HOLMBY NEWS
June 14, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Party
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. UCLA Commencement – This Weekend
4. LADWP Project – Sunset Blvd. Lane Closures
5. Westwood Park Round-Table Meeting
6. Holmby Westwood Green Team Workshop
7. LAX-UCLA Flyaway Bus Service Ending Soon
8. Free Bulky Item Drop-Off Event
9. Swing Band Pre-July 4th Concert – Free!
10. Community Police Advisory Board Meeting
11. Movie Premiere – Street Closures
12. Upcoming Community Events
13. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
14. Resident Ads
15. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA’S 4th OF JULY PARADE & PARTY
HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Party
is just A FEW WEEKS AWAY!
Food – Music – Bouncers – Arts & Crafts
and much more!
Decorate your scooters and wagons, your kids and grandkids, and your homes, especially if you’re along the Loring/ Comstock parade route! Celebrate the holiday and the treasure of a neighborhood we live in together.
We will kick off at
10:00 am on Thursday, July 4th
at Warner Ave. School (on Loring at Holmby)
Questions, ideas, sponsor recommendations? Please email Esther with any questions at emagna@msn.com.
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2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 190810943
900 BLOCK MALCOLM AV | 6/8/2019 @ 9:00 PM
BURGLARY (entry of structure w/intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #: 190810940
700 BLOCK MALCOLM AV | 6/8/2019 @ 8:51 PM
THEFT-GRAND (plain theft-grand) $950.01 & over
Incident #: 190811030
800 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 6/2/2019 @ 2:43 PM
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
3. UCLA COMMENCEMENT – THIS WEEKEND
UCLA Commencement will take place this weekend (June 14-16). Parking and traffic in Westwood may be heavier than usual. For additional information, please click here:
https://commencement.ucla.edu/
Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
4. LADWP PROJECT – SUNSET BLVD. LANE CLOSURES
LADWP is planning construction to add more circuits that will increase electric capacity in the greater Bel Air/Holmby Westwood area. This is a much-needed upgrade that will improve reliability in the Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Westwood, and Holmby Hills neighborhoods.
Construction on Sunset Blvd will begin
Tuesday June 18, 2019 at 9:00am.
A few reminders:
- Construction hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 3:30pm and Saturday 8:00am through 6:00pm.
- You can expect to see crews working primarily in the middle two lanes on Sunset Blvd.
- During construction, at least one lane will be open in each direction to maintain both eastbound and westbound traffic flow.
- At the end of each work day, all lanes will be reopened to traffic.
Crews will be working simultaneously at the following locations:
- Sunset between the 405 Freeway and Bellagio Rd. Crews will begin work near the 405, working about 500 feet at a time and progressing eastward toward Bellagio Rd.
- Sunset between S. Beverly Glen Blvd. and Carolwood Dr.
Click here for the updated fact sheet.
Thank you,
Deborah Hong
Senior Public Relations Specialist
Communications, Media & Community Affairs
(213) 367-5204
5. WESTWOOD PARK ROUND-TABLE MEETING
The public is invited to a community Roundtable Meeting to discuss proposed projects at Westwood Park.
The format will be a moderated panel discussion on proposed projects, including “Tommy’s Field” synthetic soccer field, new field restrooms and tennis courts.
DATE: Thursday, June 27th
TIME: 6:30 pm
PLACE: Westwood Recreation Center, in the gymnasium, 1350 S.. Sepulveda Blvd..
Westwood Roundtable Meeting Flyer
6. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM WORKSHOP
Please join The HW Green Team for a FREE TreePeople Tree Care Team Training Workshop in Holmby Westwood, Saturday, June 29 from 9 AM to Noon, 801 Malcolm Avenue.
In this lively and informative morning, TreePeople Lead ISA Certified Arborist Linda Eremita will help us learn to take care of our street trees.
This workshop is for all neighbors interested in the health of our trees. The focus of this Green Team/TreePeople workshop is on newly-planted trees.
When you walk your dog, take your after-dinner stroll, or even drive by on your way to somewhere else, you will be much more aware and will notice change and needs in our trees. Join the Holmby Westwood Green Team as “Eyes on our Street Trees.”
Please Sign Up by Email by June 25:
Holmby Westwood Green Team
Marnie Bodek: mossbodek@msn.com
Kathryn Welch Howe: khowe.kwh@gmail.com
7. LAX-UCLA FLYAWAY BUS SERVICE ENDING SOON
From the L.A. Times:
The LAX FlyAway bus between UCLA/Westwood and the airport will end June 30 because of low ridership.
The Westside service had the lowest service rating — considering ridership and cost effectiveness — of the five FlyAway stops, an L.A. World Airports report dated May 16 showed. Tickets cost $10 each way to and from the stop at Gayley Avenue and Strathmore Place.
One reason for the decline cited in the report was the $12 daily parking fee at the UCLA lot closest to the stop. Focus-group participants asked about FlyAway service said they’d rather take a ride-share such as Uber or Lyft that takes them door to door for less money than it would cost to take the bus and pay for parking, the report said.
L.A. Airport Commissioners voted to discontinue the Westwood route and focus instead on increasing ridership on the Long Beach route.
8. FREE BULKY ITEM DROP-OFF EVENT
Do you have furniture, oversized toys, appliances, and other items to get rid of? It’s time to purge!
On Saturday, June 15th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, LA Sanitation & Environment is hosting Free Bulky Item Drop Off events at five locations throughout Los Angeles. We will only be accepting bulky items… no building debris, concrete, dirt, asphalt or hazardous waste will be accepted. Nearby location:
West Los Angeles Yard
2027 Stoner Ave
Los Angeles, Ca 90025
Questions? Call our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489. Or visit lacitysan.org/bulky
9. SWING BAND PRE-JULY 4th CONCERT – FREE!
SAVE THE DATE!
LAPD Swing Band Concert
Sunday, June 23 at 2:30 PM
at Westwood Library (1246 Glendon Ave.)
Join us for the first concert in the 2019 Season of our popular FREE Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring the virtuoso SWING BAND of the LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT BAND, with a terrific pre-Independence Day concert. We’ll be upstairs in the library on a Sunday afternoon when the library is not open for regular business.
The LAPD BAND’s 17-person SWING BAND, under the baton of Maestro Richard Allen, will be accompanied by singers for a fabulous program of American popular music from the World War II era — in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day this June. Don’t miss this lively pre-Fourth of July celebration. Fun for your whole family!
Admission is FREE, with FREE parking at the library. Library garage and doors open at 2 PM. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission. After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by FELLOW Restaurant and the Friends of Westwood Library.
10. COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Community-Police Advisory Boards (C-PABs) were created in 1993 to provide community members with an opportunity to provide information and advice to their respective Area and to take information from the police department back to the community.
This advisory group meets monthly to discuss crime and quality of life issues.
Dear C-PAB members and Guests,
For our Tuesday, June 25th meeting our guest speaker will be the Program Director of (DART) Domestic Response Team. CDLF Counseling partners with West LA as part of the Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) to provide immediate crisis response and follow-ups to DV survivors and their families. They provide mental health services to individuals/families who have experience trauma. This included individual counseling and support groups. In addition, we provide training to those individuals who would like to become domestic violence counselors.
This will be an interesting program that I know you will find informative, helpful as well as interesting. Also, our C-PAB member, Cindy Kane will be providing dinner so please arrive early if you can.
See you on the 25th.
Robert A. Ringler, Co-Chair
WEST LA C-PAB MEETING
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Roll Call Room (Downstairs)
1663 Butler Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90025
11. MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES
Warner Brothers will be holding the red carpet and after party for the world premiere of Annabelle Comes Home on Thursday, June 20th. The premiere will be held at the Village Theater and the after party in the parking lot at 900 Broxton.
Note, the following:
- All sidewalks will remain open and signage stating “Businesses Open” will be on display
- The Visionary Group has hired LADOT traffic service offers to assist with traffic control all day
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, feel free to contact Maddie Hopkins at 323.822.5025 x 115.
12. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Summer Solstice Celebration – Saturday June 22 at the UCLA Botanical Garden. Celebrate the peak of summer outdoors in the UCLA Botanical Garden with extended hours! Sunlight plays on the plants all day, drawing our attention in unique ways as the hours pass. Bring a picnic and enjoy family-friendly activities throughout the day.
- 9:00am Garden Gates Open
- 2 – 2:30pm Storytime for Kids [Nest Amphitheater]
- 3 – 4:30pm Arts & Crafts [La Kretz Garden Pavilion, All Ages, Join anytime]
- 5 – 6pm 1-Hour Guided Garden Tour [Starts at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion]
- 7:30pm Garden Gates Close
Summer Solstice Event – Click Here
Admission to the Botanical Garden and activities are free for this event! Please consider making a donation to support educational programming on our website.
L.A. Sanitation Open House (aka Garbage Truck Day) – Saturday, June 29 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the West L.A. District Yard located at 2027 Stoner. Come join the dynamic duo “Mr. Recycle” and sidekick “Robo Blue” as they jump into action to serve family fun, food and prizes for kids.
The Open House will feature trash trucks and equipment demonstrations in addition to facility tours, information booths, recycling games, and refreshments. There is no charge for admission and all ages are welcome, but we do request that pets be left at home for safety. Free food and giveaways are available while supplies last.
13. 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.
14. RESIDENT ADS
HANDYMAN NEEDED – SAND/SPRAY PAINT CHAIRS
I have approximately 30 folding chairs that need to be sanded/smoothed and spray painted (without making a mess). If you have any recommendations, please contact me at rojinks3000@gmail.com. Thank you.
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SEEKING DOG / HOUSE SITTER
Do you have a responsible and kind person you trust to take care of your house and your canine child when you’re on vacation? Please let us know at greuben@pacbell.net or call 310-271-6700. Thank you.
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FLAGSTONE DECKING REPAIR
If you have any referrals for flagstone decking repair, please contact me at rojinks3000@gmail.com. Thank you.
15. 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 7:30 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.