HOLMBY NEWS
March 4, 2022
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Video Conference
2. Updated Masking Guidance
3. Metro Work – Wilshire Lane Closures
4. Blood Donations Needed
5. Community Police Academy
6. High School / College Summer Apprenticeship
7. Famous & Prominent Residents of Holmby Westwood
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
On Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting. Due to social distancing recommendations, the meeting will be a video-conference held online via Zoom. Please click here to see the agenda.
Members of the community are welcome to join the Zoom call. Please let us know if you plan to attend and we will send you the link to access the video-conference. Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.
2. UPDATED MASKING GUIDANCE
From LA County Public Health:
Effective Friday, March 4, 2022, indoor masking at most public settings will be strongly recommended, but not required, for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Masks are required in schools & childcare facilities until March 12 when they become strongly recommended.
Masks are still required in certain areas, strongly recommended indoors, & required for those in isolation/quarantine and who exit early through the day 10 period. People can still wear masks in indoor/outdoor settings if they choose to.
3. METRO WORK – WILSHIRE LANE CLOSURES
As Metro continues work on the Purple Line for the Westwood/UCLA Station, Wilshire Blvd. between Veteran and Westwood Blvd. will be re-striped and concrete “k-rail” barriers will be placed to protect the public outside of the work zones.
Traffic reconfiguration and re-striping (Stage 1) will take place next weekend. Once the lanes have been re-striped, construction activities and lane reductions (Stage 2) will continue through May 14.
Traffic Reconfiguration (Stage 1):
- DATES/TIMES – 9:00 PM on Friday, March 11 through 6:00 AM on Monday, March 14
- Wilshire Bl will be restriped, and protective concrete barriers will be placed around the construction work zone.
- Wilshire Bl will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Veteran Av to Westwood Bl
- Left hand turns may be restricted during this reconfiguration work.
Piling Work (Stage 2):
- DATES – March 11 to May 14, 2022
- HOURS – 9pm to 9am for Pile Drilling and Setting Activities; 9am to 9pm for Preparation and Maintenance Work.
- Wilshire Bl will be reduced to three (3) lanes in each direction between Westwood Bl and Veteran Av.
- Left-hand turns will be available for eastbound Wilshire Bl traffic at Veteran Av, Westwood Bl, and Glendon Av.
- Intermittent restrictions for left hand turns for eastbound Wilshire Bl traffic at Gayley Av.
- Southbound Gayley Av will be reduced to one lane traffic.
- No left hand turns or U-turns available for westbound Lindbrook Av traffic.
- Additional lane reductions will be required from 11pm to 6am each night.
4. BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED
The American Red Cross and UCLA Health are asking for blood donations as they continue to face a national blood emergency.
UCLA – Make an Appointment
Please donate whole blood or apheresis platelets at one of our centers or mobile sites. You may schedule your appointment online at https://www.uclahealth.org/gotblood/ or by calling (310) 825-0888, select option 2.
American Red Cross – Find a Blood Drive
You can contact The Red Cross through their donation app, at their donation webpage or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
More details at:
https://brentwoodnewsla.com/critical-need-for-blood-donations-on-the-westside/
5. COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY
The Community Police Academy offers an exposure and orientation to a variety of police concepts and operations within the Los Angeles Police Department. This eleven-week course will be held as a hybrid in-person or virtual option. The class will meet every Tuesday evening from March 29 through June 7, 2022.
It is our mission after the eleven-week Academy, each participant will feel more connected to our Department and everything we have to offer. Through the Community Police Academy, enrolled students will be encouraged to build a lasting partnership with the Department.
Interested community members should contact the Community Relations Office of their local police station:
West LA Community Police Station – Sergeant Scott Alpert
Email – 36921@lapd.online
Phone – (310) 444-0735
6. HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP
Los Angeles Public Library
Diversity and Inclusion Apprenticeship (DAIA)
12-Week Paid Apprenticeship
The DAIA summer program exposes students who reflect the diversity of our communities to library careers. Potential candidates will be enthusiastic about public service, computer proficient, comfortable giving presentations, and capable of accomplishing goals and meeting deadlines.
Candidates must me 18 years of age by June 6, 2022. Please see flyer below for additional details.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7. FAMOUS & PROMINENT RESIDENTS OF HOLMBY WESTWOOD
We are continuing with our series of historical “Famous and Prominent Residents of Holmby Weswood”. We look forward to your comments and/or any additional history you might share with our readers. You might be surprised to find a VIP lived in your home or a famous architect who designed it. Here are a few more of note.
Many thanks to Susan Reuben, Vice President of Holmby Westwood POA, who created a file of the many famous and prominent residents since Holmby Westwood’s history began in the late 1920’s.
Lloyd, Dorothy, Beau, and Jeff Bridges
(Actors)
225 Loring Ave.
Jackie Cooper
(Actor)
916 Thayer
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
UCLA Fowler Museum
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 12-5 PM
The Fowler Museum at UCLA explores global arts and cultures with an emphasis on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Indigenous Americas—past and present. Current exhibitions and programs include:
- Gosette Lubondo: Imaginary Trip – Congolese photographer Gosette Lubondo’s Imaginary Trip series probes the intersections of memory and architecture, examining tensions between residual colonial constructs and contemporary life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- ‘How Do You See This World?’: The Art of Almighty God – ‘How Do You See This World?’ is a retrospective of paintings by the prolific Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto (b. 1950).
Website – Fowler Museum at UCLA
9. 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. Please let us know if you would like to submit additional discounts for other Westwood retailiers.
Current benefits include:
- Campus Shoe Repair – 10% off any shoe or bag repair
Westwood Village Rewards Program:
You can now earn rewards for shopping and dining in Westwood Village! Exclusive offers, promotions and other incentives are now available in many restaurants, shops and businesses in Westwood Village. It’s easy to use and you can access all of these rewards from your mobile device!
Visit www.WestwoodVillageRewards.com and register for a list of promotions, rewards and other incentives offered by local retailers. No extra steps are required, and no apps to download!
10. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: (310) 470-1785 (call/text)
Email: hwpoa@aol.com OR info@holmbywestwoodpoa.org
Website: 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.