HOLMBY NEWS
November 23, 2016

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Keep Your Home Safe While You Are Away
2.  Westwood Area Robbery Alert
3.  Relaxed Parking on Thanksgiving
4.  Happy Thanksgiving from HWPOA
5.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  KEEP YOUR HOME SAFE WHILE YOU ARE AWAY

If you are going away this holiday weekend, please remember to follow these suggestions to keep your home safe:

• Alert your alarm company and neighbors
• Have someone pick up the newspaper and mail
• Don’t leave your porch light on all day
• Don’t pack the car in clear view of others

Enjoy your travels!

2.  WESTWOOD AREA ROBBERY ALERT

Between 11/17/16 and 11/22/16, two Street Robberies and one Business Robbery occurred in the Westwood and North Village neighborhoods. In the Street Robberies, the suspects targeted pedestrians walking to or from their parked vehicles on the sidewalk. The suspects approach the victims on foot from behind while simulating a weapon demanding the victim’s property.

The below crimes are being investigated by the West Los Angeles Area Robbery Detectives.

• 11/22/16, 1:00 PM 10900 block Roebling Drive. Street Robbery-Wallet.
• 11/18/16, 7:45 PM 10600 block Wilkins Ave. Street Robbery-Money, Watch.
• 11/17/16, 7:20 PM 1100 block Westwood Blvd. Business Robbery-Purses.

Property crimes and Robberies tend to increase during the holiday season. The Los Angeles Police Department recommends the following prevention tips:

• Stay alert and always remain aware of your surroundings.
• Whenever possible, avoid carrying excess cash or valuables, leave expensive jewelry and electronics secured at home.
• Avoid walking alone at night and keep to well lighted, populated areas.
• Do not leave or store purchases, gifts, or packages inside an unattended vehicle while continuing to shop or running additional errands.
• While driving to your destination, check the rear view mirror to ensure that you are not being followed. If you believe you are being followed, make additional turns and drive to a well lit populated area, Police, or Fire station. You may call 911 from your cellular phone while driving.
• No property is worth fighting over, remain calm, hand over property, and obtain as many details as possible. Call 911 as soon as possible.
• To receive updated crime reports, sign up to receive alerts at www.crimemapping.com.

PLEASE CONTACT WEST LOS ANGELES ROBBERY DETECTIVES AT 310-444-1520 OR www.lacrimestoppers.org IF YOU HAVE ANY LEADS OR INFORMATION ON THESE CRIMES.

EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311

Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org

3.  RELAXED PARKING ON THANKSGIVING

According to our City Council office, on Thanksgiving Day, parking restrictions have been lifted on streets with permit parking.  Parking restrictions will still be enforced in red zones, blue (handicapped) zones and areas with signs indicating that parking is “Holiday Enforced”.

4.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM HWPOA

The HWPOA Board of Directors would like to thank you for your membership and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

5.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org 

HOLMBY NEWS
November 18, 2016

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Residential Burglary Alert
2.  Package Theft Prevention
3.  Helicopter News
4.  Premiere in Westwood – Street Closures
5.  The Giving Spirit
6.  Upcoming Community Events
7.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8.  Resident Ads
9.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY ALERT

From the LAPD:

Since late October there have been a series of residential burglaries occurring in the Westwood area and vicinity. The methods of entry vary from prying windows or doors, entering unlocked doors, smashing windows and entering through a doggie door.

Immediate detection is crucial to the prevention and apprehension of suspects in these crimes. Please take a few moments to view this news story: http://ktla.com/2015/08/28/after-attempted-home-invasion-in-valley-village-lapd-looks-for-suspect-for-hours/.

With the passage of an additional Prison Early Release Program, there is no room for complacency. Every effort MUST be taken to safeguard and secure property and valuables.

• ALARMS: Ensure that security alarms are in good working order and set when not at home whether leaving for 10 minutes or 10 hours. Accessible upstairs doors & windows should have alarm sensors and upstairs rooms should have motion sensors to include the master bedroom.
• ALARM RESPONSE: Consider a private patrol alarm response to enhance your current alarm and security system. In many cases private patrols are already contracted in many neighborhoods or associations.
• SURVEILLANCE/SECURITY CAMERAS: Web based surveillance and doorbell camera systems will allow homeowners to view and monitor activity from any smartphone or computer which are motion sensor activated and will alert your device when there is activity. They will also lend valuable information and clues to the investigation.
• MOTION SENSOR LIGHTING: Install motion sensor lighting around your home to illuminate normally dark areas around the home. This will also alert residents to outside activity around the home when motion lights are activated.
• FRONT AND SIDE GATES: Ensure that all gates and access points to the side or rear of the residence are locked and secured.
• DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS: Ensure that all doors and windows are locked and secured with sturdy secured locks and that there are second locking mechanisms securing all doors and windows as a second line of defense.
• MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU’RE HOME…Even when you’re not. Use lighting timers.
• NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Monitor suspicious activities in your neighborhood and alert your neighbors. Should the activity escalate to a crime about to occur, crime in progress or crime that just occurred, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!
• SECURITY PATROLS: Consider after hours on site security at construction sites or major remodel projects. Many neighborhoods contract with private security patrols which monitor neighborhoods and can quickly respond to burglar alarm activations or reports of suspicious activity when they occur.

Sign up to receive Crime Alerts at www.crimemapping.com. In the upper right corner click “Receive Alerts” and complete the fields and parameters. You will receive notification alerts when crimes are reported.

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
Nixle: www.nixle.com Send text to 888777 and type WESTLA8A29 in message.
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311

Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org

The West Los Angeles Area Burglary Detail is investigating these crimes. Additional resources are being directed to the address this crime trend. Anyone with information on these crimes may contact the West Los Angeles Area Burglary Detail at 310-444-1580. Anonymous tips may be reported to www.lacrimestoppers.org or 1-800-222-TIPS.

• 10400 block Le Conte Ave. 10/26/16, 5:00 PM to 8:30 AM. (Construction) Television.
• 500 block Dalehurst Ave. 10/26/16, 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM. (Construction) Tools.
• 400 block Dalehurst Ave. 10/26/16, 5:30 PM. (Construction) Appliances, Electronics.
• 400 block Warner Ave. 11/14/2016 @ 8:45 AM

2.  PACKAGE THEFT PREVENTION

What comes after Black Friday and Cyber Monday? “Package Theft Wednesday”, the biggest day of the year for package thieves.

It is never safe to leave packages by your front door.  Please have packages delivered with “signature required” or have them delivered to another location (such as a business office) where it can be handed to a person directly.

3.  HELICOPTER NEWS

Helicopter noise continues to be problematic across many areas of Los Angeles, and our neighborhood stands out as one of the most besieged, as noted below. Each month, zip codes 90049 and 90024 consistently are among the top 10 reporting areas.

Please continue to report disturbances, either with the free smartphone app HeliTracker, online at http://heli-noise-la.com/webtrak/, or by phone at (424) 358-4354.

October 2016 – Zip Codes with 100+ Complaints
90068 (1810) Hollywood-Griffith
90814 (572) Long Beach
90005 (460) Koreatown
91423 (371) Sherman Oaks
90049 (323) Westwood Brentwood
90717 (319) Lomita
91607 (307) Valley Village
90003 (270) Harbor Freeway/Florence
90024 (207) Westwood
90275 (174) PV
90026 (154) Echo Pk Silver Lake
90803 (150) Belmont Shore
91605 (134) North Hollywood
91436 (111) Encino

4.  PREMIERE IN WESTWOOD – STREET CLOSURES

MKG is planning the premiere of “NETFLIX GILMORE GIRLS” to be held at the Regency Bruin Theatre, located at 948 Broxton Ave, at 7:00 PM on Friday, November 18, 2016.  There will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Wendy Diaz or Marguerite Pellegrin of 4Wall Entertainment Lighting at 818-252-7481.

5.  THE GIVING SPIRIT

The Giving Spirit provides aid to these vulnerable and fragile lives by assembling and personally distributing survival kits to the children, women and families living on the streets of Los Angeles. These kits contain over 70 individual items providing sustenance to the homeless in their time of need.

Please join us to be a part of The Giving Spirit’s Winter Out Reach 2016 event! There are various shifts available from December 8 through December 11. All shifts commence at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Blvd, LA 90049.

For more information and to sign up, please click here:
The Giving Spirit Winter Outreach

6.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Warner Ave. School Holiday Boutique – Thursday, December 1, from 8am-4pm in the teachers parking lot on Woodruff Ave. (Parking restrictions on the surrounding streets near the school will be lifted.)

Get your holiday lists ready for our biggest Holiday Boutique yet!!  Warner Ave School will be hosting one of the largest Holiday Boutiques we’ve had in the last decade!  Come shop with more than 40 vendors to choose from with gifts for all your family and friends!  We are welcoming clothing, jewelry, housewares, kids’ clothes, toys, accessories, food vendors, and much more!  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the school.

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Concert Series @ Westwood Library – Sunday, December 4 at 2:30 PM at Westwood Library (1246 Glendon).  Don’t miss the fourth and last concert in the 2016 Season of our popular Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring the Fiato String Quartet, Westwood Library’s Quartet in Residence.  The Fiato String Quartet will be joined by Claire Brazeau, principal oboe of the LA Chamber Orchestra, to present a fascinating program:

• Edwards – Two Pieces for Solo Oboe
• Haydn – Quartet no. 53 in D major, Op. 64, no. 5 (“The Lark”)
• Mozart – Quintet in C minor, K. 406 (for oboe and string quartet, arr. Lucarelli)
• Selection of Holiday Tunes

All concerts are FREE, with free parking at the library. Garage and library doors open at 2 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission. After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by Fresh Corn Grill, Diddy Riese, and the Friends of Westwood Library.

Download the flyer at: http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LibraryConcert_December-e-r.pdf

7.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

8.  RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING GUTTER REPAIR

I am looking for a qualified person to repair small gutters. Please call Marie at (310) 600-4726.

9.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org 

HOLMBY NEWS
November 11, 2016

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Veterans Day
2.  Was Your Car Broken Into?
3.  LAPD Crime Report
4.  LADWP Customer Service Saturday
5.  Westwood Design Review Board
6.  Warner Avenue Holiday Boutique
7.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8.  Resident Ads
9.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  VETERANS DAY

To all the men and women who have served and continue to serve, we thank you for your service.  We wish you a Happy Veterans Day!

There are a plethora of wonderful organizations who offer all manner of support, services and appreciation for our service members. To get a few ideas for donations, you can check out this page.

2.  WAS YOUR CAR BROKEN INTO?

From the Westwood Patch:

Detectives Thursday were attempting to locate victims in a series of auto burglaries in West Los Angeles and West Hollywood following the arrests of two suspects.

For the complete story, please CLICK HERE.

More than 130 pieces of stolen property with an estimated value of $15,000 to $20,000 were recovered.  Detectives have identified some of the property as belonging to victims from West Hollywood, Culver City, Glendale, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. They’re attempting to identify additional victims of vehicle burglaries to return the property to their rightful owners, Bishop said.

Anyone with information about the burglaries were urged to contact West Hollywood Station sheriff’s Detective Leist at (310) 358-4021.

3.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 160818383
900 BLOCK THAYER AV  |  11/7/2016 @ 11:25 PM

Protect yourself from becoming a victim and crime statistic. Ensure that you remove all visible items and valuables from inside of your vehicle. Your car, regardless of whether it’s locked and secured or not, is not a safe or secure place to leave ANYTHING! Remember, Lock It, Hide It, Keep It!

4.  LADWP CUSTOMER SERVICE SATURDAY

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold Customer Service Saturday at four of its Customer Service Centers on November 12, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event location closest to Holmby Westwood is the West Los Angeles Customer Service Center (CSC.)

West Los Angeles CSC
1394 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Customers who attend Customer Service Saturday can expect assistance from staff who are able to take payments, process service order requests, answer billing questions and resolve billing issues. There will be informational tables and displays with helpful information on LADWP programs and services available to customers, as well as sign-up materials.

For more information on Customer Service Saturday, please visit www.ladwp.com/saturdays.

5.  WESTWOOD DESIGN REVIEW BOARD

Councilmember Koretz recently honored three community leaders for their dedicated service on the Westwood Design Review Board: Terri Tippit, and HWPOA homeowners Kenneth Korman and Jann Williams.

Architect Kenneth Korman was raised in Westwood and attended Fairburn, Emerson and University High, and has a Bachelor of Architecture from UC Berkeley.  Jann Williams holds a Masters of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, has her own practice as an Architect for residential, institutional and commercial projects, and is a founding member of the Westwood Neighborhood Council Steering Committee.

Design Review Boards play a crucial role in promoting orderly, attractive and harmonious development, and these members have given countless hours to ensuring a very high design and architectural standard for Westwood Village.

Councilmember Koretz said he is “forever grateful to these board members for volunteering their time, keeping a keen eye to detail, and offering their unwavering commitment to quality.”

6.  WARNER AVENUE HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

Calling all shoppers!!!  The Warner Ave. Holiday Boutique is on Thursday, December 1st, from 8am-4pm in the teachers parking lot on Woodruff Ave. (Parking restrictions on the surrounding streets near the school will be lifted.)

Get your holiday lists ready for our biggest Holiday Boutique yet!!  Warner Ave School will be hosting one of the largest Holiday Boutiques we’ve had in the last decade!  Come shop with more than 40 vendors to choose from with gifts for all your family and friends!  We are welcoming clothing, jewelry, housewares, kids’ clothes, toys, accessories, food vendors, and much more!  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the school.

7.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

8.  RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING NANNY FOR 6 WEEKS

Hi, I’m looking for a full time housekeeper/nanny for 6 weeks. The dates are November 28- January 9. I speak Spanish fluently so she doesn’t need to speak English. Her responsibilities would include cooking, cleaning, and helping with a 4 year old boy when he’s home from school. I prefer that she stay the night for 5 or 6 days a week. Must come with reliable references.

Please contact Desiree at 310-383-5032 with any recommendations. Thank you!

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AMAZING NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE

Mary was our beloved nanny/housekeeper for 12+ years. She helped us raise three kids, from newborn through teen, with love and dedication. Mary is hard-working, honest, reliable, adaptable and great with kids. We can’t say enough good things about her!

Contact Harry at 310-985-3411 or hcollyns@gmail.com for more information and recommendation, or Mary directly at 323-382-9535.

9.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org 

HOLMBY NEWS
November 4, 2016

 

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Daylight Savings Reminder
2.  HWPOA Board Meeting
3.  LAPD Crime Report
4.  Movie Premieres – Street Closures
5.  Upcoming Community Events
6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
7.  Resident Ads
8.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER

Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, November 5th. Daylight savings ends this Sunday, November 6th! It’s time to “fall back” – set your clocks back one hour and get an extra hour’s sleep — at 2 am on Sunday!

It is also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms  and carbon monoxide alarms.

2.  HWPOA BOARD MEETING

On Monday, November 7 at 8:00 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting at Belmont Village, 10475 Wilshire Blvd. The meeting was moved from the regular Tuesday evening due to Election Day.  Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend.  Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com

3.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

ROBBERY (taking property of another by means of force or fear)
Incident #: 160817783
900 BLOCK MANNING AV  |  10/26/2016 @ 8:45 PM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 160817485
400 BLOCK LORING AV  |  10/17/2016 @ 7:00 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony) INCLUDES VESSELS
Incident #: 160817798
400 BLOCK DALEHURST AV  |  10/26/2016 @ 5:30 PM

Incident #: 160817799
10400 BLOCK LE CONTE AV  |  10/26/2016 @ 5:00 PM

Incident #: 160817858
500 BLOCK DALEHURST AV  |  10/26/2016 @ 6:00 PM

4.  MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES

Arrival – Sunday, November 6, 2016
Paramount will be holding the Premiere of “Arrival”, at 6:00 PM on Sunday, November 6th. 2016 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Michelle Dennis 310- 848-1137.

Allied – Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Samantha Sackler Productions is planning the premiere of “ALLIED” to be held at the Regency Village, located at 961 Broxton Ave, at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. If have any questions or concerns regarding this event, please feel free to contact Erica Jean Pacheco or Marguerite Pellegrin of Entertainment Lighting at 818-252-7481.

For both events, there will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.

5.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

CAP UCLA (Center for the Art of Performance) – CAP UCLA curates an annual season of live performance in all disciplines with particular emphasis on contemporary genres.

For a complete calendar of upcoming CAP UCLA events, please click here:  http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/

UCLA Film & Television Archive – UCLA Film & Television Archive is the second largest moving image archive in the United States after the Library of Congress, and the world’s largest university-based media archive, committed to the collection, restoration and exhibition of moving images.  The Archive’s public programs can be seen at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood Village.  For a list of programs and upcoming events, please click here: https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events

Los Angeles Events Calendars – Here are a few websites where you can find a variety of events and activities in the Los Angeles area:

• Discover Los Angeles
• Time Out Los Angeles
• LA Weekly
• Red Tricycle (children’s events)

6.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

7.  RESIDENT ADS

THANKSGIVING IN MALIBU – HOME FOR RENT

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Malibu. Beautiful home for rent by the day or week. Completely renovated, all new furniture etc. Sleeps eight comfortably. Fabulous ocean view from all of the coast. Private beach access.

Contact Barbara 310-474-7484 or email barlevitt@gmail.com

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POOL LEAK REPAIR

We have a leak in our pool.  Does anyone know of a company that fixes leaks?

Thank you,
bigmuddla@aol.com

8.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org