HOLMBY NEWS
November 22, 2019

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

1.  LAPD Event – Coffee with Detectives
2.  Holiday Package Safety
3.  Metro Purple Line Update
4.  Westwood Library – Donate Your Books
5.  Toy & Book Drive – Donations Welcome
6.  Holiday Movie Nights – Two Events
7.  Teen Summer Internship Program
8.  Upcoming Community Events
9.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10.  Resident Ads
11.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  LAPD EVENT – COFFEE WITH DETECTIVES

2.  HOLIDAY PACKAGE SAFETY

What comes after Black Friday and Cyber Monday? “Package Theft Wednesday”, the biggest day of the year for package thieves.  With the holiday season there are more packages and thieves who want to take advantage of the ripe pickings.

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

DO

• Check your email alerts to know when packages have arrived and have someone bring them into the house as soon as possible.
• If no one is around to receive packages, have them delivered to a safer location, like a workplace or a Smart Locker.
• Check delivery dates to make sure packages don’t arrive when you’re away. If this can’t be avoided, have a friend or neighbor hold them for you.

DON’T

• Leave packages out all day or overnight.
• Leave outgoing mail in your mailbox, especially any bills with checks.
• Thieves are getting more creative and some will arrive at your door with a food delivery bag, leaving with your belongings when they see no one is home. Be on the lookout for suspicious activity.

3.  METRO PURPLE LINE UPDATE

We made it! During the last community meeting for 2019, Metro Construction Relations provided construction updates for the Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital Stations.

• Construction activities for the Westwood/UCLA Station includes advance utility relocation and end-wall piling.
• Activities for the Westwood/VA Hospital Station includes an update on the Southern California Edision electrical system upgrades to power the tunnel boring machines.

To view the presentation from the November community meeting, click the button below.

Purple Line Community Meeting – Nov. 2019

Metro encourages stakeholders to submit additional comments to purplelineext@metro.net.

4.  WESTWOOD LIBRARY – DONATE YOUR BOOKS

The Friends of Westwood Library invite you to DONATE your gently used books to the Friends of Westwood Library Book Sale, which will be held on Saturday, December 7th. Cash and in-kind donations to the Friends are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

The Friends especially welcome donations of books in good condition in almost any subject as well as DVDs, CDs and complete puzzles.

Please do NOT donate:

• Outdated textbooks, Test Prep materials, computer manuals, restaurant guides, etc. that are more than 2 years old
• Teacher’s manuals; Course readers or manuals
• Encyclopedias
• Specialized scholarly journals or monographs
• Books with a lot of markings (underlining, highlighting, margin notes, etc.) or used children’s activity books
• Damaged or moldy books
• Magazines of any type
• Cassette tapes, VHS tapes, laser disks
• Toys

HOW TO DONATE:

You are welcome to bring up to TWO bags or boxes of books into the Library. Drop them off upstairs at the Circulation Desk and please mark the bags or boxes “Donation to Library Friends.” Remember to get your free parking validation at the Circulation Desk, and pick up a donation receipt at the Reference Desk.

For THREE OR MORE bags or boxes of books, please drive into the Westwood Library Garage, 1246 Glendon Avenue, and drive down to the lowest level to drop off your boxes or bags outside the cage to the left.

After you drop off your books in the Garage, park your vehicle, go upstairs into the Library to pick up a donation receipt at the Reference Desk, and obtain a free parking validation at the Circulation Desk.

If you have an Estate Collection or extremely large personal library to donate (minimum 10 boxes), please contact Mark Rogo at mark@markrogo.com to arrange for pick up of your donation.

Thank you for supporting the Friends of Westwood Library, and don’t miss their BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK SALE on Saturday, December 7th!

5.  TOY & BOOK DRIVE – DONATIONS WELCOME

Be part of the magic – bring a gift and a smile to children in need this holiday season!

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is holding a toy and book drive this month.  Check out their Amazon Wish List at http://bit.ly/JFedToyDrive and donate straight from there!

6.  HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHTS – TWO EVENTS

Cinema Under the Stars: Holiday Event

The free outdoor family-friendly movie series, Cinema Under The Stars, is back to kick off the holiday season with a double-feature movie night.

Attendance is free and the event is open to the public. Moviegoers should bring their own chairs, blankets, friends and family to enjoy these fan-favorite holiday flicks in a unique outdoor setting under the stars.

There will be free pictures with Santa Claus, a holiday-themed photo-booth, live music, kids crafts, hot cocoa and more!

Saturday, December 7, 2019
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
(Immediately followed by)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Pre-show Mix & Mingle
4:00pm – 5:30pm

Showtime
5:30pm – 8:30pm

Location
Lower Broxton Ave – 1036 Broxton Ave.

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W Los Angeles Presents
Movie Night on the WET Deck

W Los Angeles invites you to light up your holiday season at an outdoor movie night on the WET Deck featuring ELF on Wednesday, December 18th. This event is free and open to the public – make sure to RSVP.

Bring your friends and family. Seating and blankets will be available, and complimentary popcorn will be provided by STK Los Angeles!

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
ELF

Pre-show Mix & Mingle
6:00pm – 7:00pm

Showtime
7:00pm – 9:30pm

Location
W Los Angeles – 930 Hilgard Ave.

Hot chocolate (spiked and not) available for purchase along with additional bites and drinks.

7.  TEEN SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

If you know a teen looking to acquire real-world skills and make an impact in the Jewish community, while earning a paycheck, encourage them to apply to The Jewish Federation’s LA Jewish Teen Initiative Community Internship Program!

Our SIXTH cohort of this paid internship program, open to current high school sophomores and juniors, runs from Friday, June 12 – Friday, July 10, 2020. This program gives teens the opportunity to hone their professional and leadership skills and contribute to organizations that strengthen our community while gaining valuable insight from knowledgeable and experienced mentors. Teens will also discover and better understand the breadth and depth of our Los Angeles Jewish landscape

Applications are due Friday, January 17, 2020. Limited spots are available, and letters of recommendation are required.

Learn more about this opportunity and apply now!

For more information, please email LAJTI@JewishLA.org

8.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Jerry Katell’s “People and Places” Photography Exhibit – Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00am to 7:00pm through December 12th, (closed on Monday) at 1137 Westwood Blvd. (just north of Lindbrook).

Jerry shares magnificent and thought provoking photographs from his travels all over the world to places many of us may never have the opportunity to visit – Nepal, Bhutan, Brazil, Iceland, India and many more countries. The exhibit also includes a slide show of over 300 images. If you like to travel and like photos that tell a story, you’ll really enjoy this exhibit. It’s also a great educational exhibit for children of any age.

Live Podcast: Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo – Tues. Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum.  Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza joins Ai-jen Poo, labor activist and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, for a live recording of their new podcast, Sunstorm, launching in January.  Learn more here

40 Years of UCLA Student Filmmaking – November 15 to December 15  at the Billy Wilder Theater.  In celebration of UCLA’s centennial, UCLA Film & Television Archive turns the spotlight on the university’s history of student filmmaking. Since the late-1940s, generations of students at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television have consistently demonstrated an eagerness to explore genre and form (animation, documentary, experimental and narrative), frequently with a vested interest in contemporary cultural politics. This retrospective focuses on the first four decades of student filmmaking at UCLA, drawing from the Archive’s collection of over 1,500 vintage student works.  Click here for more information.

MoMA Contenders Tickets on Sale – The Hammer Museum proudly presents MoMA Contenders, The Museum of Modern Art’s renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past 12 months. Whether bound for awards glory or cult classic status, each of these films is a contender for lasting historical significance.

Join us for screenings of the year’s top films followed by intimate conversations with filmmakers and actors.

Tickets:

• $20 General Admission
• $10 Hammer Members with valid discount code. Become a member today to take 50% off your ticket!

Screenings:

• Dec 2: Dolemite Is My Name—Q&A with actor Eddie Murphy
• Dec 3: The Report—Q&A with director Scott Z. Burns
• Dec 4: Parasite—Q&A with director Bong Joon-ho
• Dec 5: One Child Nation—Q&A with director Nanfu Wang
• Dec 9: The Farewell—Q&A with director Lulu Wang
• Dec 10: Booksmart—Q&A with director Olivia Wilde
• Dec 11: The Irishman—introduction with actor Sebastian Maniscalco
• Dec 12: Marriage Story—Q&A with actor Laura Dern
• Dec 16: Judy—Q&A with actor Renée Zellweger
• Dec 17: Monos—Q&A with director Alejandro Landes

Click here for tickets and additional information:
MoMA Contenders 2019

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

WORTH NEW YORK and W BY WORTH SAMPLE SALE

50% off fall/winter Worth New York and W By Worth samples! Beautiful women’s clothing for all lifestyles, from the most casual to  cocktail.  Sizes 0-16, XS-XL! Gorgeous scarves, belts and handbags, too! Credit cards accepted.  THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21-WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27.  At a private home in Little Holmby. Call, text or email Denise Barta for address and hours: dbarta@worthnewyork.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*
  NEXT MEETING – JANUARY (TBD)
  
• 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.