HOLMBY NEWS
September 14, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
3. Coffee With a Cop
4. Permit Parking – Hanging Placards
5. Protecting Trees
6. Free Bulky Item Drop-Off Event
7. Dockless Scooters – New Guidelines
8. Free Rides – Metro Bike Share Event
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11. Resident Ads
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 180816004
10800 BLOCK LINDBROOK DR | 9/9/2018 @ 4:30 PM
THEFT FROM VEHICLE – PETTY ($950 & under)
Incident #: 180815985
800 BLOCK WARNER AV | 9/9/2018 @ 4:05 AM
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 180815984
10800 BLOCK WEYBURN AV | 9/8/2018 @ 8:00 PM
You may access crime mapping at www.crimemapping.com to review recent crimes in your area. Sign up to receive alerts when crime is reported in your neighborhood.
E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org
2. 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.
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!
3. COFFEE WITH A COP
Join the Westwood LAPD-West Los Angeles Area Senior Lead Officer to discuss community issues and concerns. Learn about making a difference in the community along with valuable crime prevention information and tips. Attendees of this event will enjoy a free cup of coffee courtesy of Denny’s.
Monday, September 17, 2018
from 2pm to 5pm
Denny’s Restaurant
1060 Tiverton Avenue, Westwood Village
4. PERMIT PARKING – HANGING PLACARDS
At the September HWPOA Board meeting, it was bought to our attention that some residents are not happy with the new parking placards for our residential parking districts. They must be hung from the rear view mirror and residents are concerned that the permits can be easily stolen, they can get lost, residents forget to put them on every time they park etc.
If you find these placards unsatisfactory, please send an email to paul.koretz@lacity.org. Your Board of Directors has emailed the councilmember as well.
5. PROTECTING TREES
This is a reminder that cutting down protected trees on public OR private land is prohibited. Trees like the California Sycamore, California Black Walnut, Oak trees and any tree over 4 feet in diameter are protected — and you cannot remove them to install a pool, sport court or other ancillary structure.
For more information, go to https://bss.lacity.org/urbanforestry/index_submittal.htm, or call the Urban Forestry division of the LA Bureau of Street Services, at 213 847-3077.
6. FREE BULKY ITEM DROP-OFF EVENT
It’s time again to clean out those garages and attics! LA Sanitation will be accepting bulky items from City residents on Saturday, September 15 from 8am to 4:30pm. Furniture, carpet, yard trimmings, shelving, and wood will be accepted. Please visit the flyer at www.lacitysan.org/bulky for more information.
Location:
2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles
If you miss this one, don’t worry – we have monthly drop-offs scheduled in October and November!
Please don’t hesitate to contact our 24-hour Customer Care Center for any sanitation-related concerns. 1-800-773-2489
7. DOCKLESS SCOOTERS – NEW GUIDELINES
The Los Angeles City Council met on Tuesday, September 4th and approved guidelines for dockless mobility vehicles.
The new provisions include:
Safety – All vehicles will be required to adhere to California safety standards and submit a record of reported collisions on a monthly basis. A limit of 15 miles per hour for electric scooters and bikes, front and rear lights required, large, visible messaging on vehicles & in app including: no riding on sidewalks; yield to pedestrians; wear helmets while using. Vehicles must be parked upright and cannot be parked at crosswalks, corners, or curb ramps, blocking the sidewalk or in a manner that impedes regular travel in the public right of way.
Permits/ Fleet Size – Under the 120 day conditional permit all new and existing operators will be able to deploy up to 3,000 vehicles throughout the city, with a higher cap in districts with their own pilot programs. Leading up to their annual permit application, operators are required to conduct outreach and determine both equity and safe parking plans to submit with their annual permit application. The LADOT plans to begin accepting applications and issuing annual permits in January 2019.
Operations & Maintenance – Operators must provide maintenance logs and have a staffed operations center.
Evaluation – Council approval of the regulations will initiate a one year pilot program (beginning in early-2019) to evaluate dockless mobility in Los Angeles, and LADOT is directed to report back on several factors including: data on collision and injury; recommendations for building out bicycle enhanced networks to support new dockless transport; protocols to incentivize good behavior; feasibility of installing parking corrals in high traffic corridors; potential technology to regulate speed; optimal vehicle density; potential for revenue generation.
Councilmember Koretz continues to be very concerned about the public safety and enforcement aspects of the program and expects the conversation to continue in the coming weeks as to the finalized regulations.
8. FREE RIDES – METRO BIKE SHARE EVENT
That’s right, on September 22, 2018, Metro Bike Share is offering free rides to celebrate Car Free Day!
To redeem your ride, walk up to any Metro Bike Share station and enter promo code 9222018 when purchasing a Single Ride. The first 30 minutes of each ride are free, and after that the standard rate of $1.75 per 30 minutes applies.
Metro Bike Share will also be hosting a free Metro Bike ride in Downtown LA to celebrate Car Free Day. More information is available at https://bikeshare.metro.net
9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Bruce Talamon & Verdine White – Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30 PM at the Hammer Museum. Photographer Bruce Talamon saw it all during the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, he found himself backstage with an all-access pass to the heart of the music scene, photographing icons such as James Brown, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Rick James, Parliament-Funkadelic, Gil Scott-Heron, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson Five, Isaac Hayes, Chaka Khan, Al Green, Barry White, and Donna Summer. He is joined by one of his favorite subjects, bassist Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire. Click here for more information.
Free Concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall – 7:00 PM on September 22nd. The American Youth Symphony kicks off its “Year of the Woman” with Tambor from Grammy-winning composer Joan Tower. Led by Music Director Carlos Izcaray, the concert also features Rachmaninoff’s groundbreaking third symphony, and a showcase performance from 2018 Concerto Competition winner, Sérgio Coelho, of John Corigliano’s Clarinet Concerto.
Reserve your FREE tickets online at https://aysymphony.org/tickets/ or call 310-470-2332
Metro Art: National Hispanic Heritage Month – Sunday, September 23 at 10:30 AM (meet at the entrance to La Cienega/Jefferson Station). Meet Metro artists Abel Alejandre and Shizu Saldamando during a special, free art tour in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us as we journey along the Expo Line with both Alejandre and Saldamando. They’ll share behind-the-scenes stories of their process in creating artworks for Westwood/Rancho Park Station and Palms Station.
The tour will begin at the entrance of La Cienega/Jefferson Station promptly at 10:30 a.m. and travel the Expo Line, concluding at Downtown Santa Monica Station. This tour is free and open to the public, no reservations required.
Lawn Bowling Introductory Course – Saturday, September 29, at 10 AM at Holmby Park. Veteran bowlers will provide instructions for about one hour, supplemented by written and audio visual materials. Instructions, all equipment, coffee and refreshment will be offered. Free.
Dress is casual with smooth soled (tennis or deck) shoes. Those who are interested to return and learn more, will be offered vouchers for three more free lessons on other days. This is a low impact sport endorsed by the American Heart Association and played in 28 other lawn bowling clubs in Southern California. Interested residents should call (RSVP) Philip Fox, 310.273.7776 and/or visit www.losangeleslawnbowling.com for more information.
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
HELP NEEDED
We are looking for a housekeeper to work one day a week. We need an honest, reliable person who takes initiative and speaks English. Please direct any suggestions to swy333@gmail.com. Thank you!
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FOOD DRIVE AT SINAI TEMPLE
Sinai Temple’s Men’s Club, in partnership with Jewish Family Service of LA (SOVA), is having a High Holy Day Food Drive. Donations directly benefit the nearly 9,000 people who visit our food pantries each month – people of all ages, races and religions.
Please bring your donations to Sinai Temple’s loading dock on Holmby Ave. (located between Wilshire Blvd. and Ashton Ave.) on Monday, September 17, 2018, in the morning between the hours of 7:30 am and 9:30 am AND in the afternoon between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Thank you!
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
Pay Membership Dues: https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa
You Are Invited . . .
- To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
NEXT MEETING – OCTOBER 9
- 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.