HOLMBY NEWS
November 1, 2019
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Daylight Savings Reminder
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Dogs Off-Leash at Holmby Park
4. Westwood Library – November Happenings
5. Veterans Day Events
6. LAX Airport Update
7. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
8. Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities
9. Upcoming Community Events
10. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
11. Resident Ads
12. HWPOA Contact Information
1. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER
Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, November 2nd. Daylight savings ends this Sunday, November 3rd! 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.
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 190817385
600 BLOCK THAYER AV | 10/22/2019 @ 8:00 PM
THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 190817412
10700 BLOCK LE CONTE AV | 10/25/2019 @ 1:00 AM
THEFT – PETTY (plain theft-petty) ($950 & under)
Incident #: 190817530
400 BLOCK HILGARD AV | 10/17/2019 @ 12:15 PM
WEST L.A. CRIME MAPS
Below is a map of the most recent crimes throughout West LA. At the top, right, you can adjust the dates as needed. Please note, map may be slow to load on your computer.
Sign up at www.crimemapping.com 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
3. DOGS OFF-LEASH AT HOLMBY PARK
HWPOA has received many reports of people not following the rules at Holmby Park. Dog owners regularly let their dogs run off-leash on the golf course, particularly in the late afternoon.
Signs at the park state “No Dogs Off Leash. Only registered golfers allowed on putting greens and turfgrass”. Offenders could face fines if caught disobeying the rules.
If you would like to report a violation, please call:
- LAPD Non-emergency: 877-275-5273
- City of LA Animal Services: 213-485-0494
The Holmby Park Golf Course is not a dog park. If you would like your dog to be off-leash, please visit the dog park at Westwood Rec. Center. Thank you!
4. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS
The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Please note the branch will be closed from November 11th to the 21st.
Some of the upcoming programs include:
- Medicare 101
- Opera Talk – The Magic Flute
- Covered CA Outreach and Enrollment
- Baby and Toddler Storytime
For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood
Fiato String Quartet – Sunday, November 10 at 2:30 PM
Join us for the last concert in the 2019 Season of our FREE Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring the Library’s Quartet in Residence, the FIATO STRING QUARTET! We’ll be upstairs in the library on a Sunday afternoon when the library is not open for regular business.
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.
The FIATO STRING QUARTET brings us two contrasting quartets in an intriguing juxtaposition of styles and eras:
- Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6
- Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3
After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by TORANJ Persian Cuisine and the Friends of Westwood Library.
5. VETERANS DAY EVENTS
UCLA VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
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.
UCLA Veterans Day Ceremony
Friday, November 8, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Wilson Plaza, UCLA
Please register by Friday, November 1, 2019 by emailing eventrsvp@specialevents.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-4868.
Parking Map
Parking is available for purchase in Parking Structure 4.
Information fair with campus and community resources immediately following ceremony.
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CONGRESSMAN LIEU’S CONVERSATIONS WITH VETERANS
Dear Friend,
I would like to invite you to attend “Conversations With Veterans” my annual Veteran Appreciation event to listen to veterans tell the community their experiences about serving their country in peace time and in war. The event is on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden, which is on the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Campus.
This unique event is a community forum that aims to establish a greater understanding between local veterans and the friends and neighbors for whom they fought and served. In the tradition of warrior storytelling, veterans are invited to describe the pride, grief, rage, or quiet appreciation of life that service in the Armed Forces bestowed upon them. The role of non-veterans will be to attend, to listen, and to learn.
A gathering like this town hall will allow members of our district to learn about the complexities of war and acquire a better appreciation for our veterans who served. Staff will be on hand to offer casework assistance to Veterans and other community members who need help with a Federal agency.
I would be grateful if you, your friends, and family would join me for this special event. To RSVP, please go to https://ca33vettalks.eventbrite.com
Sincerely,
Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress
6. LAX AIRPORT UPDATE
As reported in recent news coverage, arriving passengers at LAX will need to take a new shuttle service (free) to catch a taxi, Uber or Lyft ride out of the airport area. This change to reduce traffic in the airport corresponds with the beginning of construction of the airport people mover that requires the placement of supporting columns all along the roadway and changes to the frontages on a number of existing terminal buildings.
Sign up for airport construction updates at AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION.
To view a powerpoint presentation about the NEW LAX.
To learn more about the Uber Lyft Taxi changes.
7. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES
There are several premieres coming up in Westwood, which will involve various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue:
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Netflix will be holding the premiere of “Klaus”, at 12:30pm on Saturday, November 2 at the Regency Bruin Theater.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Lionsgate will be holding the premiere of “Midway”, at 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 5 at the Regency Village Theater.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the premieres listed above, feel free to contact Talia Shnaider with 15/40 Productions at 310-742-1064 or 818-926-8319.
8. THANKSGIVING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Mark your calendar (and sign up now) for these THANKSGIVING events:
Westside Thanksgiving Community Dinner & Celebration
https://www.westsidethanksgiving.org/index.html
26th Annual Homeless Feeding & Banner Celebration
https://www.laworks.com/opportunity/a0C1N00000GFmsLUAT
Volunteer Action for Aging Thanksgiving Meal Delivery
https://scan.samaritan.com/recruiter/501/OppDetails/1209/2019-Thanksgiving-Meal-Delivery/
And so many more events listed here: https://theholidaylist.bigsunday.org/category/thanksgiving/
All of the info you need to volunteer is at www.familiesgiveback.org.
To volunteer, go to https://www.familiesgiveback.org/los-angeles/ and click on the calendar to sign up.
For further questions, you can email, info@familiesgiveback.org.
9. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Exploring Your Universe – Sunday, November 3 , beginning at 12:00 PM at UCLA Campus, Court of Sciences. Exploring Your Universe is a program that shares the wonders of science with audiences both young and old. It seeks to capture the interest of children with hands-on demonstrations and experiments, comet making, dinosaur fossils, space rocks and more, and offers the adults the opportunity to cultivate their interests with displays, interaction with UCLA experts, and a lecture series featuring talks presented by faculty and graduate students.
- Over 60 interactive science booths from 12-5PM
- 30-minute science talks throughout the day
- Planetarium shows from 12:30-7:30PM
- Interesting exhibits from NASA, JPL…
- Telescope viewings after 5PM
FOR MORE INFO, visit the EYU website:
https://www.exploringyouruniverse.org/
Van Gogh in L.A.: Visions in Saint-Rémy and Auvers – Sunday, Nov. 3, 2:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. John Walsh, art historian, curator, and museum director, discusses Vincent van Gogh’s work created during a year of voluntary confinement in a mental hospital. Works by Van Gogh from several L.A. museums are on view in the Armand Hammer Collection gallery through Sunday. Click here 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 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.
11. RESIDENT ADS
LUNG GROUP DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
On November 12, at 1:15 p.m., Dr. Ed Chan will speak about non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, following up on his extremely well received lecture two years ago. Dr. Chan is a pulmonologist at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the award-winning National Jewish Health Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
The meeting will take place at 641 Warner Avenue, in Westwood. Please note posted parking signs.
Dr. Chan was born in Rangoon, Burma, and emigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1967. He grew up in Colorado and received his medical degree from Columbia University, followed by an internship and residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at University of Colorado Hospital. He was active duty in the United States Air Force Medical Corp for four years. His clinical and research interests are in tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease and he has authored and co-authored numerous articles about mycobacterial lung disease.This lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call Andrea Smith, 310-470-8343.
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 – NOVEMBER 12
- 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.