Holmby News 2-26-21

February 26, 2021 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 26, 2021

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Beverly Hills Street Closures – Golden Globes
3. Holmby Westwood Green Team Update
4. Vaccine Eligibility is Expanding
5. HWPOA Lawn Signs
6. Westwood Village – Live Virtual Tour
7. Westside Safety & Preparedness Fair
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 210806101
10800 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 2/20/2021 @ 4:00 AM

THEFT-GRAND (plain theft-grand) $950.01 & over
Incident #: 210806103
600 BLOCK CLUB VIEW DR | 2/6/2021 @ 4:00 PM

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Pete Ojeda, Senior Lead Officer
West L.A. Community Police Station – 1663 Butler Ave.
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 36393@lapd.online
Website: www.lapdonline.org

2. BEVERLY HILLS STREET CLOSURES – GOLDEN GLOBES

Beverly Hills has shut down parts of Santa Monica Blvd., Wilshire Blvd. and Merv Griffin Way, in preparation for the Feb. 28 Golden Globe Awards show.

North Santa Monica Boulevard:

Westbound: North Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed to westbound traffic from Wilshire Boulevard to Century Park East from 9 p.m. Friday, February 26 until 4 a.m. Monday, March 1.
Eastbound: North Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed to eastbound traffic from Wilshire Blvd. to Century Park East from 9 p.m. Saturday, February 27 until 4 a.m. Monday, March 1.

Alternate Routes: South Santa Monica Boulevard will remain open in both directions

Wilshire Boulevard:

The eastbound curb lane of Wilshire Boulevard, east of Whittier Drive, will be closed from 6 a.m. Wednesday, February 24 until 4 a.m. Monday, March 1.

Merv Griffin Way:

Merv Griffin Way will be closed to both north and southbound traffic between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard from 6 a.m. Wednesday, February 24 until 4 a.m. Monday, March, 1.

Whittier Drive, Carmelita Avenue, Elevado Avenue and Lomitas Avenue at Walden Drive, and Tenton Drive and the adjacent alley will not be closed to street traffic on Sunday, February 28, but all streets will be posted with no-parking signs. No parking signs will be valid until 12 a.m. Monday, March 1.

More details at https://patch.com/california/centurycity/s/hfm4z/golden-globes-street-closures-announced-in-beverly-hills

3. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM UPDATE

The Holmby Westwood Green Team is answering questions related to our parkway trees in the HWPOA newsletter. In addition to focusing on our parkway trees, we will address the work of the Green Team, efforts by the City of Los Angeles related to urban trees as well as resources for tree care and maintenance. Please send your questions to Marnie Bodek at mossbodek@msn.com or Allyson Bunting at Allyson.bunting@gmail.com

Where does the City of Los Angeles stand on our Urban Forest?

The leadership of the City of Los Angeles recognizes the importance of our urban forest and is committed to improving it. Mayor Garcetti launched LA’s Green New Deal in 2019 to achieve a zero carbon electrical grid by 2050. Among his stated goals are planting 90,000 trees by the end of 2021 and increasing the City tree canopy by at least 50% by 2028 in areas with the least shade, which are predominantly low income neighborhoods. The City is especially focused on development of policies and programs that will address the inequitable distribution and access to neighborhood trees and green spaces in Los Angeles.

The City hired its’ first Urban Forest Officer, Rachel Malarich in 2019. She is charged with developing the first Urban Forestry Management Plan for Los Angeles, and facilitating cooperation and coordination between the 8 city departments, bureaus and offices that handle city trees. She is also responsible for creating a public information campaign about trees. Over the past 9 months, the City in Coordination with City Plants, has been hosting webinars in English and Spanish about issues related to the City’s Urban Forest. You can watch the first webinar here: https://youtu.be/cmYw24zIpGI
Ms. Malarich is also hosting a bi-monthly Lunch and Learn Tree ZOOM series:
https://www.facebook.com/LACityDPW/photos/a.1616967261693822/3803588023031724/

The City of LA, StreetsLA Urban Forestry Division is responsible for close to 700,000 street trees. They oversee street tree pruning, dead tree and stump removals and tree planting. In addition, they have contracted with Davey Resource Group to conduct the first city wide street tree inventory since the 1990’s. Data from the inventory will be used in development of the Urban Forestry Management Plan and an updated list of Approved City Trees. The Holmby Westwood Green Team is currently working with Urban Forestry on a variety of parkway tree issues related to our neighborhood.

4. VACCINE ELIGIBILITY IS EXPANDING

On March 1st, 3 additional sectors will be eligible to be vaccinated here in LA County:

Education and Childcare
Emergency Services and First Responders
Food & Agriculture

The LA County Dept. of Public Health is working with these sectors and other partners to finalize vaccination strategies that offer multiple sites where eligible workers can get vaccinated.

Learn more about the different vaccination tiers and find out when it’s your turn to receive your free COVID-19 vaccination, by visiting VaccinateLACounty.com.

5. HWPOA LAWN SIGNS

As the new year promises a brighter future, HWPOA is actively promoting community awareness of the many activities our homeowner association takes to bind its members together as a vibrant and strong community. To that end, stately lawn signs are available (for free) to display on your property to bring attention to those efforts.

If you would like to have a lawn sign delivered to your door, please contact us at hwpoa@aol.com and leave your address. We will personally deliver it. We would love to see a sea of the lawn signs throughout our beautiful neighborhood indicating that your household is a proud member. Thank you!

NOTE – If you have already requested a sign but have not yet received it, please let us know and we will deliver it to your door shortly.

6. WESTWOOD VILLAGE – LIVE VIRTUAL TOUR

Westwood Village: A Live Virtual Tour
Take a virtual stroll through this master planned college town.

Schedule: Wednesdays, March 10, 24, and April 7 at 6:00 PM
Length: 60 minutes
Cost: $12 general public, $8 Conservancy members
Format: Zoom webinar

Reservations required
CLICK HERE

Come along with us as we virtually tour the “town for the gown.”

Virtually visit one of the earliest planned suburban shopping villages in the world. On this tour we will visit sites like the Bruin Theatre and learn more about why Westwood Village became the entertainment destination for west L.A. We will also unearth some history, and unique architectural flourishes and secrets that connect this quaint Mediterranean-style district to its neighbor UCLA.

This presentation will be conducted through Zoom. Information on how to attend will be sent following registration.

This program is presented by The Los Angeles Conservancy. The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County.

7. WESTSIDE SAFETY & PREPAREDNESS FAIR

3rd Annual Westside Safety and Preparedness Fair
Sunday, March 7, 2021
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

This is a FREE virtual event for West Los Angelenos to learn from local experts how to prepare for and survive a major disaster.

At the 3rd Annual Westside Safety and Preparedness Fair you will have the chance to:

Learn what to do before, during and after a major earthquake (or other disaster)
Learn potentially life-saving skills
Learn how you and your neighbors can work together and help each other recover from a disaster
Get answers to your questions about what you should be doing now to prepare.

For more information and to register, CLICK HERE

8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY SUMMIT

On March 4 and 8, join the Visionary Women’s 2021 International Women’s Day Virtual Summit, featuring some of the world’s leading female voices. The Summit presents three panel conversations discussing a broad range of topics including peace-building, how to construct a more equitable world along with inclusion and diversity. Summit speakers will include some of the most compelling thought leaders and voices of the 21st century. Registration is free!

Learn more and register here

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UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden presents:
NATURAL HISTORY & CARE OF POPULAR HOUSEPLANTS
Saturday March 6th 10-11am PST • Virtual Event for Garden Members
Have you ever wondered what your Monstera deliciosa would be like in the wild? Join us to learn about the unique adaptations plants have to survive in their natural habitats, and how that impacts their care in your home. Led by Botanical Garden staff Terry Huang and Jules Cooch, this intimate conversation will cover a variety of popular houseplants and connect them to interesting specimens in the Garden. Though much of our programming is free, this special event is limited to Garden Members. Support the Garden and become a member today. All members will receive a direct email invitation and Zoom link at least 48 hours before the event starts.

9. 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.

10. RESIDENT ADS

FOUNTAIN MAINTENANCE

Seeking experienced, responsible, and reasonably priced fountain maintenance person. Please contact Susan at greuben@pacbell.net. Thank you!

11. 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*
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.

Holmby News 2-19-21

February 19, 2021 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 19, 2021

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Vaccine Eligibility Update
3. DMV – Possible Security Breach
4. Outdoor Dining at Fellow Restaurant
5. Activities & Things to Do
6. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
7. Resident Ads
8. HWPOA Contact Information

1. LAPD CRIME REPORT

KNOCK-KNOCK BURGLARIES
Police are looking for burglars on the Westside who they say use a food delivery ruse before they burglarize homes. According to investigators, a suspect (male or female) pretends to be an employee of the Postmates delivery service and can be seen on security video holding a bag of food before knocking on the door of a would-be victim’s home.

If there’s no response, the suspect then motions to two other suspects waiting in a nearby vehicle and they proceed to go to the rear of the property and break in, police said.

Be vigilant. If you do see individuals attempting to case homes, if safe, watch for a vehicle and attempt to capture the license plate and car description (in addition to a description of the individuals). Check security cameras in the vicinity to see if any have captured photos of those involved or their vehicle.

BICYCLE REGISTRATION
If your bike is ever stolen, your chances of recovering it will be much higher if you’ve previously registered it online on this website: http://www.bikeindex.org

Registering your bicycle not only increases the chance that it will be returned to you, but it also makes it possible for the police to charge those involved in bike thefts and sales with possession of stolen property.

Recent police action at a WLA encampment found a number of expensive bicycles. Those in possession had registered the bikes to themselves (although it was suspected that the bikes had been stolen). There was nothing that the police could do to recover the bikes or to possibly work toward busting a suspected bike stealing/selling ring.

2. VACCINE ELIGIBILITY UPDATE

L.A. County announced those who are in Phase 1B, Tier 1 –– including teachers and workers in education and childcare, food and agriculture, and emergency service and law enforcement –– will become eligible for vaccination on March 1st.

In addition, the State announced that vaccinations will open to residents between 16 and 64 years old who have certain disabilities or severe underlying medical conditions on March 15th.

Sign up to be automatically notified when you become eligible for the vaccine. You can also check what phase you’ll be in.

3. DMV – POSSIBLE SECURITY BREACH

Security Breach at Address Verification Company
May Compromise DMV Information

Potentially impacts vehicle registration records, no driver’s license information
DMV working with law enforcement and assessing additional privacy protections

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), out of an abundance of caution, is notifying customers that a company it uses to verify vehicle registration addresses has had a security breach. DMV systems have not been compromised and it is unknown if DMV data shared with the company has been compromised. An investigation is under way.

Automatic Funds Transfer Services, Inc. (AFTS) of Seattle was the victim of a ransomware attack in early February that may have compromised information provided to AFTS by the DMV, including the last 20 months of California vehicle registration records that contain names, addresses, license plate numbers and vehicle identification numbers (VIN). AFTS does not have access to DMV customers’ Social Security numbers, birthdates, voter registration, immigration status or driver’s license information, therefore this data was not compromised.

For more information, please click here: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/security-breach-at-address-verification-company-may-compromise-dmv-information/

4. OUTDOOR DINING AT FELLOW RESTAURANT

Fellow, a modern American culinary experience with an award-winning wine program, has officially re-opened for outdoor dining!

OUTDOOR DINING
Click below to make a reservation for our outdoor patio.

RESERVE NOW

TAKEAWAY & DELIVERY
Enjoy our à la carte menu at home! Plus, a curated selection of wine from our award-winning program is available for takeaway and delivery. Book today or in advance at the link below.

ORDER NOW

Fellow
1071 Glendon Ave.
in Westwood Village
Website – https://www.fellow.la/

5. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

Hammer Museum at Home presents:
deader than dead, with Ligia Lewis & Mlondi Zondi
Sunday, February 21 at 1:00 p.m.
Movement artist and scholar Mlondi Zondi joins Made in L.A. 2020 artist Ligia Lewis in conversation, followed by a screening of Lewis’s dance performance deader than dead (2020). Conceived, choreographed, and directed by Lewis for Made in L.A., deader than dead was originally intended to be a live performance held within the Hammer’s galleries but was postponed due to the pandemic. The film not only documents a performance of the piece, it represents the potential of a live performance to come. Q&A follows the screening. Click here for more information.

UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden presents:
PLANT STORIES TRAPPED IN TAR: Paleobotany at the La Brea Tar Pits
Thursday February 25th 5-6pm PST • Free Virtual Event
Join scientists Dr. Regan Dunn, Assistant Curator at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, and Jessie George, UCLA PhD Candidate, to learn about fossil plants preserved at the La Brea Tar Pits, including: seeds, wood, leaves, needles, cones, pollen and phytoliths. We will detail how these ancient floras reveal a rich history of climatic and environmental change in Los Angeles and Southern California over the last several millennia leading to the formation of our modern day ecosystems. This event is free. Register here.

6. 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.

7. RESIDENT ADS

SEEKING CAREGIVER

Wanted: Caregiver for an elderly woman. 2 or 3 days a week. 11am – 7pm. Must drive. Light housekeeping and small amount of cooking. Lives in Century City.

Good references required. Please contact Anita – Cell: (310) 463-7335. Thank you!

8. 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. Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 2-12-21

February 12, 2021 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 12, 2021

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

1. LAPD Crime Report
2. LADWP Project – Sunset Blvd. Lane Closures
3. Holmby Westwood Green Team Update
4. Westside Safety & Preparedness Fair
5. Disaster Preparedness – Ready Your Neighborhood
6. Westwood Village – Shop & Dine Local
7. Activities & Things to Do
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 #: 210805354
400 BLOCK LORING AV | 1/31/2021 @ 5:30 PM

LAPD SECURITY ADVICE
If you get some call or emails stating that you need to send money or gift cards, most likely it’s a scam. If they say they are from a reputable company, contact the company with a phone number that you acquire independently and check that way. Sometimes these suspects can be very convincing — but never just hand over money, gift cards or any personal information.

If you are going to sell an item on the internet and plan to meet the buyer in person, make sure you have someone else with you and schedule the transaction in a public location. Many people meet in front of the police station to make the transaction and advise the buyer of the location prior to meeting.

When you are shopping, please keep your purse on your person and not left in the shopping cart. Thieves will many times work in pairs to distract the victim while the other suspect takes the purse. If you feel it is necessary to keep your purse in the shopping cart, have it zipped up and place it in the bottom.

2. LADWP PROJECT – SUNSET BLVD. LANE CLOSURES

LADWP will begin construction on the Sunset West Trunk Line project on February 20. This important water system infrastructure project will improve reliability in the west LA area by upgrading the trunk line that was installed more than 80 years ago.

Construction will take place along Sunset Blvd near Marymount High School. What to expect:

Pre-construction activities will be performed the week of February 15.
Traffic will be reduced to a single lane on Sunset Blvd. between Marymount High School to Stone Canyon/Royce Drive for the duration of construction.
Work hours will be Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 4:00pm.
Crews may work extended hours and on Saturdays as needed.
We anticipate that construction will be completed August 2021, weather permitting and pending unforeseen conditions.

Additional information:

If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.

Deborah Hong – LADWP Community Affairs
(213) 367-5204 – Deborah.Hong@ladwp.com

3. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM UPDATE

What is the history of the Holmby Westwood parkway trees?

The Janss Investment Company was the largest real estate developer in Southern California by 1911. They developed Westwood in the 1920’s.

Janss Investment had both a vision and a plan for the Holmby Westwood residential neighborhood and the adjacent Westwood Village commercial area. The third component of their development plan was to bring the University of California to Westwood.

The Janss Company desired a cohesive aesthetic for residential and commercial construction in Westwood which was compatible with the Italian and Romanesque architecture of the adjacent University campus.

The relationship between the Janss Company and the University was strong. The developer engaged a University of California engineer to survey and map the area surrounding the campus.

The first consulting landscape architect for UCLA was John William Gregg. In addition to starting the Landscape Architecture Program at UC Berkeley, he served as the landscape architect for the University of California system. Mr. Gregg consulted with the Janss Company on the Holmby Westwood parkway trees. The result was a cohesive and unified street tree concept for the neighborhood with one or two species on each street and 13 different tree species for the neighborhood’s 26 streets. The vast majority of our 2100 existing parkway trees were planted over 90 years ago!

4. WESTSIDE SAFETY & PREPAREDNESS FAIR

3rd Annual Westside Safety and Preparedness Fair
Sunday, March 7, 2021
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

This is a FREE virtual event for West Los Angelenos to learn from local experts how to prepare for and survive a major disaster.

At the 3rd Annual Westside Safety and Preparedness Fair you will have the chance to:

Learn what to do before, during and after a major earthquake (or other disaster)
Learn potentially life-saving skills
Learn how you and your neighbors can work together and help each other recover from a disaster
Get answers to your questions about what you should be doing now to prepare.

For more information and to register, CLICK HERE

5. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS – READY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

From the LA Emergency Management Dept.:

We recently celebrated two major earthquake anniversaries in Los Angeles County, the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake. We are reminded that being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.

LA City’s Emergency Management Department has created the Ready Your LA Neighborhood (RYLAN) program that is geared towards individual, family and neighborhood preparedness.

During a major or catastrophic event, emergency responders may be overwhelmed and might take time to respond to you. As a matter of fact, your neighbors may be your closest source of help.

You might say “but I do not know my neighbors” and “I do not know if my neighborhood is ready.”

Don’t worry we are here to help! RYLAN gives you the steps to take immediately after a disaster to keep you and your family safe. RYLAN provides the tools to prepare and organize your neighborhood to respond together in that first hour after a disaster to reduce injuries, protect your property and environment, and most importantly, to save lives.

RYLAN is currently offered virtually. Please fill free to contact us to get more information about the program or, visit our website at https://emergency.lacity.org/rylan

6. WESTWOOD VILLAGE – SHOP & DINE LOCAL

During this time of adjustments in social events, work schedules, and travel, we encourage you to remember our many small businesses in Westwood Village and to continue supporting them even if you cannot visit them physically. Remember, when you shop and dine local, even remotely, you invest locally.

Small businesses in Westwood Village are still open for in-store shopping, curbside pickups, takeout, and delivery.

Westwood Village Business Directory

Dining – https://thewestwoodvillage.com/directory/?TYPE=1&CID=3
Health & Beauty – https://thewestwoodvillage.com/directory/?TYPE=1&CID=4
Services – https://thewestwoodvillage.com/directory/?TYPE=1&CID=2
Shopping – https://thewestwoodvillage.com/directory/?TYPE=1&CID=1
Virtual Programming & Events – https://thewestwoodvillage.com/directory/?TYPE=1&CID=5

7. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

LOS ANGELES ZOO – REOPENING
The Zoo is reopening on Tuesday, February 16, with a modified experience and advance, timed-entry reservations required for all guests, including members.

Reservations will be available starting Saturday, February 13 at noon. The last reservation time available each day is 3 p.m, and the last entry at 3:45 p.m. Please be aware that we start putting animals in for the night at 4 p.m. Click here for more information: https://www.lazoo.org/reopening/

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

BEE HIVE REMOVAL RECOMMENDATION

Hello, I’m writing to highly recommend “A Bee Man” for humane bee removal. David responded to our call the same day and was at our house that afternoon. His removal of the hive and bees was meticulous and gentle, lasting several hours, and his rate is very reasonable. We were impressed by his patience — he clearly loves the bees.

David Saraf
310-207-1090
davidabeeman@yahoo.com
www.davidabeeman.com

10. 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. Please confirm prior to attending.

Holmby News 2-5-21

February 5, 2021 hwpoa@aol.com

HOLMBY NEWS
February 5, 2021

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

1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Video Conference
2. Super Bowl Safety
3. Holmby Westwood Green Team Update
4. HWPOA Lawn Signs
5. Metro Purple Line – Westwood Architecture
6. Activities & Things to Do
7. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information

1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE

On Tuesday, February 9 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting. Due to social distancing restrictions, 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. SUPER BOWL SAFETY

#NoSuperSpreaderSunday

From the County of LA:
For sports fans, please plan to enjoy the Super Bowl without putting your friends, your family and your neighbors at risk.

Super Bowl parties have the power to derail our recovery and given the likelihood that there are more infectious variants circulating in our community, let’s not take chances with our own health and the health of others by creating easy opportunities for the virus to spread. Be safe and save lives.

3. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM UPDATE

The Holmby Westwood Green Team is pleased to announce that we will begin answering questions related to our parkway trees in the HWPOA newsletter. In addition to focusing on our parkway trees, we will address the work of the Green Team, efforts by the City of Los Angeles related to urban trees as well as resources for tree care and maintenance. Please send your questions to Marnie Bodek at mossbodek@msn.com or Allyson Bunting at Allyson.bunting@gmail.com

Does the Green Team still exist? What do they do?

Yes, the Green Team is alive and well. Established in late 2017, the Green Team is composed of 25 neighborhood residents and is dedicated to educating homeowners about the value of our parkway tree canopy and proper tree care and maintenance.

For their first project, the Green Team established a partnership with TreePeople to begin planting missing parkway trees. With the help of residents and volunteers, 46 new trees were planted in three tree plantings in 2019 and early 2020: Coast Live Oaks on Malcolm Avenue, Fruitless Olives on Manning between Malcolm and Hilgard and Canary island Pines on Dalehurst.

Although the pandemic paused tree planting in 2020, the Green Team turned to a new parkway tree inventory and data base project. Last summer, five Green Team members walked the streets of Holmby Westwood and visually surveyed nearly every parkway tree. In addition to confirming the species of existing trees, they identified the location of dead trees, stumps and locations where they believed a replacement parkway tree might be planted based on current City Tree Spacing guidelines. Their visual inspection also included a general non-professional assessment of the tree health and maturity as well as parkway measurements.

The data from the survey is compiled into a cloud-based database of the parkway tees in Holmby Westwood. A companion “Tree Buddy” app has also been developed in order to share the database with residents and other parties in the coming months.

Most recently, members of the Green Team shared the inventory and database with representatives from the City’s Urban Forestry Division. Urban Foresty is scheduled to join us for a walking tour of the Holmby Westwood tree canopy. We’re looking forward to building a working partnership with the City. We will keep you informed of our progress.

The Green Team welcomes interested residents. For more information please contact Marnie Bodek at mossbodek@msn.com

4. HWPOA LAWN SIGNS

NOTE – If you have already requested a sign, THANK YOU! We will deliver it to your door shortly.

5. METRO PURPLE LINE – WESTWOOD ARCHITECTURE

Purple (D Line) Extension pays homage to the designs of Master Architect Paul R. Williams
By Steve Hymon, Metro The Source

With Black History month now underway, we wanted to focus on Paul Revere Williams (Feb. 18, 1894 – Jan. 23, 1980), a leading practitioner of mid-century modern design in Southern California and the first Black architect to become a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1923.

Metro’s Purple (D Line) Extension has a unique connection to one of William’s last commissioned works: the Linde Medical Center located at the northeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Gayley Avenue. The Linde Medical Center, now referred to as the Westwood Medical Plaza, will be a future entrance for the Purple (D Line) Extension’s Westwood/UCLA Station.

While the 12-story Linde Medical Center has undergone many changes since it was built in 1962, the building has retained some key historic elements of William’s original design. They include the original pipe column balustrade at the roof and portions of the original handrails.

Metro’s senior environmental team has consulted with California’s State Historic Preservation Office and other agencies on efforts to avoid and minimize adverse effects to the Linde Medical Center’s historic features. Although decisions regarding the Purple (D Line) Extension’s Westwood/UCLA station’s final design are pending, project plans include retaining at least some of the Linde Medical Center’s original character-defining features. The features that could be retained are the structure’s overall box-like form, the canted balustrade and the black granite base.

Below:
Conceptual rendering of the Westwood/UCLA northeast entrance.

Read the entire story on Metro The Source

6. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

Hammer Museum at Home presents:
LUNCHTIME ART TALK – Brandon D. Landers
Wednesday, February 10 at 12:30 PM
Associate curator Erin Christovale leads a live, online discussion of Made in L.A. 2020 artist Brandon D. Landers’ work. Click here for more information

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WINTER CLASSICS FILM FESTIVAL – Presented by the LA Public Library (online via Zoom). The Winter Classics Film Festival meets every other Thursday through April 8, covering films from the silent era through the 1970s.

Up next – The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman on Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 PM. Come and celebrate the life of actress Cicely Tyson with an online discussion of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”. Ms. Tyson, who passed away on January 28, won two Emmy Awards for her role as a former slave who lives to participate in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Watch Miss Jane Pittman age to over one hundred years old in this made-for-TV adaptation of the Ernest J. Gaines novel. The movie is available for free on Kanopy with your library card.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://lapl.zoom.us/j/85977453255?pwd=RWMzcHlaRU5wSXNIQzVLSHlMUnJyQT09

Meeting ID: 859 7745 3255
Passcode: Classics

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