HOLMBY NEWS
March 11, 2022
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Daylight Savings Reminder
2. LAPD Crime Report
3. Holmby Westwod Green Team Update
4. Free At-Home COVID Tests
5. LAPD – Coffee with Detectives
6. City Council Candidates Forum – District 5
7. Westwood Village Virtual Tour
8. Resident Ads
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, March 12. Daylight savings begins this Sunday, March 13! It’s time to “spring forward” – set your clocks forward one hour!
Daylight Saving Time is also a great time to check the things that keep us safe and ready for emergencies. It is a good time to:
- Replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
- Double check the expiration dates on your emergency kits and replace missing/expired items.
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY (entry of structure w/ intent to commit theft or a felony)
Incident #220806522
10600 BLOCK LE CONTE AV – 3/3/22 @ 8:50 PM
Unknown suspect used ladder to climb to patio. Patio door window smashed. No property taken. Evidence recovered. Latent prints requested.
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
West LA Community Police Station Website: click here
LAPD Website: www.lapdonline.org
3. HOLMBY WESTWOOD GREEN TEAM UPDATE
More trees for Holmby Westwood
Tree Planting on May 7 at 9 am
The Holmby Westwood Green Team is planting more parkway trees! On Saturday, May 7 we again will partner with TreePeople to plant trees on Manning Avenue as well as Malcolm and Dalehurst. Please join us between 9 am and noon to cheer the volunteers on, meet more neighbors and have some fun.
Working with consulting arborist, Lisa Smith, the Holmby Westwood Green Team identified the best replacement tree for Manning Avenue between Malcolm Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard. The majority of American elm trees that were originally planted on this street succumbed to Dutch elm disease. The Brisbane box was selected as the street’s replacement tree because it is visually compatible with existing trees on the street, is drought resistant, requires low maintenance, causes minimal root damage, does well in poor air quality and grows fast. It is approved by the City for Manning’s 6 feet parkways.
Homeowners on two blocks of Manning between Malcolm and Lindbrook have given us permission to plant 20 new trees. In addition, Malcolm Avenue will add 3 more Coast Live Oaks and Dalehurst will add 7 more Canary Island Pines.
This will be our fourth Green team tree planting and will bring the total number of new parkway trees that we have planted in the Holmby Westwood neighborhood to 76 !
The Green Team welcomes more Holmby Westwood neighbors to help us “green” the neighborhood. In addition to working with the arborist species by species and street by street to select replacement trees for streets where they are needed, we are educating residents about the beauty and value of our tree canopy and ways to protect and preserve our trees. Look for our tree articles in the HWPOA newsletter.
To find out more, please contact Marnie Bodek at mossbodek@msn.com
4. FREE AT-HOME COVID TESTS
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 2 sets of 4 free at-home tests. The tests are completely free. If you already ordered your first set, order a second set today.
Order Free At-Home Tests:
https://www.covidtests.gov/
Here’s what you need to know about your order:
- Limit of 2 orders per residential address
- Each order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
- Orders will ship free as tests are received from manufacturers
5. LAPD – COFFEE WITH DETECTIVES
LAPD West Los Angeles Area
Have coffee with Detectives!
DATE: Thursday, March 24, 2022
TIME: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: LAPD WLA Division
1663 Butler Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025
This is a great opportunity for citizens to speak with Detectives of the West Los Angeles Community Police Station in a casual atmosphere. There is no agenda—just coffee, conversation and questions.
We will also send out a zoom link for those unable to attend in person.
For more information, please contact WLA SLO Lavenson, 30627@lapd.online, or Detective Miranda, 35101@lapd.online
6. CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM – DISTRICT 5
SAVE THE DATE:
District 5 Candidates Forum
Westwood’s Los Angeles City Council
Wednesday, April 13th, 7:00- 9:00 p.m.
(Online via Zoom)
This Westwood CD5 Candidates Forum is being organized by the Westwood Community Council and Westwood Neighborhood Council, and co-sponsored by the Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association, UCLA Government & Community Relations, the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and five other Westwood homeowner and community organizations.
All six announced CD5 City Council candidates have confirmed their participation: Molly Basler, Jimmy Biblarz, Scott Epstein, Kristina Irwin, Katy Young Yaroslavsky, and Sam Yebri.
This Westwood CD5 Candidates Forum will focus on major issues confronting our Westwood, Westwood Village, and UCLA communities across a wide range of subjects. These topics will include: Westwood Homelessness and Housing, Public Safety and Policing, Transportation and Transit, Westwood Village Economic Revitalization, Westwood Community Planning, and more. Members of the Westwood and UCLA communities will be invited to submit questions for consideration.
Please reserve the date of Wednesday, April 13th now and plan to Zoom in on this very important Westwood CD5 Candidates Forum, the only such forum scheduled before the June Primary.
Every registered voter in the Fifth District will receive a ballot in the mail beginning in early May. The Primary Election is on Tuesday, June 7th. If no candidate receives 50% +1 vote in the Primary, a run-off will be held on November 8th between the top two candidates. Westwood’s new Fifth District City Councilmember will begin their four-year term on January 1, 2023.
7. WESTWOOD VILLAGE VIRTUAL TOUR
A VIRTUAL FAVORITE RETURNS
Westwood Village: A Virtual Tour
April 6 and 20 (Wednesdays)
6:00 p.m. PST
From the Los Angeles Conservancy:
Take a virtual tour of Westwood Village, one of the earliest planned suburban shopping villages in the world.
We’ll visit sites like Paul Revere Williams’ Kelly Music Building (formerly Tanino Restaurant) and Stiles O. Clement’s Kinross Cornerstone. Stops at the Village Theatre and Bruin Theatre will showcase why Westwood Village became the entertainment destination for West L.A.
We will also uncover the history and unique architectural flourishes that connect this Mediterranean-style district to its neighbor UCLA.
$8 Conservancy Members / $12 General Public
8. RESIDENT ADS
SEEKING LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER
Seeking English speaking live-in housekeeper for elderly woman who lives in a high rise on the Wilshire Corridor. Driving is not required. Strong references, please. Contact Marci (310-948-1917) or Denise (310-721-2500).
HWPOA Communication & Ad Policy:
Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.
HWPOA members are welcome to post free ads (such as ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc.) in the Holmby News. When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News editor to review. Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.
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.