HOLMBY NEWS
January 26, 2024
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Rescheduled Road Closures in Westwood Village
3. New Parking Signs on Birchwood
4. Jury Duty Scam Alert
5. Westwood Homeless Count Update
6. COVID Isolation – New Relaxed Guidelines
7. UCLA Nimoy Theater – Interactive Tour
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Resident Ads
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 240804615
10500 BLOCK STRATHMORE DR | 1/17/2024 @ 8:47 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. RESCHEDULED ROAD CLOSURES IN WESTWOOD VILLAGE
From the LADWP:
Dear Neighbors,
We have updated road closure dates to share for a water mainline replacement project in the UCLA area, due to this week’s rain.
In Westwood Village, LeConte Avenue will be closed at Gayley Avenue from 8:00AM – 4:00PM on Friday January 26 and Monday January 29 – Wednesday January 31 as LADWP replaces a water mainline installed in the 1920s with new earthquake resistant ductile iron pipe. This type of pipe flexes with the earth’s movements to prevent damage, so it is more resilient and reliable.
The intersection will reopen after 4:00PM on each of those days.
Traffic impacts:
- On Gayley Ave, one lane will be open in each direction for travel north and south.
- LeConte Ave will be closed to through traffic. Traffic heading west can detour by traveling on Broxton Ave to Weyburn Ave and back onto Gayley.
3. NEW PARKING SIGNS ON BIRCHWOOD
An interested homeowner accomplished her goal even though it took many months. Rachel Ault thought bushes needed trimming and street signs had faded and some rusted in the Devon/Birchwood area. She worked with Patty Macias in our council office and sure enough, this week, new signs were installed.
Special thanks to Rachel and other neighbors who help to create a safer and more beautiful Holmby Westwood by seeing something and doing something! It takes a village!
4. JURY DUTY SCAM ALERT
A homeowner recently reported the following situation to us:
A scammer called me on my cell phone and somehow managed to make the originating phone number an LAPD # so it looked legit. My Caller ID read LAPD. They knew my name, middle initial, phone number, and address which is not easy to find online. The man identified himself as an officer and he claimed that I had failed to show up for a court date that was assigned after I failed to return two jury duty summons.
He claimed that each offense had a $1000 bond, and demanded that I go to a “treasury website” to post two $1000 bonds or a warrant would be issued for my immediate arrest. He tried to keep me on the line by saying he was ordered to maintain contact until I posted the bonds, warning that if I broke contact (i.e, hung up) he would be sending the sheriff to my address to take me into custody. I eventually hung up without providing any additional information, and without paying any money.
The LAPD and/or the Sheriff’s Department do not call people for warrants. If you receive a similar phone call, please do not give them any information or go onto the website they are directing you to.
California Courts
Jury Scam Alert
5. WESTWOOD HOMELESS COUNT UPDATE
The Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, overseen by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency (LAHSA) took place Wednesday evening. The annual Count takes place in all 50 states to create a “point-in-time” snapshot of homelessness in the United States. The results of the Count are used to determine the amount of federal and state funding received by Los Angeles to address homelessness.
Some 150 Westwood and UCLA volunteers met at the Westwood Presbyterian Church on Wilshire to participate in this year’s Count, one of the largest turnouts in L.A. County. After checking in, meeting neighbors, enjoying refreshments, and completing a brief training session, teams of three to four volunteers left the church with maps and flashlights in hand along with a phone App that was used to tally the number of homeless individuals in Westwood. This included individuals, tents, makeshift shelters, encampments, cars, campers, vans, RVs, and SUVs used for dwelling.
Holmby-Westwood neighbors made a strong showing once again. Volunteers included Westwood Neighborhood Council President Lisa Chapman who Co-Chaired the Count with Steve Sann, Chair of the Westwood Community Council. HWPOA Board members Jann Williams, Philip Gabriel, Ellen Turner, and Sandy Brown, along with homeowners Con Howe, Mark Magna, and Jason Somers were among the volunteers at the Westwood Count. Belmont Village Westwood staff, along with UCLA professors, staff and students, also turned out to support the big effort. This is a valued and important community service.
Pictured l to r are: Sandy Brown, Connie Boukidis (of Comstock Hills), Ellen Turner, and Patty Macias, our Westwood Field Deputy from Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky’s office.
6. COVID ISOLATION – NEW RELAXED GUIDELINES
From the Westwood-Century City Patch:
Test positive for COVID-19? As long as you don’t have any symptoms, you can go to work or school, according to new guidelines from state health officials.
New COVID-19 isolation recommendations move away from five days of isolation and instead focus on clinical symptoms to determine when to end isolation.
“Instead of staying home for a minimum of five days, individuals may return to work or school when they start to feel better,” the CDPH said in a statement.
People who test positive can now go about their lives (while still wearing a mask) as long as their symptoms are improving and they are fever-free without medication for 24 hours. People who test positive but never develop symptoms don’t need to isolate, according to the CDPH order.
Masking requirements haven’t changed: People who test positive should wear a mask around other people indoors for the 10 days after they test positive or become sick. People can stop wearing a mask sooner than 10 days following two sequential negative tests at least one day apart, health officials said.
- Article – Westwood Century City Patch
- Website – Calf. Dept. of Public Health
7. UCLA NIMOY THEATER – INTERACTIVE TOUR
From the UCLA Newsroom:
On Christmas Day 1940, an austere 500-seat Moderne theater for movies and live performances opened on Westwood Boulevard, just south of Wilshire.
In 1956, it became a full-time movie theater dubbed the Crest, which the city named a historic-cultural monument some 50 years later.
Last September, the restored and re-imagined landmark was unveiled as the UCLA Nimoy Theater, the university’s newest state-of-the-art performing arts destination. Take a detailed interactive tour of the Nimoy in UCLA Magazine’s first issue of the year:
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
BIG BOOK SALE
Saturday, February 3 from 10 am to 2 pm
at Westwood Library
Dive into a world of literary treasures at the Friends of Westwood Library’s upcoming Used Book Sale! Discover hidden gems, timeless classics, and thrilling reads—all at unbeatable prices.
Whether you’re a fiction aficionado, history buff, or a lover of all things non-fiction, there’s something for everyone. Don’t miss this chance to build your personal library while supporting the community. Mark your calendar and get ready to snag some fantastic reads!
ONLY THE YOUNG – West Coast Premiere
February 10 – Opening Celebration
February 11 – May 12 – Exhibit on view
at the Hammer Museum
Following the successful presentation at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, see the West Coast premiere of Only The Young: Experimental Art in Korea,1960s–1970s, on view from February 11–May 12. This exhibition gives unprecedented insight into a vibrant moment after the Korean War when Korean artists rebelled against artistic limits, embracing bold and provocative practices. Deemed a “must-see” by Artnet and hailed as “unforgettable” by The New York Times, visit and discover it firsthand!
Opening Celebration – RSVP
9. RESIDENT ADS
SEEKING CARPENTER
We are in need of a carpenter to create and install an extra shelf in a decorative cabinet. If you have any recommendations, please email me at andybabette@gmail.com
Thank you.
EXCELLENT GARDENER AVAILABLE
We are very fortunate to have a family of excellent gardeners. They keep our gardens looking beautiful all year long. They have the time now to accept one more client.
Please contact me if you are interested:
Susan Reuben
greuben@pacbell.net
NANNY AVAILABLE
Hi Holmby-Westwood Neighbors:
Our nanny, Eugenia, has been with our family for 20 years, but our youngest is now at school all day so our need for a nanny is sadly coming to an end.:-(
Eugenia has been like family to us and our kids absolutely adore her. She is incredibly reliable, loving, hard-working and caring, and we can’t recommend her enough. She has treated our kids like they were her own—which has been an incredible comfort for us over the years. Eugenia drives, just received her certificate for caring for newborns (she completed 20 hours of intensive training), and has always been there whenever we need her.
We would like to help her find a new job with a wonderful family who will appreciate her and treat her well. Please email us at andrew.reif@yahoo.com if you know of any opportunities or would like Eugenia’s contact information.
Thank you!
Andy & Laura Reif
Westwood Hills
TRUNK SHOW IN LITTLE HOLMBY
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Call or text Denise for details: (310) 721-2500
TODAY thru February 4.
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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
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