HOLMBY NEWS
September 11, 2020
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LADWP Power Outages & Notifications
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. COVID Contact Tracing – SafePass Mobile App
4. Speed Hump Applications
5. Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
6. St. Albans Church – Homeless Issues
7. Scooters at Holmby Park
8. Post Office Mailboxes
9. Urgent Call – 2020 Census Deadline
10. LAPD Blood Drive
11. Police Reform – Community Forums
12. Mayor’s Youth Council
13. Decorate Your Home for the Holidays
14. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LADWP POWER OUTAGES & NOTIFICATIONS
From the LADWP:
LADWP crews have restored power to the remaining customers affected by power outages caused by the record-breaking heat storm over the Labor Day weekend. In the event that any customer is still be experiencing either low voltage/dim lights or an outage, please check your circuit breakers. If the problem is still not resolved please call us at 1-800-DIAL-DWP (1-800-342-5397) so we can dispatch a crew to investigate.
We want to thank both our incredible crews, who worked 16-hour shifts around the clock to restore power, and you, our customers, who were affected by outages. We appreciate your patience as we, along with other utilities in Southern California, responded to this major incident which affected our local distribution grid. Over the coming days, our crews will continue working to make permanent repairs in areas where temporary repairs were made to restore power more quickly.
LADWP POWER OUTAGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
LADWP has created a power outage notification service which allows LADWP customers to receive texts or emails when a power outage is reported in their neighborhood. In addition to alerts about a power outage, the DWP will also notify residents about estimated times for repairs and service restoration. Customers have the option to choose between English and Spanish alerts, and anyone can enroll in up to three neighborhoods within LADWP’s service area.
Customers can sign up through their LADWP account on www.ladwp.com/outages by clicking on the “Subscribe for Outage Alerts” button and following the prompts. For a short video explaining how to enroll, click here.
Customers are encouraged to report outages as soon as they occur using LADWP’s improved web-based outage management system at www.ladwp.com/outages, or by calling LADWP’s Customer Service department at 1-800-DIAL-DWP. The most up-to-date information on power outages can be found on LADWP’s website or on Twitter (@LADWP).
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY FROM VEHICLE
Incident #: 200813713
HOLMBY AV & WILSHIRE BL | 8/29/2020 @ 5:50 PM
E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Pete Ojeda, Senior Lead Officer
West L.A. Community Police Station – 1663 Butler Ave.
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 36393@lapd.online
Website: www.lapdonline.org
3. COVID CONTACT TRACING – SAFEPASS MOBILE APP
LA County and local city leaders recently announced a partnership with SafePass, a mobile app that provides contact tracing capabilities for individuals throughout LA County. SafePass will allow LA County users to self-report their symptoms for COVID-19 and receive notifications and alerts directly from the LA County Department of Public Health.
All contact tracing data is: anonymous, private, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days by Citizen. Additionally, SafePass:
- Tracks any close contacts with other users & alerts them to potential exposures.Any users who have meaningful contact with another user (who later tests positive for COVID-19) will receive a notification to get tested.
- Offers immediate access to eligible users for a free at-home testing kit for those who have been notified of exposure through the app; and
- Provides up-to-date information about all active testing sites in LA County (terms & conditions apply, see citizen.com/tracing/tests).
The Citizen SafePass mobile app complements existing local COVID-19 response efforts in LA County by introducing this innovative tool that ramps up the critical contact tracing process. LA County residents are encouraged to download SafePass to expand local efforts to track COVID-19 for L.A. County’s 10 million residents. To learn more about SafePass, visit citizen.com/safepass.
4. SPEED HUMP APPLICATIONS
The Speed Hump Program opens up a review cycle every 6 months to accept the “Step 1” of the application process for speed humps. The next speed hump application window will open Wednesday, September 16th at 8:00 am.and the application will close when 450 applications (30 in each council district) have been submitted. For more information and to apply for speed humps on your street, please visit the LADOT Speed Humps Request page.
Please note that Council Offices aren’t involved in the selection process and that not every application is approved due to limited budget resources.
5. 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!
6. ST. ALBANS CHURCH – HOMELESS ISSUES
HWPOA was recently notified of issues related to homeless on Hilgard, specifically near St. Albans Church (at Westholme). We contacted the church and learned that due to the pandemic, St. Albans is closed most of the time and security has not been employed.
ACS Security was contacted and they have generously agreed to patrol St. Albans at a minimal cost. HWPOA has agreed to take care of security costs for one year.
Our thanks to ACS for their generous offer to assist in keeping St. Albans and our neighborhood safe!
7. SCOOTERS AT HOLMBY PARK
We have received reports of children riding scooters on the walking path at Holmby Park. This activity is prohibited for the safety of all park users. People have been injured because others have disregarded park rules.
Riding bikes, scooters, skateboards, or skating are not allowed in or around the perimeter of the park. Park rules are posted on walkways and on sign posts throughout the park.
Please inform your children, nannies and anyone in your household who use Holmby Park to be aware of these issues. Thank you.
8. POST OFFICE MAILBOXES
We have received reports that there are now two drive-by mailboxes installed at the Federal Building. The label says there will be one pick-up a day at 3 pm, Mon-Sat.
One drive-through mailbox has also been reinstalled at the Barrington Post Office.
We hope to see other “corner mailboxes” return to the neighborhood as well.
We have also learned that the Post Office on Gayley at Weyburn has extended its lease for 10 years. Free two-hour parking is available at the Broxton Parking Lot, just a short block away.
9. URGENT CALL – 2020 CENSUS DEADLINE
September 30th is the last day to respond to the 2020 Census. There are less than 20 days left!
The 2020 Census, a regional tally of the population of the United States, will determine how congressional seats are apportioned as well as how federal dollars are distributed to state and local governments for education, healthcare, housing, and social safety net programs for the next 10 years.
Time is running out and there is no time like the present to make sure your census household information is submitted! The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and can be accessed by clicking on this link:
10. LAPD BLOOD DRIVE
Please Donate and “Keep The Beat” !!!
LAPD West Los Angeles Station Blood Drive
DATE:
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020
1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
Bloodmobile in front of the station at
1663 Butler Ave., LA 90025
FLYER – LAPD West LA Station Blood Drive
11. POLICE REFORM – COMMUNITY FORUMS
Members of the Board of Police Commissioners, in conjunction with the Advisory Committee on Building Trust and Equity, are conducting virtual community forums on police reform. The forum series is aimed at listening to ideas and suggestions for police reform. The recommendations will be used by the Police Commission and the Advisory Committee in building a roadmap for continued police reform.
All meetings take place on Zoom. Information to attend each session is usually issued the day before each forum through a press release, which can be found here as they are available: http://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom
Forums are planned for the following Thursday afternoons in September and October:
- September 17, 2020, 4:00pm
- September 24, 2020, 4:00pm
- October 1, 2020, 4:00pm
Members of the public wishing to provide specific proposals on police reform may also submit their written ideas, of a maximum of two pages, to:
PoliceCommissionAdvisoryCommittee@LAPD.online
12. MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Youth Council empowers members to advocate for youth causes by giving them a voice in City Hall. It also helps develop the leaders of tomorrow. For the 2020-21 school year, the MYC will be conducted virtually.
Application Deadline: September 30
For more information on joining the MYC, please visit https://www.lamayor.org/MYC.
13. DECORATE YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
HWPOA would like to support Kringle Displays, who has been decorating HWPOA’s July 4th events at Holmby Park for the past five years. Kringle Displays has been providing personalized seasonal, holiday and event decor for estates and businesses for over 25 years.
https://www.facebook.com/kringledisplays/
14. 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://hwpoa.square.site/
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. Please confirm prior to attending.