HOLMBY NEWS
February 10, 2023
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Video Conference
2. LAPD Crime Report & Scam Alert
3. Movie Premieres – Street Closures
4. L.A. Conservancy Tour of Holmby Westwood
5. Update on U.S. Open Championship
6. Student Art Competitions
7. Westwood Library Concert
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
On Monday, February 13 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting. The meeting will be a video-conference held online via Zoom. Please click here to see the agenda. Note – this meeting was rescheduled from Valentine’s Day and moved one day earlier.
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. LAPD CRIME REPORT & SCAM ALERT
BURGLARY – ATTEMPTED
Incident #: 230805577
10200 BLOCK CHARING CROSS RD | 2/5/2023 @ 8:49 AM
POSSIBLE SCAM NEAR HOLMBY PARK
A homeowner reported that she was walking her dog near Holmby Park when a car pulled up to her. A young man was driving and an elderly woman was in the passenger seat. The elderly woman asked for directions and encouraged the homeowner to approach the car to give her something. The homeowner kept her distance. However, she later spoke to a friend who conveyed a similar story, but in that instance, the friend approached the car and when the passenger handed her something, she removed the woman’s wedding ring and drove off. If anyone asks for directions or approaches you, please keep your distance to avoid possible theft.
LADWP PHONE SCAM
Watch out! Do you get calls demanding that you immediately pay your LADWP bill over the phone or your water and power will be shut off? We have seen an increase in reports of individuals calling our customers and falsely claiming their services will be disconnected unless payment is made immediately. Don’t fall for the trick and become a victim. LADWP does not call customers threatening to turn off water and power service over the phone. If you receive a call like this, hang up. Call LADWP directly at 1-800-DIAL-DWP (800-342-5397) to ask about your account.
LAPD PHONE SCAM
Another scam is where a caller poses as an LAPD officer and states to the victim that due to bank fraud, and to prevent their account from being jeopardized, the victim must move the money in his bank account to a Bitcoin account. As a reminder, NO LAPD officer will EVER ask for money to be given over the phone. If you see suspicious activity or know of someone who has been scammed, please notify the police.
File a Police Report Online: click here
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
West L.A. Community Police Station –1663 Butler Ave.
James Allen, Senior Lead Officer
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 39318@lapd.online
West LA Community Police Station Website: click here
LAPD Website: www.lapdonline.org
3. MOVIE PREMIERES – STREET CLOSURES
There are several movie premieres coming up in Westwood Village, which will involve various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue:
“Outer Banks Season 3” – Thursday, February 16
NETFLIX will be holding the premiere of “OUTER BANKS SEASON 3”, at 6:00 PM on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at the Regency Village Theater.
“Party Down” – Wednesday, February 22
STARZ will be holding the premiere of “PARTY DOWN” at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the Regency Bruin Theatre.
4. L.A. CONSERVANCY TOUR OF HOLMBY WESTWOOD
Due to the overwhelming interest in The LA Conservancy’s tour of Holmby Westwood this past November, we are very happy to announce a second tour of our community. It is planned to take place on April 23rd and April 30th from 9:00 am – noon.
If you were unable to join the tour groups in November, this is your opportunity to learn about your neighborhood, when and how it was developed in the 1920’s, and see some of the architectural masterpieces lining our streets.
Sign-ups with The LA Conservancy will begin in a few weeks. We will keep you informed as plans progress!
Sandy Brown
5. UPDATE ON U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
I recently met with the Championship Director of the 2023 U.S. Open and the GM/COO of The Los Angeles Country Club to get an update of the planning for the event to be held on June 12th through June 18th. Anticipated attendance is 22,000.
You might have noticed the very tall wooden poles at the Club View bend across from Holmby Park with large netting attached: Those are temporary and will be removed at the end of the tournament. Shuttles will be dropping off guests in the Holmby Park area who will walk to the LACC. There will be a Joint Operation Command Center, food trucks, and trucks serving the tournament players.
A temporary bridge over Wilshire Blvd. near the club entrance will be installed in May and is likely to require a one night closure of Wilshire in the area. Parking for the tournament will be in many nearby parking areas. Those being considered and/or planned include UCLA, Century City, and Beverly Hills.
I have requested a map from the Championship Director of the general areas for bus drop-off and pick-up, resident access, golf parking, media, and hotel shuttle drop-off.
Sandy Brown
6. STUDENT ART COMPETITIONS
3rd, 4th & 5th Graders – Clean Beach Poster Contest
The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors is seeking young artists for its annual Can the Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest. As part of an educational campaign reminding residents that “ocean pollution begins at home,” this summer each winning entry will be displayed on beach trash barrels. In addition, $100 gift cards will be given to all winners! The contest is open to all 3rd–5th graders in LA County. To enter, draw a picture with a message about how we can keep our oceans and beaches pollution-free and healthy. Related article can be found at the Santa Monica Mirror – click here.
Clean Beach Poster Contest – Enter Now
High School Students – Congressional Art Competition
From Congressman Ted Lieu:
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District.
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students (9-12th grade) who either reside or attend school in the 36th District.
7. WESTWOOD LIBRARY CONCERT
LA Musical Salon presents
Second Saturday Concert Series
at Westwood Library
Our new free informal monthly concert series at Westwood Library called “SECOND SATURDAYS” debuts a week from this Saturday, on February 11. This new series is in addition to our signature Sunday concerts at the library. Unlike the Sunday concerts, which take over the entire library while it’s closed, the Second Saturday concerts will be much more informal — they 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.
THE BELROSE DUO
Saturday, February 11 at 3:30 PM
at Westwood Library
We are honored to welcome two very special guests to open our new series: cellist David Garrett from the L.A. Philharmonic, and concert pianist Junko Ueno Garrett of the piano faculty at Occidental College.Their program, titled Time Traveling with Cello and Piano, spans the eras from Bach and Mozart, to Schumann, Walton and Copland—along with fascinating anecdotes from the world of music.
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
A Dialogue on the Economy with Ed Leamer and Dan Mitchell
Thursday, February 16 from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
at the UCLA Faculty Club Sequoia Room
The UCLA Retirees Association After-Lunch Series has returned to in-person at the UCLA Faculty Club. All staff, faculty, retirees, and emeriti are welcome. Dan Mitchell, professor emeritus of management and organizations and former interim director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, will interview Ed Leamer, distinguished professor emeritus of global economics and management and former director of the Forecast, about the economic outlook, the likelihood of a recession, and forecasting more generally, including interpretation and presentation of economic data and the uses and abuses of econometrics. The interview will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Emeriti Association.
Reservations are required. To learn more and to register, please visit the link below.
Visit the After-Lunch Series event page
New Exhibition: Karon Davis
Opens Saturday, February 11
at the Hammer Museum
Part of the Hammer Contemporary Collection, Karon Davis’s installation is made up of three figures rendered in the artist’s familiar lexicon of plaster and wire. The works remark on the long and continuing legacies of violence in American schools. As with much of Davis’s work, the figures take on an aura of haunting unfinish, the broken quality of their materials relating to an interior brokenness, exposing the frayed and crumbling structures of a delicate democracy.
LAPD Safety Fair & Catalytic Converter Etching
Saturday, February 25, 8am – 1pm
at the West LAPD Station
We encourage you to attend the upcoming Crime Prevention & Safety Fair, hosted by the West LA Police Dept. There will be a number of safety-related activities at the event as well as food and music. In particular, you may wish to consider signing up for “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.
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 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
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.