HOLMBY NEWS
December 2, 2016
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. New City Sidewalk Repair Program
2. Break-In on Hilgard
3. Avoid Package Theft
4. HWPOA Dues Reminder
5. Westwood Library – Concert, Book Sale and More
6. Overdevelopment in L.A. – Town Hall Event
7. Giving Opportunities
8. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
9. West L.A. Little League – Register Now
10. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11. Resident Ads
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. NEW CITY SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM
The City recently approved a new sidewalk repair program. Here is a link to the story in the LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sidewalk-20161130-story.html
Through a cost-sharing initiative, this phase of Safe Sidewalks LA will also offer a limited number of rebates to property owners who are willing to fix their own sidewalks.
Specifically, Safe Sidewalks LA includes:
- Rebate Program: A limited-time rebate for eligible property owners willing to pay for their own sidewalk repairs and get them fixed in an accelerated time. Owners can receive up to $2,000 for a residential lot or $4,000 for a commercial lot. The rebate program will be available for three years.
- Access Request Program: Gives priority repair requests to people with a mobility disability who encounter physical barriers due to broken sidewalks, missing curb ramps or other barriers in the public right of way.
- The program also gives community members the ability to report a sidewalk in need of repair.
To submit a sidewalk repair request, go to www.sidewalks.lacity.org or call 3-1-1.
2. BREAK-IN ON HILGARD
A homeowner reported that there was in break-in on the 300 block of Hilgard last night at 11 PM. The homeowner’s alarm went off after the suspects broke a French door pane and entered but they left when the alarm sounded. No one was hurt and nothing was taken. LAPD and UCLA police arrived on the scene.
3. AVOID PACKAGE THEFT
Unattended parcels on your doorstep are easy pickings this time of year for roaming thieves, according to police. These thefts commonly occur during normal working hours, since many people are not at home. This is a crime that occurs in virtually every community in our country.
To avoid becoming a victim of package theft:
- If your employer will allow it, have packages delivered to your office.
- Request that the shipper hold your package at its pick-up facility so you can pick it up in person at your convenience.
- Have packages delivered to a place where they can be received in person, such as the home of a trusted neighbor, who stays home during the day, or a retired relative.
- If purchasing something from a large retailer, request your package be delivered to a local branch of the store so you can pick it up in person.
- Request a specific delivery date and time from the shipper when you know you will be home.
- Provide delivery instructions to the shipper so that packages can be left at a safe location at your home that is out of sight from the street.
- Sign up for delivery alerts (text messages or e-mails) from the shipper, then call a trusted neighbor when the packages are delivered, and ask them to take the packages inside for safekeeping until you get home.
- Request that the shipper require a signature confirmation upon delivery. This will prevent your package from being left at an unattended home.
4. HWPOA DUES REMINDER
Thank you to everyone who has paid their 2016 annual dues to HWPOA. We depend on you so that the Officers and Board of Directors can carry out their role of maintaining the residential environment that makes us one of the most sought after communities in LA.
If you have not paid your 2016 membership dues, please send in your dues as as soon as possible so that we may continue the work that we do to maintain our high property values and serve the community.
You may pay online or by mailing a check:
To pay online:
https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa
To pay with a check, please mail to:
HWPOA
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
If you are unsure when you last paid your dues, please email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.
We look forward to serving this great neighborhood as we have for the past 50 plus years. Your membership dues help in many ways to accomplish our work!
Many thanks,
Your Board of Directors
Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association
5. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – CONCERT, BOOK SALE AND MORE
December is a busy month at the Westwood Library. For a complete list of events and activities, please CLICK HERE. A few of the highlights include:
Used Book Sale – Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Final book sale of the year! Come and purchase some wonderful books for family and friends! We have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s. We’ll also be selling bookplates to add to the collection of our Library books. A great way to increase your personal library while raising money for your public library.
Concert – Fiato String Quartet – Sunday, December 4 at 2:30 PM. Don’t miss the fourth and last concert in the 2016 Season of our popular Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring the Fiato String Quartet, Westwood Library’s Quartet in Residence. The Fiato String Quartet will be joined by Claire Brazeau, principal oboe of the LA Chamber Orchestra, to present a fascinating program:
- Edwards – Two Pieces for Solo Oboe
- Haydn – Quartet no. 53 in D major, Op. 64, no. 5 (“The Lark”)
- Mozart – Quintet in C minor, K. 406 (for oboe and string quartet, arr. Lucarelli)
- Selection of Holiday Tunes
All concerts are FREE, with free parking at the library. Garage and library doors open at 2 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission. After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by Fresh Corn Grill, Diddy Riese, and the Friends of Westwood Library.
Download the flyer at: http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LibraryConcert_December-e-r.pdf
6. OVERDEVELOPMENT IN L.A. – TOWN HALL EVENT
On Saturday, December 3 at 11:00 am at Stoner Recreation Center there will be a Westside Town Hall on over-development, traffic gridlock, and harm to our neighborhood character – hosted by the Coalition to Preserve LA, Westsiders Opposed to Overdevelopment, the Playa Del Rey Guardians Society, and the Progressive Resource Center.
They will discuss City Hall’s controversial handling of the Martin Expo Town Center and Casden West L.A. mega-projects and other planning and land-use battles on the Westside.
7. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
There are many ways to give back to your community this holiday season. Here are a few suggestions:
Spark of Love Toy Drive – ABC7 and Southern California Firefighters are celebrating the “Spark of Love Toy Drive.” With love and support of donors and sponsors, kids across Southern California receive a new toy each holiday season.
- Drop off a new, unwrapped toy or sports equipment at any local fire station. Firefighters will collect the gifts and distribute them to underserved children in our local communities..
- To make a secure donation online, please click here.
The Giving Spirit – The Giving Spirit provides aid to these vulnerable and fragile lives by assembling and personally distributing survival kits to the children, women and families living on the streets of Los Angeles. These kits contain over 70 individual items providing sustenance to the homeless in their time of need.
Please join us to be a part of The Giving Spirit’s Winter Out Reach 2016 event! There are various shifts available from December 8 through December 11. All shifts commence at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Blvd, LA 90049.
For more information and to sign up, please click here:
The Giving Spirit Winter Outreach
8. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES
Lionsgate will be holding the Premiere of “La La Land”, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Regency Village Theater, located at 961 Broxton with estimated street closure ending at 10:00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this event, feel free to contact Michelle Dennis at 310-848-1137.
Samantha Sackler Productions is planning the premiere of “Office Christmas Party” to be held at the Regency Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Ave, at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016. If have any questions or concerns regarding the Allied premiere, please feel free to contact Erica Jean Pacheco or Marguerite Pellegrin of Entertainment Lighting at 818-252-7481.
9. WEST L.A. LITTLE LEAGUE – REGISTER NOW
West LA Little League – 2017 Season Registration Open Now!
Visit www.wlall.org to register and learn more. Positive coaching environment, divisions based on skill and age. Best fields in West Los Angeles since 1951 – fields located at Sepulveda and Ohio.
Boys and girls ages 4-12: T-Ball, Coach Pitch, Machine Pitch, Baseball, Softball
T-BALL/COACH PITCH/MACHINE PITCH
- T-Ball (coed) – ages 4-5 (2 sessions: February–March and April–June)
- Coach Pitch – ages 6-7 (2 sessions: February–March and April–June)
- Machine Pitch – ages 7-9 (February–May)
BASEBALL
- Minors (AA, AAA) – ages 8-11 (February-May)
- Majors – ages 11-12 (February-May)
10. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY
Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.
Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.
When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review. Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.
11. RESIDENT ADS
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
My wonderful housekeeper, Maleni Lopez, is looking for part-time work on Tuesdays, and/or half day Saturdays. I do not need anyone five days a week and that’s why she has these extra days.
I cannot recommend her highly enough. She can do anything you ask – cook, clean, shop, and do laundry.
Please contact her directly on 310-808-4142. Also please contact me if you need more information jsimchowitz@gmail.com
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SEEKING HANDYMAN
I am looking for a qualified handyman/painter to repair small gutters. Please call Marie at (310) 600-4726.
12. 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