Holmby News 2-22-19

February 22, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 22, 2019

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Save Hilgard – Sign the Petition
3. Security – Know Your Neighbors
4. Summer Camp Fair
5. Spring Break Golf Camp at Holmby Park
6. Community Police Advisory Board Meeting
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 190805972
500 BLOCK WOODRUFF AV | 2/14/2019 @ 6:10 PM

THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 190805981
LORING & COMSTOCK | 2/10/2019 @ 7:00 PM

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
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

2. SAVE HILGARD – SIGN THE PETITION

Sign the petition if you haven’t already:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-on-agora-the-900-hilgard-high-rise

Save Hilgard Avenue is a growing group of homeowners, renters, students, and other stakeholders who have one goal: Decline both the 16 story and 8 story proposals for the Agora.

All 4 Westwood Neighborhood Associations and the Westwood Neighborhood Council unanimously voted against the Agora High Rise.

Be aware that the “Agora” developer team is door knocking in Little Holmby and approaching people at Holmby Park; tell them we are all united in opposition.

Email with any questions: savehilgard@gmail.com
Website: https://savehilgardavenue.com/facts

3. SECURITY – KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS

To help develop a greater sense of community and security, it is a good idea for you to know your immediate neighbors.

We suggest that you get the phone number (or email) for your neighbors: next door, on both sides, and across the street. You could even get the phone number of the people who live directly behind you.

Sharing contact information is a great way to interact with those who live closest to you. You can notify neighbors if their garage doors are open, their car or house alarms have gone off, or water is seen flowing out of their home (and they can do the same for you). In addition, when neighbors are out of town, you can help each other by taking in their mail or newspapers.

4. SUMMER CAMP FAIR

Free community Camp fair at Roscomare Rd. Elementary this Saturday, February 23 (11am-3pm).

Free Bounce house and Inflatable, free performance, free kids activities – golf putting, art projects and more. There will be 25 great camps – sleep-away and day camps to learn about. Don’t miss this wonderful free community fair open to all and hosted at Roscomare Rd. Elementary (2425 Roscomare Rd. ). Easy on campus parking. Have fun!

5. SPRING BREAK GOLF CAMP AT HOLMBY PARK

Keep Swinging® on the links this Spring Break with TGA as they offer their popular Holmby Park Golf Camps:

March 25-29
April 1-5
April 15-19

There are two camps, one that plays daily at Holmby Park and another that uses Holmby Park as a base but travels to other golf courses four days of the week.

Camps run from 9am – 3pm and TGA offers daycare from 8am – 9am and 3pm – 5pm to accommodate working parents.

TGA (Teach Grow Achieve) runs the only sports camps in Los Angeles that incorporate STEM into their curriculum in addition to skill development.

For more information and to sign up, visit playtga.com/losangeles. Keep Playing® with TGA Premier Golf!

6. COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

The West L.A. Community Police Advisory Board (CPAB) was created to provide community members with an opportunity to provide information and advice to their respective Area and to take information from the police department back to the community.

The West L.A. CPAB will be meeting next week, on Tuesday, February 26. Community members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

WEST LA CPAB
COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Please Welcome Our New Commanding Officer !!!!

Commanding Officer & C-PAB Co-Chair, Captain Vic Davalos
Guest Speaker: LAPD Bomb Detection K-9 Section, Officer Leslie Macias
Senior Lead Officers (SLO’S) Report
Crime and Station Reports and Updates: Captain Vic Davalos and Patrol Captain & Assistant Co-Chair Randall Goddard
Liaison & Reserve Officer Phu N. Ha

West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Roll Call Room (Downstairs)
1663 Butler Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90025

Refreshments !!!! Courtesy of Haldis Toppel

7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Tressie McMillan Cottom & Roxane Gay – Wed. Feb 27, 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Tressie McMillan Cottom’s debut collection of personal essays, Thick, mines for meaning everything from Saturday Night Live, LinkedIn, and BBQ Becky to sexual violence, infant mortality, and Trump rallies. Roxane Gay, the author Bad Feminist and Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body joins her in conversation. Click here for more information.

CicLAvia – Culver City Meets Mar Vista + Palms – Saturday, March 3rd. Join us for the first CicLAvia of 2019! Culver City, Mar Vista and Palms will host the country’s largest open streets event! Streets will be closed to cars and open for cyclists, pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space. Click here for more information.

“How to Look at Architecture” at the Skirball Cultural Center. This is a series of four classes (Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 1:30-3:00 pm) which will include short documentaries on architecture’s “basics,” on Frank Lloyd Wright and Organic Architecture, and on Bruno Zevi’s thinking. They will also encompass seven short documentaries (for a total of 120 minutes) with visual observations on “what makes cities great?” recently filmed in Paris, Berlin, and Rome.

Expand your awareness about the spaces—streets, buildings, and open public spaces—of Paris, Berlin, and Rome. Each session begins with a new short film documentary produced by the instructor, followed by interactive class discussions about exploring architecture with a mission, conceiving open spaces for people, and rethinking the city.

For details, please visit the Skirball’s website: https://www.skirball.org/programs/classes/how-look-architecture

8. 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 lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will 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.

9. RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING PART-TIME DRIVER

I am looking for a part-time driver. If you have an recommendations, please contact Marie at (310) 897-3114

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PART-TIME SALES POSITION

If you are interested in working part-time in a sales position, please contact Susan at (310) 897-3114. Thank you.

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SEEKING HOUSING

My name is Ken Yamazaki. I am an Iraqi Freedom veteran and work at the UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum as a security officer. I would like to know if anyone currently has a place at this time. Any type of space (guesthouse, apartment, room, etc.) will suffice. I prefer to have a place of my own at this time. I will gladly give out more information and references about me upon request. Thank you very much for your time.

Ken Yamazaki
fuzoku51@yahoo.com
kyamazaki@re.ucla.edu

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GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC LUNG CONDITION

I host a meeting every other month for people with chronic lung conditions other than TB or cancer. It’s a very informal support and information group, free of charge, which has been ongoing for about 15 years. The meetings bring together people who all share a common health problem, so we can feel completely comfortable talking about our lung issues in a warm, supportive environment. Each of us has a history of diagnosis, treatment, and day-to-day experience that is very helpful for answering our questions and getting the benefit of people’s personal experience. Even with the best of doctors, this is an invaluable service.

We are affiliated with a national non-profit organization, NTM Info & Research (NTMir), formed on behalf of patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease for the purpose of patient support, medical education, and research. The organization comprises patients, physicians and other medical practitioners, and researchers.

Our group is open to all and the next meeting will be on Monday, February 25, at 1:15 p.m., at my house, 641 Warner Avenue, in Westwood.

Please feel free to contact me for more information. I look forward to speaking with you and meeting you!

Andrea Smith
ablsmith@dock.net

10. 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
Pay Membership Dues: https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – MARCH 12
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 at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 2-15-19

February 15, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 15, 2019

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Parking Permit Solicitation by UCLA Students
3. Dogs Off-Leash at Holmby Park
4. Parent Education Event – Digital Culture
5. UCLA Recreation Summer Camps
6. Save Hilgard – Sign the Petition
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9. Resident Ads
10. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 190805729
900 BLOCK WESTHOLME AV | 2/9/2019 @ 7:20 PM

THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 190805761
800 BLOCK S BEVERLY GLEN BL | 2/9/2019 @ 1:30 AM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 190805779
400 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 2/10/2019 @ 12:00 PM

THINGS THAT MOST COPS WOULD NEVER, EVER DO…

To get people thinking defensively, or to learn or adjust to big city life, I thought it would be interesting to share a few things that most cops would never do… Speaking for myself (and knowing what I know from 26 years of police work), I would never, ever do the following:

I would NEVER leave my cell phone or lap top on a coffee shop table and turn away even for a moment (much less leave it on the table to go use the bathroom or order a refill).

I would NEVER hang my purse or backpack off the back of my chair at any restaurant or public location (I keep it between my feet).

I would NEVER leave my purse or wallet in my shopping cart and turn away, even for a moment (I strap it around my body as I shop).

I would NEVER leave anything of value in my car and, if for some reason I didn’t have a choice, I would hide it in the trunk and then change my parking space (even loose change or a pair of sunglasses may get you a broken window).

I would NEVER walk and talk on my phone on any public street (if I had to look at or talk on my cell phone I would stop at a lighted place and put my back against a wall before glancing at my phone in public).

I would NEVER leave my car unlocked or the fob in the center console (I tend to check and recheck obsessively).

I would NEVER drive with my doors unlocked.

I would NEVER leave my house without locking all the doors and windows, or leaving on a few lights and my stereo to an audible level and petting my three blood thirsty dogs.

Most importantly, I would NEVER not trust my instincts… They’ve always served me well. I encourage you to do the same…

Best to you all,
Officer Maria Gray

2. PARKING PERMIT SOLICITATION BY UCLA STUDENTS

We received a report that a UCLA student posted a request online to purchase a parking permit in the neighborhood.

It is against the law to sell your parking permits to anyone, students or others, who are unaffiliated with your household! If you do so, then you would be deemed at fault and subject to punishment.

Councilman Koretz would appreciate receiving any specific information garnered about the students who are soliciting people in the neighborhood, such as their name or contact info, and a copy of their request to purchase a parking permit. If you have any specific information, please let us know right away. We will pass it on to Councilman Koretz’s office, and his staff will contact the students and discourage them from pursuing this illegal action.

3. DOGS OFF-LEASH AT HOLMBY PARK

HWPOA has received several reports of people not following the rules at Holmby Park. Dog owners regularly let their dogs run off-leash on the golf course.

Signs at the park state “No Dogs Off Leash. Only registered golfers allowed on putting greens and turfgrass”. Offenders could face fines if caught disobeying the rules.

If you would like to report a violation, please call:

LAPD Non-emergency: 877-275-5273
City of LA Animal Services: 213-485-0494

The Holmby Park Golf Course is not a dog park. If you would like your dog to be off-leash, please visit the dog park at Westwood Rec. Center. Thank you!

4. PARENT EDUCATION EVENT – DIGITAL CULTURE

Warner Ave. Elementary is hosting a special presentation on Tuesday, February 19th from 7 pm – 8:30 pm, by internationally acclaimed, Dr. Gail Dines, about our current health crisis and challenges of bringing up healthy kids in today’s digital culture saturated with porn and hyper-sexualized images. She will discuss how parents and educators can help build resilience and resistance in kids to porn culture. You don’t want to miss this! $20 per person.

CULTURE REFRAMED
The challenges of bringing up healthy kids in today’s digital culture
Guest Speaker – Dr. Gail Dines

Tuesday, February 19th
7 pm – 8:30 pm
Warner Ave. Elementary – Auditorium

Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-gail-dines-tickets-55476404419

Detailed info about the event:
https://files.constantcontact.com/e46185a0101/1aeb9621-dc93-40dd-bdcd-d07c9c861171.pdf

5. UCLA RECREATION SUMMER CAMPS

UCLA Summer Camp Registration begins Tuesday, February 19! Register by April 15 to take advantage of our new EARLY BIRD pricing!

For more information about UCLA summer camps, spring break camps and other youth programs, please click here:

https://www.recreation.ucla.edu/youthprograms

Day Camp – Adventure Camp – Musical Theater
Skateboarding – Water Sports – Outdoor Exploration
and so much more!

6. SAVE HILGARD – SIGN THE PETITION

Save Hilgard Avenue is a growing group of homeowners, renters, students, and other stakeholders who have one goal:

Decline both the 16 story and 8 story proposals for the Agora.

Sign the petition and share it with others ASAP:
SIGN THE PETITION to oppose the Agora

Thank you!
Esther Magna
Paula Rogers
Website – https://savehilgardavenue.com/

7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

The PLATO Society of Los Angeles Colloquium – February 21, 2019, from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, in the Magnin Auditorium at the Skirball Cultural Center (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.). This event is open to the public. Admission and parking are FREE. Complimentary coffee and cookies are available from 12:45 pm. The speaker at this event will be Adam Winkler, Professor of Law at UCLA and his topic is: “Citizens United and the Story Behind How Corporations Became People.” Mr. Winkler will discuss how that controversial Supreme Court decision was the capstone of a two-hundred-year struggle over corporate personhood.

The Plato Society of Los Angeles is a self-learning group that meets in Westwood Village, with a current membership of over 400, https://theplatosociety.org/. The Plato Society offers 7 colloquium each year with excellent speakers on topics of interest.

For details, please visit the Skirball’s website: https://www.skirball.org/programs/classes/how-look-architecture

8. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

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

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.

9. RESIDENT ADS

MAGIC CASTLE ADMISSION

My nephew who is 9 years old loves magic and I would like to surprise him with a visit to the Magic Castle. Can any fellow neighbors assist me in getting in to the Magic Castle? Thank you for your consideration!!!

Sincerely,
Nettie Dart
Cell 310 266-4808

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SEEKING HOUSING

I am a middle aged single woman, non-smoker, no pets looking to rent, house sit or sublet in your wonderful neighborhood. I work in Westwood and received 2 graduate degrees from UCLA while living nearby. I am quiet and have excellent credit, employment and local references.

Please call or text. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Edwards
310-897-9642

10. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – MARCH 12
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 at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 2-8-19

February 8, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 8, 2019

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

1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. Street Repair Requests
3. LAPD Crime Report
4. Stop The Agora – How You Can Help
5. Red Cross & LAPD Blood Drive
6. Broken Trash & Recycling Bins
7. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
8. Service Academy Day
9. Sarah Leonard Jewelers Offer
10. Upcoming Community Events
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING

On Tuesday, February 12 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting at Belmont Village, 10475 Wilshire Blvd. Please click here to see the agenda.

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.

2. STREET REPAIR REQUESTS

The Bureau of Street Services has scheduled a Small Asphalt Repairs (SAR) truck (which is described as 1 small asphalt repair truck, consisting of 2 workers and asphalt), for the Westwood Neighborhood Council area, to perform small asphalt repairs on February 27, 2019.

The Westwood Neighborhood Council has asked us to submit suggested locations in our neighborhood for small street repairs. The city will only send the SAR truck to a total of 15 locations in the entire Westwood Neighborhood Council area, so Holmby Westwood will only see a handful of repairs.

The type of repairs that can be addressed with this program include the following:
– Potholes and pop outs
– Skin patching of eroded or cracked areas
– Some repairs on concrete streets

If you are aware of any spots in our neighborhood that would be particularly good candidates for this program, please send requests to Dana at hwpoa@aol.com no later than Monday, February 11. Please only send street repair requests, not sidewalks or curbs.

NOTE: Street repaving is not part of this program. Please do not submit requests to repave streets.

3. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 190800521
500 BLOCK S MAPLETON DR | 1/31/2019 @ 8:20 PM

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 190805352
700 BLOCK THAYER AV | 1/31/2019 @ 11:30 AM

THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 190805441
800 BLOCK WARNER AV | 1/29/2019 @ 4:00 PM

BURGLARY – ATTEMPTED
Incident #: 190805599
700 BLOCK WARNER AV | 2/6/2019 @ 9:15 PM

Will you know if someone is standing at your front door or accessing your front or side access gates now?
Although overall Part 1 crime is significantly down for the area, Residential Burglaries continue to trend throughout the area, It is important to remain vigilant and not become complacent when it comes to securing and safeguarding our homes, automobiles and persons AT ALL TIMES!

Immediate Detection, Notification and Verification Technology is critical in determining when a crime is occurring and in progress at your home. An alarm alone is no longer sufficient. There must be a secondary immediate means of notification and verification to support whether or not the alarm is valid or false.

Additionally, residents should be notified and aware when there is physical activity at key entry points of the property. These key locations are the front door, any side access points to the rear of the property, and any rear doors or accessible areas from the backyard. Please take a few moments to review this news video: https://ktla.com/2015/08/28/after-attempted-home-invasion-in-valley-village-lapd-looks-for-suspect-for-hours/

4. STOP THE AGORA – HOW YOU CAN HELP

Dear supporters,

We are writing to share that the Daily Bruin’s Editorial Board has just delivered a resounding attack of the Agora proposal. In this editorial, the Board writes,

“Developers in the neighborhood have long taken advantage of students’ need to live near campus, and The Agora seems just another example.”

You must read this. It will make you Bruin proud. Here is the link:

The Agora is an overwhelming mirage with an underwhelming delivery

What can you do? Sign the petition and share it with others ASAP.

SIGN THE PETITION to oppose the Agora

Can you take a lawn sign? Email us. We want all streets of Little Holmby to be included with lawn signs.

Thank you!
Esther Magna
Paula Rogers
Website – https://savehilgardavenue.com/

5. RED CROSS & LAPD BLOOD DRIVE

LAPD WEST L.A. Area
Battle of the Badges Blood Drive
Helping save lives on and off the job.

Location:
Blood mobile in front of West L.A. Area Police Station
1663 Butler Avenue
Los Angeles 90025

Date:
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Please join us in supporting our local law-enforcement at our annual blood drive. Discover your blood type AND help save up to 3 lives!

Give life, give blood! To make an appointment call 310-444-0735 or visit Redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code BADGESoCal.

1-800-RED-CROSS / 1-800-733-2767 / redcrossblood.org

6. BROKEN TRASH & RECYCLING BINS

From Los Angeles Sanitation:

Have you called us about your broken bins yet? Call us and we’ll send our bin delivery team to repair or replace your damaged containers at no extra cost! Our 24-hour Customer Care Center will be happy to assist you! Make sure to have your bin’s serial number handy (located on the front side of your bin).

Call 1-800-773-2489

-Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment

7. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

Universal Studios will be holding the Premiere of “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”, at 12:00pm on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village.

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 regarding any of these events, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

8. SERVICE ACADEMY DAY

Dear Friend,

As a proud member of the Air Force Reserve, I take great pride in assisting our next generation of leaders on their path to service. Therefore, it is my pleasure to invite students, parents, and educators to attend the Fourth Annual Bi-Partisan, Multi-District Service Academy Day taking place:

Saturday, February 16, 2019, 1:00-4:00 pm
Los Angeles Air Force Base
Gordon Conference Center
400 North Douglas Street
El Segundo, CA 90245

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Additionally, prospective students can engage with current students during a student-led panel and prospective parents can engage with current parents during a parent panel. Multiple Southern California Congressional Offices will also be in attendance to answer academy related questions.

Please contact Daisy Paniagua-Uribe in my office at daisy.paniagua-uribe@mail.house.gov or (323) 651-1040 with any questions.

Please RSVP by visiting the following link: https://serviceacademyday.eventbrite.com/

PLEASE NOTE: due to base policy, you must RSVP with your name and the name of any additional attendees in order to enter LA Air Force Base.

Sincerely,
Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress

9. SARAH LEONARD JEWELERS OFFER

HWPOA would like to support our local businesses. Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers in the heart of Westwood Village is offering a Valentine’s Day Special:

Bring home a fully trained
FREE STUFFED PUPPY
wearing a cultured pearl bracelet “collar”!
with a purchase of $150 or more!
*While supplies last

Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers
1055 Westwood Blvd.
Facebook
Website

10. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Pop Up Book Sale at Westwood Library – Saturday, February 9 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in front of the library (1246 Glendon Avenue). Friends of Westwood Library are proud to host our occasional but ridiculously popular POP UP BOOKSALE! Fully loaded carts of carefully curated books (including kids books) will be for sale at the usual GREAT PRICES. Hardcovers are $2, paperbacks are $1, fancy art books start at $4 and go up to $15.

Winter Exhibitions Opening Celebration – Saturday, February 9 from 8:00-11:00 PM at the Hammer Museum. Please join us to celebrate the opening of our winter exhibitions. Allen Ruppersberg: Intellectual Property 1968–2018 is the first comprehensive US survey of this influential Los Angeles-based artist in over 30 years. Dirty Protest highlights recent acquisitions and works from the Hammer Contemporary Collection that have never before been on view.

Be among the first to see the exhibitions while you enjoy music by DJ Nubar and DJ ShyBoy from MaDonna Summer and Bootie LA/SF. Cash bars serve beer, wine, and specialty cocktails all night, with the food truck The Original Grilled Cheese Truck outside on Lindbrook Drive.

This event is free and open to the public. Entry is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP does not guarantee admission if event reaches capacity.

For details, please visit the Skirball’s website: https://www.skirball.org/programs/classes/how-look-architecture

11. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

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 at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 2-1-19

February 1, 2019 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 1, 2019

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

If you recently received a membership renewal notice,
you can pay your dues here:
Renew HWPOA Membership – CLICK HERE

1. Trees, Beautiful Trees
2. Agora Project on Hilgard – Sign the Petition
3. Street Repair Requests
4. LAPD Crime Report
5. Westwood Library – February Happenings
6. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
7. Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project
8. Los Angeles Population – Did You Know?
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11. Resident Ads
12. HWPOA Contact Information

1. TREES, BEAUTIFUL TREES

Holmby Westwood now has 13 new Parkway Trees — seven Coast Live Oaks (Quercus agrifolia) on Malcolm and six Olive Trees (Olea europaea) on Manning.

Thanks to the Holmby Westwood Green Team and Malcolm and Manning owners, a festive Tree Planting on January 26th brought many neighbors together with TreePeople volunteers to plant the beautiful free trees. Be sure to walk over and see the trees—each has been named by the homeowner and you will see the care instructions on each tree. The Green Team project received positive coverage in the Los Angeles Times and Councilmember Paul Koretz recognized the effort with a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles.

The HW Green Team will continue to build appreciation for our unique Parkway Trees and to work with owners, both to care for our trees and to replace those that are missing. Please continue to follow their progress here and in future postings on the HWPOA website. If you have any questions or would like to get involved, contact the HWGreen Team coordinators: mossbodek@msn.com and khowe.kwh@gmail.com.

Click below for links to :
Tree People press release
Los Angeles Times article

2. AGORA PROJECT ON HILGARD – SIGN THE PETITION

The developers of “The Agora” project at 900 Hilgard (SE corner of Hilgard and LeConte) have filed an application with the city for a 16 story, 194 ft. in height, student residential high rise on a property that is zoned for not higher than 45 ft. or 3 stories. It is 4 times the height allowed and 3 times the amount of sq. ft. allowed.

Please voice your opposition to a huge project that violates height limits on Hilgard. Sign the petition below. The HWPOA Board voted to oppose the project.

SIGN THE PETITION to oppose the Agora

A brave, young editor of the Daily Bruin has culminated weeks of investigative work with a stellar article published today. Click on the link below.

Daily Bruin – Agora article

Also, click below for a video exposing the lies of the Agora developers:

NEW VIDEO–What are the lies of the Agora?

Thank you!
Website – https://savehilgardavenue.com/

3. STREET REPAIR REQUESTS

The type of repairs that can be addressed with this program include the following:
– Potholes and pop outs
– Skin patching of eroded or cracked areas
– Some repairs on concrete streets

NOTE: Street repaving is not part of this program. Please do not submit requests to repave streets.

4. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 190805136
10400 BLOCK W SUNSET BL | 1/22/2019 @ 10:00 AM

BURGLARY ON MAPLETON
Brazen thieves rammed through the gate of a Los Angeles mansion Thursday night, making off with a 1,000-pound safe filled with $300,000 in cash and jewelry. Click below to read the article and watch a video from the news:

Burglary in Holmby Hills

BURGLARY PREVENTION TIPS
Side gates that are left unsecured or ajar are a draw for suspects to quickly and quietly access your backyards. Packages delivered and left on door stoops also indicate, at a glance, that no one is home.

Remember that residential burglaries typically happen during the day. So, use your alarms, lock your doors and close your windows, even if leaving for a quick trip to the store. Your system should include instant notification to your smartphone if someone is at your front door, the sides or your house and/or your backyard.

What to look for? Look for cars in your neighborhood containing multiple young people together, both male and female, wearing cinched hoodies (the equivalent of modern day masks when cinched tight enough), in rental vehicles (as indicated by the rental bar code stickers in the windows), or vehicles with paper plates, or vehicles with excessively tinted windows, often with visors down, or any combination of these descriptors. Seeing such described vehicles or young people wearing hoodies does not necessarily make them criminal, but they deserve a second, and even third, look. And let them know they’re being looked at! You may want to pick up your cell phone and stare to give the impression that you’re calling the police about them. Let them know that your neighborhood is a watchful, cared for community, that looks out for one another and they’d better move on and move on quickly.

5. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – FEBRUARY HAPPENINGS

The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:

Pop-Up Book Sale (Feb. 9)
Popcorn and a Movie! Mission: Impossible Fallout
Reading to Dogs
Opera Talk: The Clemency of Titus
NEA Book Read Discussion – The Beautiful Things That Fall Apart
UCLA Memory Training Program

For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood

6. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES

There are several premieres coming up in Westwood, which will involve various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue:

“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” – Saturday, February 2, 2019
Warner Bros will be holding the Premiere of “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”, at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village.

“Alita: Battle Angel” – Tuesday, February 5, 2019
20th Century Fox will be holding the Premiere of “Alita: Battle Angel”, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of these events, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.

7. SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT

Four refined concepts have been released for the Metro project that will build a fast, high-capacity transit line between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside through the Sepulveda Pass. Three of the four are heavy rail — i.e. the type of trains used on Metro’s Red/Purple Line subway — and the other concept is a monorail.

Click here for more information.

The next round of community meetings will include an update on the study, including refined concepts for the San Fernando Valley-Westside connection and initial concepts for the Westside-LAX connection. Consider attending the upcoming event:

Saturday, February 2, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center
6262 Van Nuys Bl
Van Nuys, CA 91401

8. LOS ANGELES POPULATION – DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know? Los Angeles County has a population larger than 43 states! The map below shows the 43 states that have smaller populations than LA county:

9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Hammer Forum: United States–Saudi Relations – Sunday, Feb. 3, 2:00 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Robert W. Jordan, former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Brookings Institution fellow Tamara Cofman Wittes, and former deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs discuss United States–Saudi relations.

Speaking Truth to Power: From Thomas to Kavanaugh – Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Anita Hill spoke truth to power, recounting before a Senate committee the sexual harassment she endured while working with US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. A screening of Anita is followed by a conversation with UCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw and writer Rebecca Traister.

For details, please visit the Skirball’s website: https://www.skirball.org/programs/classes/how-look-architecture

10. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

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

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.

11. RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING UPHOLSTERER & MOBILE CAR WASH

I would like to put a couple of questions to my neighbors…

Can anyone recommend a good upholsterer? I need to have new slipcovers made for a sofa and chaise.
Can any recommend a good mobile car wash service?

Thank you!

Ted Cohen
Malcolm
tedpcohen@gmail.com

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WORTH NEW YORK TRUNK SHOW

Today through February 7 (including the weekend!), Worth New York trunk show featuring women’s clothing for all lifestyles, from the most casual tee shirts to cocktail. Sizes 00-20 in styles and fabrics exclusive to Worth. At a private home in Little Holmby by appointment only. Call or email Denise Barta for details: dbarta@worthnewyork.com, (310) 721-2500.

12. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

You Are Invited . . .

To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – FEBRUARY 12
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 at 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.

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