HOLMBY NEWS
September 24, 2021

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

1.  Preferential Parking Assistance
2.  Trash Bin Scavengers
3.  Metro Work on Wilshire Blvd.
4.  Warner Ave. School – Prospective Parents Day
5.  Westwood Park Celebration of New Soccer Field
6.  Historical Online Tour of Westwood Village
7.  Bluestone Lane Coffee Shop – Now Open
8.  Activities & Things to Do
9.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10.  Resident Ads
11.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  PREFERENTIAL PARKING ASSISTANCE

Our sincere thanks to Councilmember Paul Koretz and to Deputy Jasmine Shamolian who were a great help in securing “enhanced enforcement” on streets surrounding UCLA.  Preferential Parking is restricted to residents on designated streets and handicapped persons.  At the beginning of each school year, many students disregard the street signs and are unaware of the required permit.  We will have stronger enforcement now that school has resumed.

2.  TRASH BIN SCAVENGERS

HWPOA has received complaints about individuals rummaging through our sanitation bins the night before and morning of garbage collection. Such scavengers are reported in every neighborhood.

According to LAPD, once the bins are put on the public streets, residents lose their right to privacy.  Scavengers can potentially be cited for littering if they leave trash on the ground or cited for theft from the City of Los Angeles if they take recycled items.  However, patrol cars are often not immediately available and this is a low priority situation for them.

Obviously, it would be difficult to wait until the morning of pick-up just when the truck is coming down the street to put out your bins.  Residents can call the WLAPD non-emergency number,  1-877-275-5273  or email 39318@lapd.online to report the scavengers.  You may also wish to contact your security company.

Please email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com so that our office can determine how many residents have experienced this problem.  Thank you.

3.  METRO WORK ON WILSHIRE BLVD.

Summary
Piling will continue on the north side of Wilshire Blvd. between Westwood Blvd and Gayley Ave. The “piles” support the underground walls for the future Westwood/UCLA Station. The street will be restriped, and concrete “k-rail” barriers will be placed on Wilshire Blvd. to protect the public outside of the work zones.

Location – Wilshire Blvd. between Westwood Blvd. and Gayley Ave.

When – September 24 to October 30

Traffic Control – Wilshire Blvd. will have reduced lanes between Westwood Blvd. and Gayley Ave.  During nighttime drilling activities, the sidewalk north of Wilshire Blvd between Gayley Ave and Westwood Blvd will be closed to the public. The sidewalk will be open during regular daytime hours.

24/7 Hotline: 213-922-6934

4.  WARNER AVE. SCHOOL – PROSPECTIVE PARENTS DAY

Warner Ave. Elementary School is hosting an event for prospective parents.  This is an opportunity for new families to see and learn about their local public elementary school.

Warner Ave. Elementary School
Prospective Parents Day
Thursday, October 7, 2021
8:45 am to 9:30 am

For more info, and to RSVP, email ppdwarner@gmail.com.

5.  WESTWOOD PARK CELEBRATION OF NEW SOCCER FIELD

Join the community to celebrate the Ribbon Cutting and Dedication Ceremony of Tommy’s Field, a soccer venue at Westwood Park.  If your children play soccer, they will enjoy this new field.

Westwood Park
Sunday, September 26 at 4:00 pm
1350 Sepulveda Blvd.

Parking on-site.  PLEASE WEAR A MASK

6.  HISTORICAL ONLINE TOUR OF WESTWOOD VILLAGE

From UCLA Magazine:

As Bruins begin to populate Westwood Village again, now is the perfect time to revisit its history.  In this dynamic digital essay, we revisit Westwood Village’s past and trace how it evolved through dozens of historic photos.

UCLA Magazine – Destination Westwood

7.  BLUESTONE LANE COFFEE SHOP – NOW OPEN

Bluestone Lane is now open in Westwood Village. This new coffee shop offers a brunch and lunch menu featuring avocado toasts, pastries,  breakfast sandwiches, and premium espresso coffee.

Bluestone Lane
950 Westwood Blvd.
Website – click here

8.  ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

Ramos Art Exhibition
Saturday, September 25 and Saturday, October 2
6:00-10:00 PM
Westwood’s Village Square – 1137 Westwood Blvd.

We would like to invite you to an Art Exhibition at Westwood’s Village Square. We are happy to welcome back the acclaimed painter Ramos. After his ridiculously successful showing just prior to the pandemic, he is holding two additional evenings at the Ramos Galley.

The exhibit will feature new paintings and artwork. All pieces are Ramos originals. We are honored to welcome him back and are looking forward to sharing his inspiration with you. Please join us and bring a friend.

Free parking is available at 10919 Lindbrook Drive, 1 Block north of Wilshire and 1/2 block west of Westwood Blvd.

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Artists’ Film International 2021
Now through Sept. 30, 2021
Online program from the Hammer Museum

Artists’ Film International is a collaborative project featuring film, video, and animation from around the world. Established by the Whitechapel Gallery in 2008, AFI includes 21 global partner organizations. Each organization selects an exciting recent work by an artist from their region which is shared amongst the network. The program is adapted to every venue and is shown over the course of a year. Each year, Artists’ Film International’s program responds to a theme; this year’s theme is care.

Projects can be viewed online during September 2021. Click here 
for more information.

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

AUDIO VIDEO (AV) INSTALLATION

Can anyone recommend a good AV (audio/video) installation company? Please contact me (Marcia Roffman) at 310-779-6091 or mdroffman@gmail.com.

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IS YOUR BENGAL CAT LOST?

A homeowner reported that she spotted a Bengal cat in her driveway several times recently.  She wasn’t sure if it was an outdoor cat or if it was “missing” from its home.  If you are looking for this cat, it was spotted near Warner Ave. School.

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EXCELLENT CARE GIVER AVAILABLE

Recommendation for Jhoy Victorino, Excellent Care Giver, who is just recently available for a Monday thru Friday position.

Jhoy Victorino is an Excellent Care Giver with 20 years experience in the Los Angeles Area.  She worked for my dear Mother for almost 9 years giving her TLC Plus before my Mother passed at 98 ½ years young!!  Jhoy was responsible for making the last years of my Mother’s life very comfortable and pleasant.  Jhoy has had training in the care for Disabled Adults and is extremely capable, experienced and a lovely person to have in one’s home.  She is a very neat & well organized person who provided complete care for my Mother including administering her medications, daily routines of food preparation, bathing, foot massage, dressing, assistance in getting out of bed and communication with all of Mother’s doctors and with our family.

Jhoy is a very good listener and anticipates what needs to be done.  She became a treasured member of our family whom we would highly recommend for a position with your family loved one who might need her expert care at this time.

Please contact Jhoy Victorino directly @ 310 895-3162 for an interview.

If you need further information on her Good Reference, please contact me @  EZBNGRN@VERIZON.NET and I will be happy to give you any further information that you need.

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SPORTSWEAR & HANDBAG TRUNK SHOW

Anatomie sportswear line and shortyLOVE handbags!  Private trunk show in Little Holmby September 27-October 7, by appointment only!  15% off first orders on all Anatomie clothing:  a great line that is perfect for everyday wear, travel, etc.  Sizes XS-XL.  The new fall collection also includes cashmere pieces and great California weight sweaters and jackets.  shortyLOVE is designed by a former Marc Jacobs handbag designer: there are six styles of handbags, from totes to crossbody to hip huggers; they are made of nylon and weigh next to nothing!  Great for hiking, walking, travel and running errands!

Call, text or email Denise Barta to make your appointment (clients must be fully vaccinated): dzbarta@aol.com, 310-721-2500

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
September 17, 2021

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

1.  Housing Bills Signed into Law
2.  LAPD Contact Information
3.  Primo’s Donuts – Grand Opening
4.  Volunteers Needed – Westwood Connect Day
5.  Fund a Project – Rotary Grants Available
6.  Shoes for the Homeless – Donations Needed
7.  Activities & Things to Do
8.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9.  Resident Ads
10.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  HOUSING BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW

Yesterday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 9 and its cousin bill, SB 10, two deeply flawed and troubling bills that target single-family areas for density but with different approaches.

Neither bill requires any affordable housing to alleviate California’s affordability crisis.

Because these bills apply to all California towns of at least 2,500 population, they effectively outlaw single-family neighborhoods throughout the entire state, turning every neighborhood into multifamily regardless of impacts or infrastructure needs – and without requiring any affordable units whatsoever.

Thanks to all of you who worked to defeat these bills — although our efforts weren’t sufficient.

The good news is that the Mayor of Redondo Beach is spearheading a ballot initiative to amend the California Constitution to clarify that, with limited exceptions, zoning and land use are local issues outside the jurisdiction of the state – it’s called the “Californians for Community Planning Initiative” (CCPI).  More information can be found at https://www.communitiesforchoice.org/

2.  LAPD CONTACT INFORMATION

Our new Senior Lead Officer James Allen provided the following information for contacting the LAPD:

EMERGENCIES IN PROGRESS: Call 911 for:

• Life-threatening emergencies in progress actually needing police, paramedics or LAFD
• This includes things such as a shooting, heart attack, home invasion or fire.
• Your report should include: YOUR ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY.
• Based on your description the operator will determine if you need LAPD or LAFD
• DO NOT HANG UP!!!!!

Please note: if you call 911 from a cell phone, the call will be routed through the nearest cell tower which may send it to either the CHP or LAPD operator.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: 1-877-ASK LAPD (1-877-5273)

• Non-emergencies such as loud parties, verbal disputes, public nuisance.
• Once you get an operator and report an incident, remember to get the “INCIDENT NUMBER” which will ensure the report is actually recorded.
• The non-emergency line can often require a long wait time, sometimes as long as 45 minutes. You are encouraged NOT TO HANG UP! It is suggested you put the call on speaker while you wait so you can do other things.
• Depending on the incident , the operator may ask you to use the new Community Online Reporting System or “CORS.”
• Many incidents can be efficiently reported using CORS (Community Online Reporting System).

COMMUNITY ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM (CORS): https://lapdonline.org/home/content_basic-view/60409

• Go to File A Police Report Online – Los Angeles Police Department
• Following are some types of crimes that can be reported on CORS: harassing phone calls, lost property, vandalism, theft, theft from vehicles, minor traffic collision, hit and run. To see other criteria, go to the link above for details.
• LAPD usually will not send an officer out to investigate these reported incidents, but will review your submission and, if approved, issue a final police report that you can use with your insurance company.
• The system allows you to upload both videos and photos.

PLEASE NOTE: THE LOBBY at the WEST LAPD STATION will be staffed only during regular weekday business hours, and will be closed at night and on the weekends. More information can be obtained at: https://www.lapdonline.org/west_la_community_police_station.

MyLA 311 (the free app that you can download into your smartphone from your app store) allows you to get relevant information from all bureaus in the city, or to report concerns. You can also call 311, or go online to https://myla311.lacity.org

Below you will find important West LAPD contacts that might prove helpful.

SLO James Allen, 39318@lapd.online.  Jim is our Senior Lead Officer. He covers a very large territory (from Mulholland to Santa Monica Blvd., between Beverly Hills and the 405 Freeway) and so may not be able to respond promptly.

Scott Alpert, 36921@lapd.online. He is the sergeant who supervises all the Senior Lead Officers in West LAPD.

The West LAPD station is located at 1663 Butler Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025, tel: 310-444-0702.

3.  PRIMO’S DONUTS – GRAND OPENING

A new chapter of donut deliciousness begins in Westwood Village this Saturday, September 18th, beginning at 6:00 a.m. with the Grand Opening of Primo’s Donuts at 10948 Weyburn Avenue, on the landmark corner of Broxton and Weyburn in the heart of the Village (former site of Stan’s Corner Donut Shoppe).

Primo’s Donuts was founded in 1956 by Ralph and Celia Primo on Sawtelle Boulevard in West L.A./Mar Vista.  Now celebrating their 65th year in business, they are a beloved “legacy business” in Los Angeles.  This is their second location of Primo’s Donuts.

In honor of their grand opening in Westwood Village, Primo’s invites you to taste their signature specialty, with complimentary Buttermilk Bites this Saturday, September 18th, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.

Primo’s website & menu:
https://www.primosdonuts.com/

4.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – WESTWOOD CONNECT DAY

Connect Days are community events that bring service providers, community partners, governmental agencies, and dedicated volunteers together so that individuals experiencing homelessness can be connected to an array of services simultaneously.

At our Westwood Connect Day, there will be housing resources, legal assistance, medical services, hygiene kits, showers, haircuts, new clothes, and everyone will be provided both breakfast and lunch.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers will assist with setting up the event, working the check-in table, helping guests navigate the event, organizing and distributing donated items, and serving meals.

Westwood Connect Day
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
9:00am to 1:00pm

WESTWOOD REC CENTER
1350 S Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Sign up to Volunteer Here!

DONATIONS NEEDED
Help our unhoused neighbors by donating your gently used clothing, jackets, business attire, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, backpacks, luggage, reusable bags, tents, sleeping bags and non-perishable snacks.  Please launder used clothing. All socks and underwear must be new in original packaging. We cannot accept dirty, stained, broken and bulky items.

Click here for more information

5.  FUND A PROJECT – ROTARY GRANTS AVAILABLE

The Westwood Village Rotary Club (http://www.wvrc.net/) is ready and willing to apply for a grant on behalf of a local Westwood project.  Grants cap out at $2,500 each.

District Grants are intended to support short-term humanitarian projects that benefit a local community.  You can use District Grants to fund a variety of District and club projects and activities, including:

• Humanitarian projects, including service travel and disaster recovery efforts
• Scholarships for any level, length of time, location, or area of study
• Youth programs, including Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotaract, and Interact
• Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about their field or to learn more about it themselves

Read more about District Grants HERE
The deadline is October 30th.

Interested parties can contact Mark Rogo at (213) 280-6415 or Phil Gabriel at (310) 985-4488.

6.  SHOES FOR THE HOMELESS – DONATIONS NEEDED

Please join the Westwood Village Rotary Club in donating lightly used and/or new men’s, women’s or children’s shoes.  All shoes are provide free of charge to families in transition and the homeless in our local community through Shoes for the Homeless, Inc.

Drop-off locations are at various local YMCAs.  See flyer below for details.  Help us fill the box!

7.  ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

SUN & SEA
October 14–16, 2021
Presented by the Hammer, MOCA, and CAP UCLA

An opera-performance by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, and Lina Lapelytė

Step into a sunny day by the sea. This theatrical installation stunned audiences at the 2019 Venice Biennale, earning its all-female creative team the coveted Golden Lion. The Hammer, MOCA, and CAP UCLA present Sun & Sea’s Los Angeles premiere, transforming The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA with 13 vocalists and 10 tons of sand. Sunbathing characters offer up a range of seductive harmonies and melodic stories that glide between the mundane, the sinister, and the surreal. From the sprawling tapestry of their lives emerges a piercing exploration of the relationship between people and our planet, captured in one afternoon on a crowded beach. The touring vocalists will be supported by members of L.A.-based choral group Tonality, best known for concerts on themes of social justice.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here:
Sun & Sea

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

CHAIRLIFT INSTALLATION – SEEKING RECOMMENDATIONS

Looking for a honest and qualified company to install an outdoor chairlift and an indoor chairlift for a circular staircase. Thank you.

Aviva Monosson
amonosson@hotmail.com

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*
  
• 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
September 10, 2021

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

1.  HWPOA Board Meeting – Video Conference
2.  California Special Election – VOTE!
3.  Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
4.  LAPD Update – New Senior Lead Officer
5.  UCLA Move-In Week
6.  National Preparedness Month
7.  Mayor’s Youth Council
8.  Activities & Things to Do
9.  Westwood Village Rewards Program
10.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE

On Tuesday, September 14 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.  CALIFORNIA SPECIAL ELECTION – VOTE!

The California Gubernatorial Recall Election is Tuesday, September 14, 2021.

The recall ballot will ask two questions: 1) do you want to recall Governor Newsom? and 2) If the governor is recalled, who do you want to replace him?

If you’ve already received a ballot, return your ballot by mail (postage is prepaid) by September 14, or take it in person to a ballot drop box, to a voting location or your county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on September 14, 2021.

If you aren’t registered you can still register in-person on Election Day at most polling places, county elections offices, and vote centers.

Find your local polling place or ballot dropbox here:
vote.org/polling-place-locator

3.  RELAXED PARKING DURING THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS

The Council Office has notified us that parking will be relaxed in our community during the upcoming Jewish holidays.  For a complete list of dates and locations where the parking rules will be relaxed, please click here:

Relaxed Parking – Jewish Holidays 2021

Please note that portions of Strathmore and Westholme near Hillel will not have relaxed parking, per Hillel’s conditional use permit.

We wish you a happy and sweet New Year!
L’ Shanah Tovah!

4.  LAPD UPDATE – NEW SENIOR LEAD OFFICER

Senior Lead Officer Pete Ojeda is being reassigned to an area that has significant gang activity (the Cadillac Robertson area, near Hamilton High School), which fortunately we do not have in this area.  Officer Ojeda had significant prior experience working with gang related issues, so he was chosen to tackle that area because of his particular expertise.

Our new Senior Lead Officer James Allen has been with West LAPD for a while.  He is an excellent officer and highly regarded.  His contact information is below.  We look forward to working with him.

Senior Lead Officer James Allen
Basic Car Area 8A29
LAPD – West Los Angeles Division
1663 Butler Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90025
Email: 39318@lapd.online
Office: 310-444-0741
Website: www.lapdonline.org

5.  UCLA MOVE-IN WEEK

Move-in for UCLA on-campus spaces will take place Wednesday, September 15 through Sunday, September 19, 2021.  Move-in for University Apartments will take place Monday, September 13 through Saturday, September 18, 2021.

At this time we anticipate move-in to be a fully masked event, where parents and family can help move the student in.

Parking at UCLA and in Westwood Village may be affected. The first day of classes is on Thursday, Sept. 23. Welcome, Bruins!

6.  NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

September is National Preparedness Month and this year’s theme is “Prepared to Protect.” Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.

This is a great reminder that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year to ensure that we are ready to respond to disasters when they occur.

Take time this month to review your family emergency plan and supplies:

• Make sure your supply kit includes enough food and water for at least three days, a flashlight, a fire extinguisher, and a whistle.
• Consider each person’s specific needs, including medication.
• Get a kit and make a plan.

7.  MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL

Make a positive impact in your community!  The Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) application for the 2021-2022 program is now available. We are currently looking for passionate high school students from each region in LA interested in civic engagement to join the 2021-2022 MYC class. Please find additional information and the application HERE.

What is the Mayor’s Youth Council?
The Mayor’s Youth Council is a dynamic one-year program that gives Los Angeles high school students a voice in City Hall. The Council empowers members with tools, policy knowledge, and leadership training vital to advocating for causes relevant to the youth of our city.

Who should apply to the Council?
All student leaders currently enrolled in a Los Angeles high school are invited to apply! The Council will meet in cohorts based on geographic area.

What is the commitment?
Meetings will be held virtually twice a month in the fall (2nd and 4th Wednesday in the evening), with the possibility of meeting in person once a month in the spring (every 3rd Saturday). Dates are subject to change. Meetings will be facilitated by their Area Representative in the Mayor’s Office.

The deadline to apply is on Friday, September 24, 2021.

8.  ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

Lawn Bowling at Holmby Park – Special Event
Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club invites Holmby Hills and Westwood residents to a special day on Saturday, September 11.  Free lessons, free equipment, free ice cream and snacks are offered anytime between 10 am and 12 noon. If you sign up on 9/11/21, the club waives membership dues for you for the rest of this year. Renewing membership for 2022 is optional. Sounds like a good deal!

If this week you are not in the mood to learn new things, just swing by and watch a game enjoyed by many celebrities including Walt Disney, Shirley Temple and others. It is easy to learn, has the benefits of outdoors exercise and members are welcoming. Matches last from one and a half to two hours, but lessons are as long, or short as you have time for it. Bowling is organized on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. In the summer, the club also offers Wednesday twilight bowling at 6 pm with flood light.

If you cannot make it this Saturday, free lessons are offered on every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10;30 am and Saturdays at 10 am.  To learn more about the game and the Club please visit the HPLBC new website at www.losangeleslawnbowling.com

Lunchtime Art Talk on Rembrandt
Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 12:30 PM
at the Hammer Museum

The Hammer’s curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.  This talk on Rembrandt is led by Cindy Burlingham, deputy director of curatorial affairs.  Click here for more information.

9.  WESTWOOD VILLAGE REWARDS PROGRAM

You can now earn rewards for shopping and dining in Westwood Village! We are thrilled to announce our Westwood Village Rewards program. Exclusive offers, promotions, and other incentives are now available in many restaurants, shops, and businesses in Westwood Village. So easy to use, too, you can access all of these rewards from your mobile device!

Visit www.WestwoodVillageRewards.com and register for a list of promotions, rewards, and other incentives offered by local retailers. No extra steps are required, and no apps to download!

New merchants and rewards are added each week, so be sure to check www.WestwoodVillageRewards.com for updates.

Questions? Call us at 310-470-1812.

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*
  
• 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
September 3, 2021

Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day weekend!

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

1.  Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
2.  Garbage Pickup & Metro Service – Holiday Schedule
3.  LAPD Crime Report
4.  Help Stop Housing Bills – Contact Gov. Newsom
5.  Drought Conditions – Please Conserve Water
6.  Westwood Village Rewards Program
7.  Activities & Things to Do
8.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
9.  Resident Ads
10.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  RELAXED PARKING DURING THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS

The Council Office has notified us that parking will be relaxed in our community during the upcoming Jewish holidays.  For a complete list of dates and locations where the parking rules will be relaxed, please click here:

Relaxed Parking – Jewish Holidays 2021

Please note that portions of Strathmore and Westholme near Hillel will not have relaxed parking, per Hillel’s conditional use permit.

We wish you a happy and sweet New Year!
L’ Shanah Tovah!

2.  GARBAGE PICKUP & METRO SERVICE – HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Due to the Labor Day holiday this Monday, trash collection and Metro services have announced the following schedule changes:

• Trash collection will be postponed by one day throughout next week.
• On Monday, Sept. 6, Metro service will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule.  This means that buses that do not operate on Sundays will not run on Monday.

3.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON (ADW) (likely to produce great bodily injury)
Incident #: 210813355
10300 BLOCK WYTON DR  |  8/27/2021 @ 11:20 AM
Suspect attempted to steal gardening equipment from rear of truck bed.  Victim began taking pictures and the Suspect attacked the Victim with an unknown object.

E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
File a Police Report Online: click here
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

4.  HELP STOP HOUSING BILLS – CONTACT GOV. NEWSOM

From Councilmember Paul Koretz:

Unfortunately, the State Assembly voted to Pass both SB 9 and SB 10.  Both bills passed the Assembly despite efforts from the Los Angeles City Council that voted to officially OPPOSE both bills, along with a statewide coalition of local governments and community activists.

Our only hope now is to lobby the Governor to veto these two bills.

Contact Gov. Newsom – Click here

These bills were created and designed by developers and real estate investors under false branding of “affordable housing.”  Rather, they are “trickle down housing” policies based on the erroneous premise that incentivizing more luxury housing will miraculously produce more affordable housing.

They do nothing to help solve homelessness, nothing to build workforce housing or address any of the real shortages of affordable housing, and would make developers and investors richer in the process. Moreover, if both are signed into law, they will drive up the cost of real estate by de facto up-zoning most properties and decimate environmental review.

Acting today is critical to STOP SB 9 & 10 so please contact Governor Newsom by clicking here. Select Subject SB00009 and SB00010 from the pull-down menu.

5.  DROUGHT CONDITIONS – PLEASE CONSERVE WATER

California Is In Drought
Please Reduce Your Water Use

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) spoke out this week to heighten public awareness of the worsening water shortage affecting the state of California and calling on our customers to redouble their efforts to further conserve water.

Ways to conserve water:

• Limit outdoor watering
• Use recycled water when possible outdoors
• Take shorter showers
• Only run dishwashers and washing machines when they are full

6.  WESTWOOD VILLAGE REWARDS PROGRAM

You can now earn rewards for shopping and dining in Westwood Village! We are thrilled to announce our Westwood Village Rewards program. Exclusive offers, promotions, and other incentives are now available in many restaurants, shops, and businesses in Westwood Village. So easy to use, too, you can access all of these rewards from your mobile device!

Visit www.WestwoodVillageRewards.com and register for a list of promotions, rewards, and other incentives offered by local retailers. No extra steps are required, and no apps to download!

New merchants and rewards are added each week, so be sure to check www.WestwoodVillageRewards.com for updates.

Questions? Call us at 310-470-1812.

7.  ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK: UCLA Campus
Available Now

Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a free, GPS-enabled work of public art that uses music to illuminate the environment. Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid, the experience is guided by the listener: the path you choose dictates the music you hear, and no two journeys will be exactly the same. After installing the free app and downloading the UCLA campus SOUNDWALK, participants can explore the covered area, triggering musical cells that are carefully crafted to harmonize with UCLA’s landscape and design.  Watch a trailer on YouTube here.

Learn more & Download App

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Hammer Contemporary Collection: Brian Jungen
Now–Oct 31, 2021
at the Hammer Museum

An installation of consumer goods and materials that addresses the legacy of colonialism and violence in Hollywood westerns.  Informed by the artist’s Dane-zaa First Nations heritage and influenced by Indigenous craft and iconography, the work exemplifies Jungen’s use of consumer goods and materials to question depictions of Native American experience in popular culture.  Click here for more information.

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

POOL CLEANING SERVICE – REFERRAL NEEDED

I am hoping someone else in the neighborhood has a recommendation for a reliable pool cleaning service.

The nice gentleman that took care of us for the past 10 years recently moved out of state and the person he recommended has not worked out unfortunately.

Please contact Olivia at 310-625-8374 or odurkeeweisberg@aol.com

Thank you.

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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*
  
• 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.