HOLMBY NEWS
November 2, 2018
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Alert
2. Daylight Savings Reminder
3. Election Day – Tuesday, November 6
4. Free Transit Rides on Election Day
5. Proposed Speed Limit Change – Westholme Ave.
6. Westwood Village Update
7. Post Office Complaints
8. Dockless Scooter “Drop Zones”
9. LADWP Incentive Program – Appliance Upgrades
10. Veterans Town Hall
11. Metro Bike Share – Survey
12. Westwood Library – November Happenings
13. Upcoming Community Events
14. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
15. Resident Ads
16. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME ALERT
ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON (ADW) (likely to produce great bodily injury)
Incident #: 180818616
400 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 11/1/2018 @ 12:30 AM
KNOCK KNOCK BURGLARS ARRESTED
On October 29, 2018, on the 500 block of Hanley Ave. (in Brentwood), a ‘Hot Prowl’ burglary (meaning the home was occupied at the time) burglary took place in which the suspects (four, male, black, gang members, 19-25 years old) entered the home and stole cash. They fled after running straight into the victim (residential housekeeper) who screamed. The suspects fled out a window and took off in a burgundy Kia Optima vehicle.
At that time, and unbeknownst to the suspects, they were being surveilled and followed by an outside police agency who had followed them into Brentwood from the Orange County area. They immediately requested the aid of our LAPD/West LA units and officers arrived and contained the suspects. Together, they ultimately took them into custody (but not before the driver/suspect crashed into an LAPD vehicle in his attempt to flee).
This joint effort netted (4) arrests for burglary and thankfully, no one was hurt. However, please don’t consider the possibility of burglary a non-issue any more. It will always be something you should be aware of and consequently maintain your home with appropriate security features. Also, a conversation should be had with family, children and staff to bring awareness about what to do, or what not to do, what to look for, and who to call and when.
SAFETY SUGGESTIONS
Here are some ideas if you see an unknown vehicle and someone in it parked near your home.
- If you’re leaving, yell something back to the house as if you’re talking to someone who is still there.
- Go out and water your lawn or step outside to make a cell phone call.
- Engage in conversation with a neighbor or someone walking their dog.
While doing any of the above, please take note of vehicle make and model should something occur later at your house or others.
Also, while there are legitimate food and package delivery people, ride share services and realtors frequently in our neighborhood, no one should be on your property without permission. Of course, if you see what you believe is criminal activity or feel in danger, call 911.
2. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER
Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, November 3rd. Daylight savings ends this Sunday, November 4th! It’s time to “fall back” – set your clocks back one hour and get an extra hour of sleep — at 2 am on Sunday!
It is also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and also to update your emergency supplies.
3. ELECTION DAY – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Election Day is next Tuesday, November 6. Get ready to vote! There are a number of important races and ballot measures that will be decided – every vote counts!
Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 6. Find your polling place and sample ballot here.
4. FREE TRANSIT RIDES ON ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, November 6th is Election Day. Transportation to the polls should never be a deciding factor between voting and not voting.
The Metro Board has approved a proposal to provide all Metro bus and train riders with free Election Day rides. In addition, the City Council approved a motion to provide free rides on all DASH, Commuter Express, and Cityride transit on election day, too.
Prefer getting around on 2 wheels? Metro Bike Share wants to help you pedal to the polls for free on Election Day. Use promo code 1162018 at any station kiosk to get a free Single Ride. Valid November 6, 2018 only. First 30 minutes are free and $1.75 per 30 minutes thereafter.
5. PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT CHANGE – WESTHOLME AVE.
As part of the City’s commitment to safe streets, we are ensuring that speed limits can be enforced citywide. The attached letter is to inform you that speed surveys were recently conducted within your neighborhood and the surveys have resulted in proposed speed limit changes.
LADOT is recommending that the speed limit on Westholme Avenue between Hilgard Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard be reduced from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
For additional information and to see the entire letter, please click here: Proposed Speed Limit – Westholme
6. WESTWOOD VILLAGE UPDATE
WVIA 2018 Annual Meeting – Friday, November 9, 2018 from 8:30AM – 10:00AM at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. You’re invited to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting for a conversation with Hammer Museum Director, Ann Philbin, moderated by Jennifer Ferro from KCRW Radio. Seating is limited. Click here to RSVP
Planet Blue Pop-Up Store – Planet Blue announced the opening of its first ever holiday pop-up store located at 1060 Westwood Blvd. The pop-up store is welcoming friends and family for an early access four-day event starting on November 1, 2018.
Planet Blue’s holiday pop-up offers thousands of styles and an assortment that reflects an endless combination of product. Everyone’s favorite brands will be priced at 50% off. In addition to the amazing discount, there will be a dedicated section with set price points of $20 & $40. Opening just before the madness of holiday shopping and parties, Planet Blue’s pop-up store will provide on-trend styles at very affordable prices.
Broxton Public Parking Structure Repainting – The City of Los Angeles will begin work in early November to repaint the entire Broxton Public Parking Structure. The work will take approximately three months to complete starting from the roof level then going down. Specific areas will be sectioned off during the work.
The structure will remain open during normal operating hours. No work will be done on Thursdays during the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market and holidays.
7. POST OFFICE COMPLAINTS
Dear Neighbors – if you have complaints about your mail delivery, please contact Janet Turner, Field Supervisor in our Congressman Ted Lieu’s office.
You will need to provide her with a signed privacy release form, which you can download at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LgH2171ZFlJuurSlFDxRm2giENwi75zm/view
Janet needs to have an original signature – not electronic. You can scan and email back to her at Janet.Turner@mail.house.gov or you can fax it to her at 323-655-0502, ATTN: Janet Turner.
She said that ninety percent of the people who go through her office with this privacy release form report mail delivery has improved.
You should also feel free to call or email Janet directly if you have any questions, at the following contact info:
Janet Turner
Field Supervisor
Congressman Ted W.Lieu, CA 33
5055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 310
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Office: 323-651-1040
Cell: 310-496-9896
8. DOCKLESS SCOOTER “DROP ZONES”
HWPOA has received reports of numerous dockless electric scooters parked at the following locations:
- Westholme between Wilshire and Lindbrook
- Lindbrook and Warner
- Glenmont at Le Conte/Westholme
We are hoping to find out what other locations in the neighborhood are being used as scooter “drop zones” so that we may contact the various scooter companies.
If you have seen any of these drop zones with multiple scooters, please contact us and let us know. Be sure to note which of the scooter companies is using the areas (Bird, Lime, etc.) and send an email to us at HWPOA@aol.com. Thank you.
9. LADWP INCENTIVE PROGRAM – APPLIANCE UPGRADES
LADWP customers can save water, energy use and lower their energy bills, while helping to reduce their carbon footprint by participating in any of LADWP’s energy and water conservation rebate programs for residential and commercial customers.
For example, the Refrigerator Exchange Program provides qualifying customers with a free Energy Star® refrigerator in exchange for their old, inefficient model. And the Refrigerator Turn-in and Recycle Program provides a $50 rebate for customers who recycle their old refrigerator though LADWP.
And did you know, that together, toilets and clothes washers account for approximately 45% of the water used inside your home? That is part of the reason that LADWP boosted its rebate for high efficiency clothes washers from $300 to $400 on July 1, 2018. Residential customers can even get FREE water conservation equipment for faucets and showerheads.
For more information about the rebate, visit www.ladwp.com/save.
These energy savings will offset electrical use in homes, and avoid metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
10. VETERANS TOWN HALL
Join Congressman Ted Lieu for a community forum aimed at establishing a greater understanding between local veterans and the friends and neighbors for whom they served.
Veterans are invited to share what their service means to them. Non-veterans are invited to attend, listen, and learn.
WHEN:
Sunday, November 11, 2018
11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
WHERE:
Los Angeles National Cemetery
950 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
RSVP at:
https://ca33vettownhall.eventbrite.com
For inquiries, email Janet.Turner@mail.house.gov or call 323-651-1040.
11. METRO BIKE SHARE – SURVEY
Metro Bike Share is continuing to grow. This year we expanded into the USC/Expo Park/University Park area and have exciting plans for 2019.
Your feedback is important to us. Last year we surveyed riders and non-riders alike to learn how to make Metro Bike Share the best it can be, and this year we want to hear from you again.
This short, confidential survey will take just 5 to 10 minutes to complete. To show our thanks, those who complete the survey will be entered for a chance to win a $200 gift card! The winner will be selected randomly.* We want your feedback whether you are a daily Metro Bike Share customer or have never heard of the system before, so feel free to share the survey with your friends and family. We look forward to hearing from you!
Take the survey here until Nov. 7, 2018.
*Metro employees, Board members and staff, or family members of the previously mentioned are not eligible for the raffle prize.
12. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS
The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:
- Author Talk – Will Furman
- Medicare 101
- The Auschwitz Volunteer – rehearsal performance
- Cabaret Singing and Magic!
- Mars Landing – Live viewing
- Building Bricks Club – Legos!
For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood
13. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Deconstructing the Truism of Race as a Social Construct – Saturday, November 3 at 2:00 PM at the Hammer Museum. Philosophers Naomi Zack of the University of Oregon, Rebecca Tuvel of Rhodes College, and Diarmuid Costello of the University of Warwick discuss the ways in which Adrian Piper’s art interrogates racial identity, focusing on specific works as well as Piper’s own writings about race, “Passing for White, Passing for Black” and Escape to Berlin: A Travel Memoir. Click here for more information.
Exploring Your Universe – Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the UCLA Campus, Court of Sciences. Exploring Your Universe is UCLA’s annual science festival, educating and inspiring over 7,000 visitors each year! Launch bottle rockets, make comets, do chemistry and physics experiments, touch brains, see fossils, and much more! Exploring Your Universe will also offer planetarium shows, science talks, and telescope viewings! Exploring Your Universe is free and appropriate for all ages!
Exploring Your Universe
Noon – 5 PM
Nighttime Activities: 5 PM – 8 PM
Free Admission!
UCLA Parking: $12
https://www.exploringyouruniverse.org/
UCLA Veterans Day Ceremony – Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Wilson Plaza, UCLA. Come Honor our Veterans! Join our annual tribute to veterans and their contributions to the nation.
Chancellor Gene Block invites you to the annual UCLA Veterans Day Ceremony honoring all members of the Bruin community who have courageously defended our freedom through their military service. Information fair with campus and community resources immediately following ceremony.
Please register by Friday, November 2, 2018 by emailing eventinfo@specialevents.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-4868. Parking is available for purchase in Parking Structure 4 – Parking Map
Veterans Day Golf Camp – Monday, November 12th from 9:00a – 3:00p at Holmby Park. Looking for something to do when school’s out of session? Send your kids to camp with TGA! Camps are available for all ages / abilities and are a great way to learn the sport, get out in the sun, and make new friends. All players will play 9-18 holes and receive instruction from TGA staff to help improve their game and overall enjoyment / understanding of golf.
Additional upcoming TGA Golf activities:
Thanksgiving Break Golf Camp
14. 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.
15. RESIDENT ADS
SEEKING COMPUTER HELP
I am looking for someone who can help with relatively simple computer issues. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Please feel free to contact me by phone [310.497.1876] or email [sunkab@earthlink.net]. Thank you.
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LESLEY WOLMAN CABARET SHOW
Lesley Wolman, HWPOA resident, is a singer/actress whose latest cabaret show is “The Great Canadian Songbook.” Backed by the Michael Asher Quintet, the show celebrates the music of great Canadian artists such as Joni Mitchell, K.D. Lang, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen and Celine Dion, to name a few.
Joni Mitchell is Canadian…..so are Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, KD Lang and Michael Bublé….find out who else is a Canuck, eh?
November 14 & 15 – 8 PM
November 17 – 8 PM
November 18 – 4 PM
PICO PLAYHOUSE
10508 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Tickets $35
www.brownpapertickets.com
16. 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 – NOVEMBER 13
- 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.