243 490
5. FALL FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Warner Ave. School – Halloween Haunt
Sunday, October 29, 2023
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Are you ready for the Warner Haunt? This parent-run community celebration is one of Warner’s biggest and spookiest fundraisers! Come enjoy fun carnival games, inflatables, petting zoo, arts & crafts, walk through a Haunted House (if you dare) and much, much more!
Food trucks will be available along with our famous bake sale.
Haunt Packages – https://fundraising.warnerschool.org/product/haunt-packages/
St. Paul the Apostle School Festival
“Totally 80s”
Friday-Sunday, October 20-22
at St. Paul the Apostle School (1536 Selby Ave.)
Games, Food, Rides, and much more!
Website – St. Paul the Apostle School Festival
6. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
WESTWOOD LIBRARY EVENTS
throughout the month
at the Westwood Branch Library
A few of the upcoming activities include:
Saturday, October 21, 2023 3:00 PM
Movie Screening: “King Chess”
Join us in the library for this fascinating documentary covering eight great chess players competing in Berlin and London for the world championship. Suitable for the whole family. Free snacks will be provided.
Saturday, October 21st, at 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Beginning Chess
Chess expert Brian Glover will introduce the classic game of strategy. All ages are welcome!
October 24, 2023 – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
TreePeople Traveling Dirt Doctor
Through an interactive presentation, TreePeople’s “Doctor Dirt” will share with students about the importance of healthy soil, tell a story about the trash-reducing items in a special treasure chest, and invite them to plant a tree seed to grow and take home (tree care instructions included).
7. RESIDENT ADS
PRIVATE CHEF RECOMMENDATION
I would like to recommend Chef Ruwan as a private chef. He creates Vegan and Vegetarian food made fresh to order. Ruwan is a superb chef who specializes in Gluten Free, Sugar Free and Salt free with only healthful, quality ingredients! Delivered by order.
Contact:
Chef Ruwan
310-963-9522
Sandy Brown
3 GREAT WOMEN’S COLLECTIONS IN LITTLE HOLMBY
Today thru 10/25 come shop 3 great lines: NouvelleSillk95five is made of 95% silk and 5% stretch; there are gorgeous colors and something for everybody type: pants, tops, jackets, dresses and skirts. The fabric is amazing (and it’s washable!). I also carry the complete line of Anatomie sportswear as well as shortyLOVE handbags! Come shop! Free shipping; free returns!
Call or email 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.
8. 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
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.