HOLMBY NEWS
October 15, 2021
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. COVID Testing – New Location
3. Holmby Park Golf Course – Now Open
4. Bruin Blood Drive – Donors Needed
5. NotifyLA – Register for Emergency Alerts
6. Metro Staff Shortage & Service Cancellations
7. UCLA Botanical Garden – Public Lecture Series
8. Tip-A-Cop Fundraiser for Special Olympics
9. Activities & Things to Do
10. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
11. HWPOA Contact Information
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
ROBBERY (taking property of another by means of force or fear)
Incident #: 210814991
MANNING & WILSHIRE | 10/10/2021 @ 2:25 AM
E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
File a Police Report Online: click here
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
James Allen, Senior Lead Officer
West L.A. Community Police Station –1663 Butler Ave.
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 39318@lapd.online
Website: www.lapdonline.org
2. COVID TESTING – NEW LOCATION
911 Covid Testing, which had been operating out of the Luxe Hotel in Brentwood, has moved to a new location. They will now provide testing near the entrance of The Getty at 1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Hours and additional details can be found on the flyer below or on their website: www.911CovidTesting.com
3. HOLMBY PARK GOLF COURSE – NOW OPEN
The Department of Parks and Recreation would like everyone to know that the Holmby Park Golf Course is now open for play. The greens have been refurbished, and the flags are up.
This 18 hole Pony/Par 3 course opened in 1929. Tickets can be purchased for $3 during the week and $4 on the weekend from the Club House located mid-course on the Club View side of the park. The staff should be able to help if others who are not playing are on the course. It is hoped that the TGA Premier Junior Golf group will be able to return this year.
During the past 18 months, the rules that are needed to keep the golf course in the best possible condition have been relaxed. This is no longer the case. Since golf will again be played, it is dangerous to have other activities taking place on the course. There are city ordinances that do not allow the following activities in LA parks, and they will now be enforced.
- Vending and the operation of businesses within the park
- The use of electronically amplified sound equipment
- Dogs off-leash
- Attaching anything to a tree or other plantings
In addition, all large gatherings need to be held in the designated areas which are located at the corner of Beverly Glen.
Please help us maintain our beautiful park as we make this transition.
4. BRUIN BLOOD DRIVE – DONORS NEEDED
You’re Invited To The
Bruin Blood Drive with UCLA Health
Monday, October 25th, 2021
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
*Appointments highly recommended*
The Blood Drive will be held at:
Hillel at UCLA
574 Hilgard Ave.
Healthy donors are needed now to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.
5. NOTIFY LA – REGISTER FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS
In a disaster, there are never too many ways to receive a possibly life-saving alert. That’s why the City of Los Angeles will use multiple ways to reach you if there is a threat to your life or property. The best way to ensure you receive alerts is NotifyLA.
NotifyLA is used to share critical emergency information with the public, including alerts such as evacuation orders, severe weather alerts, shelter-in-place, and more.
Sign up today for text, voice and/or email alerts.
Visit http://emergency.lacity.org/notifyla to register.
6. METRO STAFF SHORTAGE & SERVICE CANCELLATIONS
Due to lingering effects from the most recent surge in COVID-19 cases in our region and a national labor shortage, Metro is experiencing impacts on our bus and rail service. We’ve had to cancel some bus trips in recent days and we want to give riders a heads up that may continue to be an issue in the days ahead — although we’re working hard to eliminate such disruptions to our service. Other transit agencies around the region are experiencing similar challenges.
We very much appreciate your patience during this time and we realize how many of you rely on Metro to get you where you need to go.
We encourage riders to use Transit — Metro’s official smartphone app — to plan bus and rail trips and check crowding predictions. We also suggest allowing additional time for your travel and following the Metro service alerts feed on Twitter.
7. UCLA BOTANICAL GARDEN – PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
The UCLA Botanical Garden is hosting an upcoming public series, “Transplanted: Examining Contexts of Plants, People, & Place.” This series is free to the public and will be both in-person and live-streamed via our Instagram @uclabotanical! RSVP is needed – please see the flyer for more details.
Our first lecture will take place next week, October 21st.
- To attend in-person, RSVP here
- To watch the live-stream go to @uclabotanical on Instagram
- Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden website
8. TIP-A-COP FUNDRAISER FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
The Special Olympics “Tip A Cop” event will take place on Saturday, October 16 from 3:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. at the California Pizza Kitchen in Brentwood, 11677 San Vicente Blvd.
West LAPD Senior Lead Officers and other LAPD officers will be helping to raise funds for a good cause by acting as guest servers. All tips and other donations will be donated to Special Olympics So Cal athletes in LA County. Details below.
9. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT – ST. ALBAN’S CHURCH
St. Alban’s Church (Hilgard & Westholme)
Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 pm
St. Alban’s welcomes the community to a classical concert this Saturday. Admission is free. The concert includes the following:
- SHUBERT MASS IN G
This piece is one of the most popular settings of the mass ordinary. Schubert employed charming song-melodic composing with concertante passages. It will be performed by the combined choirs of St. Alban’s and Altadena Community Churches. - BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4
Beethoven composed five piano concertos. The fourth has been defined as the most gently spoken and poetic. It begins with the piano alone, a move without precedent. It will be performed with Orchestra by pianist Wendy Calwell. She is the organist at St. Alban’s and vocal coach at UCLA. - MOZART THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO ACT II
This opera is the result of the collaboration of Mozart and the playwright Lorenzo da Ponte and explores the often contentious relationship between classes. Mozart’s music is well-crafted, immensely sophisticated, tuneful, and infectious. Performed in English, singers include current and former voice students from UCLA and a UCLA faculty member.
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SCREENINGS AT THE BILLY WILDER THEATER
Beginning in November
Sponsored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive
We are excited to announce that we will be returning to our theatrical home, the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, this November! Join us in person for free screenings of new and classic titles from around the world, including recent restorations, rare TV treasures and filmmaker tributes. We will also continue to serve our global audiences through our free, one-of-a-kind virtual programming.
“Art, experienced collectively, can be transformative. Being with one another—and seeing one another— is something we have truly missed. We at the Archive are committed to the big screen, and we are so ready to welcome you back.”—May Hong HaDuong, Archive Director.
All on-site public programs are free through June 2022, made possible by a gift from an anonymous donor.
UCLA Film & Television Archive
Fall 2021 Programs – CLICK HERE
10. LOCAL DISCOUNTS & HWPOA BENEFITS
Below you will find links to discounts and benefits that local businesses have offered to HWPOA members. We hope to add more as often as we can. Current benefits include:
- Campus Shoe Repair – 10% off any shoe or bag repair
11. 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. Please confirm prior to attending.