HOLMBY NEWS
April 6, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting
2. Seeking New HWPOA Board Members
3. Metro Purple Line Update
4. Sunset Blvd. Repaving – Veteran to Westwood Pl.
5. City of L.A. Young Womens’ Advisory Council
6. Westwood Village Concert Series
7. Lawn Bowling Open House at Holmby Park
8. Upcoming Community Events
9. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
10. Resident Ads
11. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING
On Tuesday, April 10 at 8:00 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. SEEKING NEW HWPOA BOARD MEMBERS
Join the Board of Directors
of
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
The HWPOA Board is seeking Holmby Westwood residents to volunteer to serve as a Director for 1 year. We usually meet on the second Tuesday of every month except for August and December. We ask only that you be a financially current member of the Association for the past 2 years and have an interest in maintaining and improving the quality of life we have all come to know and enjoy.
You will work with many neighbors who serve on the Board, some who have served for many years. This is a way to help your community, to work with city officials and departments, to plan events, and to support the protections in place today.
Our meetings are held at Belmont Village, Wilshire at Warner Ave., 8–9:30 PM. Our committees include: Security, Traffic, Holmby Park, Architectural Supervising Committee, 4th of July event, Filming (in the neighborhood), WLAPD liaison and more.
Please, contact Dana Glenn, our Office Manager, and let her know that you want to join our Board. Send an email to hwpoa@aol.com or call (310) 470-1785 to contact Dana. The deadline for submissions is April 9. We look forward to hearing from you!!
Many thanks,
Your HWPOA Board of Directors
3. METRO PURPLE LINE UPDATE
Hi Neighbors,
We have lots of exciting news and updates this month. Check out the interview with Purple Line Extension Paleontologist, Dr. Leger!
Also, beware of an upcoming 15-month long closure in Century City. Constellation Bl at Century Park East is anticipated to be closed starting May 2018 for approximately 15 months. The street closure is needed to construct the launch box for the Purple Line Extension tunnel boring machines digging the twin tunnels for the underground subway from Century City through Beverly Hills to connect at La Cienega.
Full newsletter here: http://mtro.la/ycjr30jk0He
4. SUNSET BLVD. REPAVING – VETERAN TO WESTWOOD PL.
Please see attached for a press release from the Bureau of Street Services. regarding the repaving of Sunset Blvd between Westwood Plaza and Veteran Avenue. The repaving will take place on Saturday April 7th to Sunday April 8, 2018. The hours of the closure will be from 6:00am to 6:00 pm on both days.
Click here:
Media AdvisorySunset040718
5. CITY OF L.A. YOUNG WOMENS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL
To help develop the next generation of women leaders, Councilwoman Nury Martinez is launching the City of Los Angeles’ first ever Young Women’s Advisory Council. Joining the Advisory Council will give girls from across the city a chance to come together throughout the year and advise the Councilwoman on the issues that matter to them.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be a resident of the City of Los Angeles
- Between the ages of 13-18
- Exhibit leadership skills on their school campus or in their community
- Commit to attend four meetings per year
This is a space for all young women including those transgender who identify as women and gender nonconforming persons.
If you know of someone who would be interested in joining the Advisory Council, please encourage them to apply. Applications will be accepted through April 27, 2018.
For more information and to apply online, visit Councilwoman Martinez’s website at:
www.nury-martinez.com/youngwomensadvisorycouncil
6. WESTWOOD VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES
The Westwood Village Improvement Association in partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Department of Ethnomusicology presents the Westwood Village Concert Series!
Join us for a weekly Spring music lunchtime series throughout the month of April in the heart of Westwood Village. Concerts are free and open to the public.
The first three performances will be held at Broxton and Kinross, within the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market footprint. The final performance will be held on the north block of Broxton Ave at Weyburn Ave.
Click here to see a full list of ensembles.
7. LAWN BOWLING OPEN HOUSE AT HOLMBY PARK
You are invited to learn to bowl at the Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club on Saturday, April 7 at 10:30 AM at Holmby Park. Free snacks, drinks and one hour lessons are offered by members of this friendly group – in your backyard! See flyer below for details.
For more information, please visit:
www.losangeleslawnbowling.com
8. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Metro Art Events in April – Metro Art enhances the customer experience with innovative, award-winning visual and performing arts programming that encourages ridership and connects people, sites and neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles County. Looking for a way to celebrate L.A. Arts Month or National Poetry Month? From an all new outdoor concert series to the Los Angeles debut of “The Poet is In,” here’s your guide to all the Metro Art events happening in April. All are free and open to the public!
West Los Angeles Symphony – Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. at Royce Hall, on the UCLA Campus. 26th Anniversary Concert! How often does one experience a live performance of a concerto for four guitars and orchestra? The West Los Angeles Symphony brings you this delightful opportunity when Scott Tennant and his friends join the orchestra in performing Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz. Considered one of the world’s premiere guitar virtuosos, Mr. Tennant is also a founding member of the Grammy-winning® ensemble, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Winner of the 2017 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, guest conductor, Christopher Allen, also leads the orchestra in a performance of Holst’s charming St. Paul’s Suite and Mozart’s glorious Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter.”
COST: FREE ADMISSION
WEBSITE: www.wlasymphony.com
Run for Hope 5K – Sunday, April 29 in West L.A.. Runners, walkers, and community are invited to honor the memory and celebrate the lives of those who have died. Join OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center in celebrating 25 years of service by kick starting the year with OUR annual Run For Hope: a day to share grief, loss and love, while helping to sustain the services of OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center. For more information or to register, please click here: http://www.ourhouse-grief.org/runforhope/
“100 Dinners” on Race – April 16-20. EmbRACE LA aims to build and strengthen relationships between LA’s communities by fostering open, honest, and meaningful conversations around the dinner table. From April 16-20, 100 dinners will be hosted around Los Angeles to engage 1,000 Angelenos in conversations about race with their neighbors. The hope is to unite neighbors to challenge inequities and develop the transformative policies that will make the City thrive.
Dinners are free to attend, and will be hosted at 100 volunteer homes across all 15 City Council Districts. Delicious meals will be prepared by professional chefs. If you’d like to attend, please click here to apply: EmbRACE LA – 100 Dinners
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 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.
10. RESIDENT ADS
HANDYMAN RECOMMENDATION
JUAN MIRANDA is the best handy man…..he has worked for me and others near by for YEARS. He is $200 a day and well worth it.
Juan Miranda
(424) 222-3332
Please email me for a reference at ohjoey485@icloud.com
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 at 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.