HOLMBY NEWS
January 27, 2023
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Curbside Organics Recycling – Program Update
2. New Concert Series at Westwood Library
3. Safety Fair & Catalytic Converter Etching
4. Free Metro Rides on Transit Equity Day
5. UCLA First Thursdays Event
6. Activities & Things to Do
7. Resident Ads
8. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
9. HWPOA Contact Information
1. CURBSIDE ORGANICS RECYCLING – PROGRAM UPDATE
Last week, Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) announced that all customers can now dispose of all food scraps and food-soiled paper along with their existing yard waste.
To help residents start collecting food scraps, the City is providing 2-gal kitchen pails. These pails are available for pick-up at participating distribution sites, one pail per household, while supplies last. Residents can start making appointments to pick up their pails through the LASAN’s scheduling system at www.lacitysan.org/organics
Items that CAN go in the green bin include:
- Fruits, vegetables
- Dairy, eggshells
- Stale bread, cereal, grains, rice, pasta, beans
- Old lunch meat, steak and chicken bones, fish bones, shells
- Coffee grounds and used paper coffee filters
- Food soiled paper products (e.g., used paper napkins, soiled pizza boxes)
- Yard trimmings, flowers, and clean untreated wood
What CANNOT go in my green bin?
- Plastics
- Products labeled “biodegradable” or “compostable”
- Glass
- Produce stickers
- Rubber bands
- Twisty ties
- Plastics, waxes, coatings, etc.
- Pet waste
- Pet litter
For more information about this program, please click here:
Curbside Organics Recycling Program
2. NEW CONCERT SERIES AT WESTWOOD LIBRARY
The Los Angeles Musical Salon is very excited to announce the 2023 launch of a new free informal monthly concert series at Westwood Library called “SECOND SATURDAYS” — in addition to our signature Sunday concerts at the library. Note that in January as well as the months when we have a Sunday concert, there will be no Second Saturday concert.
Concerts will take place upstairs in the alcove by the balcony while the library is open for regular business. Starting at 3:30 p.m., concerts will last approximately an hour.
This is a great opportunity to introduce your kids to live classical music and musicians in the casual, safe, familiar setting of our local library.
We’ve got a stellar line-up to kick off our exciting new series!! See the flyer below for more information.
3. SAFETY FAIR & CATALYTIC CONVERTER ETCHING
LAPD Crime Prevention & Safety Fair
Saturday, February 25, 2023
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
at the West LAPD Police Station
1663 Butler Ave.
Catalytic Converter Etching – The Greater Los Angeles Area has been experiencing thefts of catalytic converters, machinery underneath the car made of precious metals, that requires your car to run properly. It can cost up to $2,000 to replace your catalytic converter if stolen, and it is illegal to drive without one.
If you would like to attend the Safety Fair and have your catalytic converted etched with identification information, you must register for an appointment. Appointments fill up quickly. Email Senior Lead Officer Jimmy Lavenson, at 30627@lapd.online for an appointment.
4. FREE METRO RIDES ON TRANSIT EQUITY DAY
Metro is offering free rides on our bus, rail and bike system on Saturday, February 4, to honor Transit Equity Day and the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who in 1955 famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama because she was Black.
Parks’ action and courage led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on transit was unconstitutional — an important milestone in dismantling the Jim Crow laws that persisted in the U.S. for a century after the end of the Civil War.
If you’re an Metro existing rider, enjoy the free rides! Turnstiles will be unlocked at rail stations on Feb. 4 and there’s no need to TAP at fare validators or fare boxes.
If you’re a new rider to Metro, welcome aboard! We suggest using the Transit app to help plan your transit trip. Our system can connect you to a ton of destinations worthy of a Saturday visit — including Exposition Park, downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, the beach in Santa Monica, Old Pasadena and downtown Long Beach, to name a few.
5. UCLA FIRST THURSDAYS EVENT
Join us on Broxton every first Thursday to connect, celebrate the moment, and enjoy tasty food and free entertainment!
Westwood Village Farmers’ Market
12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Mentorship Cafe | February 2, 2023
Stop by for an informal chat with alumni from various fields of industry. It’s a chance for you to casually explore your professional interests, ask questions in a supportive environment and learn from the experience of other Bruins.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Health & Research
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – STEM
Evening Block Party
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Westwood Wonder | February 2, 2023
Featuring an immersive dive into the cosmos, with meteorites on display, telescopes to view the Moon and Mars, photo booth, orbitron, out-of-this-world dance floor, space games, performers, giveaways, and more.
Visit our event website and follow @UCLA for more information about #UCLAfirstthursdays.
6. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
ACTING WORKSHOP
Saturday, January 28th, at 2:00 p.m.
at Westwood Library
Join us in the library for our Acting Workshop this Saturday! Alexa Almaz teaches the fundamentals of acting, and how to make it in Hollywood.
Parking is validated, no reservation required.
826LA@HAMMER: MAKING MONSTER MANUALS
Sunday, January 29 at 11:00 am
at the Hammer Museum
Monsters are coming out from under the bed and hoping to become welcome members of our households! In this workshop, students create an illustrated manual for appropriate monster behavior. Led by Kim Adelman, an author of four nonfiction books and an experienced monster tamer.
Recommended for ages 8–14
7. RESIDENT ADS
CONTRACTOR NEEDED ASAP
Wanted! I am in need of a licensed contractor to seal and fix rain-damaged french doors ASAP!
Please send recommendations to cujogizmo@aol.com. Thank you!
ANATOMIE PRIVATE TRUNK SHOW
View the entire ANATOMIE spring/summer collection at a private trunk show in Little Holmby this weekend. New clients receive 15% off. Sizes XS-XL.
Call, text or email Denise for details: (310) 721-2500, dzbarta@aol.com.
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.
8. 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 retailers.
Current benefits include:
- Campus Shoe Repair – 10% off any shoe or bag repair
- Phew Tech Help – Free service to first 100 family & friends
- Generac Home Generators – special discounts on generators and whole home battery backup system
9. 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.