Holmby News 6-30-23

HOLMBY NEWS
June 30, 2023

Happy Independence Day!
Join HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic!

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic
2.  LAPD Crime Report & Security Reminders
3.  Security Concerns
4.  Garbage Collection Next Week – Delayed a Day
5.  Traffic Advisory – Federal Ave. & Wilshire Lane Closures
6.  Westside Regional Alliance of Councils – Roundtable
7.  Fireworks Safety Reminders
8.  Guide to Fireworks Shows & Festivities
9.  Wilshire & La Cienega Area – Summer Weekend Closures
10.  Activities & Things to Do
11.  Resident Ads
12.  Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
13.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  HWPOA’S 4th OF JULY PARADE & PICNIC

It’s almost here! You are invited to join in the fun!

HWPOA’s 4th of July Parade & Picnic!

Tuesday, July 4th
9:30 am Meet at Warner Ave. School
10:00 am Parade start
Celebrations to follow at Holmby Park!

Decorate your scooters, bikes, strollers and wagons, your kids and grandkids, and your homes, especially if you’re along the Loring/ Comstock parade route!  Join the parade which begins at Warner Ave. School and leads to Holmby Park, where the festivities continue.

Food – Music – Bouncers – Arts & Crafts
and much more!

Be sure to thank our sponsors who are giving their time, funds and in-kind donations to help make this a successful event.  Local organizations, realtors and neighbors each have sponsored the awesome kids activities, including bouncers, art activities and tattoos as well as the food, balloons and more:

Sponsoring Organizations:

  • ACS Security – Hot dog grilling
  • UCLA – Music, games and crafts
  • SSA Security – Cookies
  • Target Westwood – Water
  • Splatterz – Art activities
  • Primo’s Donuts
  • LA Fire Department – leading the parade with Fire Truck
  • West LAPD

Sponsoring Realtors:

  • Jim Bremner
  • Mark & Lynn Rogo
  • Caron Schwartz
  • Michael Simmons
  • Larry Young

Sponsoring Neighbors:

  • Kramer and Courtney LaPlante
  • Jason Somers

Please note that parents/grandparents are asked to supervise children to the extent possible, as we will not provide paid or volunteer supervision for the kids activities. This is a free community event, so let’s all enjoy safely and festively together. While we do have attendants, families are responsible for watching their kids activities.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! If you would like to assist on the day of the event, please click the link below.  We need several volunteers to oversee the childrens’ activities as well as a photographer to take pictures of the event.  Community Service opportunity for high school students!

Volunteer for July 4th – click here

For additional information, please contact Caron Schwartz, Committee Chair, at caronjjj@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

2.  LAPD CRIME REPORT & SECURITY REMINDERS

VEHICLE, STOLEN
Incident #: 230811147
800 BLOCK MANNING AV  |  6/7/2023 @ 4:00 PM

HOMELESS MAN ENTERED GATED PROPERTY
HWPOA received the following report from a homeowner:
A homeless man entered a gated property in the 800 block of Beverly Glen Blvd. He had a syringe in his hand. He asked if he could stay. After being told he had to leave, he did so quietly. The homeowner doesn’t know how he was able to enter the property or how long he was there before being noticed. He could have climbed over the wall or entered quickly when the gate was opened for a car.

Needless to say, this could have ended badly if the man was taking drugs or was threatening. Security reminders:

  • Please consider keeping all gates closed and locked and installing motion detectors and lights in your front garden.
  • If you enter your driveway through an electric gate, don’t leave your car until you see that your gate has closed behind you.
  • When you exit your property through an electric gate, drive forward slowly enough to ensure your gate closes behind you.

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.  SECURITY CONCERNS

HWPOA received the following message from a homeowner.  Please note, HWPOA is not associated with SSA Security or Moore Protection in any way and does not endorse or recommend any security company.

From a Holmby Westwood neighbor:
We had a burglary at night recently, and SSA Security was the first to arrive.  If we had used Moore Protection instead of another monitoring company, our SSA guard would have been the first to be notified of our break in and would have arrived much sooner. Moore Protection is the only monitoring company that alerts the guard first. Instead, our monitoring company wasted valuable time trying to reach us before alerting the SSA guard. SSA only hires retired and off-duty police who are armed and not afraid to confront criminals and make arrests. The police arrived much much later.

We had all the bells and whistles to keep our home safe. Unfortunately, our empty trash cans were still on the street and there was no car in our driveway. These burglars are very professional and can get into any house and in minutes your treasured items are gone!  The police may not come right away. In the past 6 months, burglaries in our neighborhood and also in the surrounding areas are higher than last year! We think that it can only get worse!  We only need another 62 homes to sign up with SSA in order for us to get a second dedicated 24/7 car and guard in our neighborhood.

4.  GARBAGE COLLECTION NEXT WEEK – DELAYED A DAY

Trash pickup will be delayed one day next week, due to the July 4th holiday.  The LA Sanitation offices will be closed, and there will be no collection service on Tuesday, July 4. However, our 24-hour Customer Care Center will be available to assist you at 1-800-773-2489.

If your normal collection day is Tuesday, your bins will be serviced Wednesday. Wednesday collections will happen Thursday, etc. There are no changes to service on Monday, July 3.

5.  TRAFFIC ADVISORY – FEDERAL AVE. & WILSHIRE LANE CLOSURES

Metro contractors will implement a temporary lane closure on southbound Federal Av and Wilshire Bl for maintenance work in the sanitary sewers.

Date: June 28 to July 10
Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 9pm to 6am

Traffic Control

  • One southbound lane of San Vicente Bl/Federal Av will be closed between Goshen Av & Texas Av.
  • One eastbound lane of Wilshire Bl will be closed between Granville Av & Wilshire Bl.
  • The northbound Federal Av lane to eastbound Wilshire Bl will be closed.

Contact Metro
24/7 Hotline: 213-922-6934
purplelineext@metro.net
https://www.metro.net/projects/westside/
https://cloud.sfmc.metro.net/Federal_Av_Sanitary_Sewer_Maintenance

6.  WESTSIDE REGIONAL ALLIANCE OF COUNCILS – ROUNDTABLE

HWPOA President Sandy Brown participated in a meeting earlier this week with Mayor Karen Bass that was held at Belmont Senior Living.  Representatives from the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils listened to the mayor explain her ideas, solutions, relationships with the county and the federal governments, state of our city, and how to move forward sensibly, with proper funding, in a timely manner.

Mayor Bass is a consensus builder who began her political career at the grassroots level and who understands that working together is a win/win for everyone.  Sandy said, “I walked away knowing this city is in great hands!  I was very impressed with the Mayor’s knowledge, her know-how, and her tenacity to accomplish!”

7.  FIREWORKS SAFETY REMINDERS

From the LAFD:

All fireworks, even the so-called ‘safe and sane’ variety are illegal in the City of Los Angeles.  Please do not use fireworks of any type, including sparklers, or allow your children to do so.

Report Illegal Fireworks:
If you become aware of illegal fireworks use, there are several safe and secure methods for reporting fireworks in Los Angeles. These include:

IMPORTANT: Do not dial 9-1-1 unless you see someone being injured or at risk of immediate injury, or a fire or other emergency.

Pet Safety
Pets can be terrified by the noise, and many run away, often never being reunited with their families. In addition, many people may not realize that dogs can feel the air pressure change when fireworks are discharged nearby, causing deep anxiety and stress, or that “glow” sticks are poisonous to pets.

Impacts on Others
In addition to pets, private fireworks can also impact other neighbors:

  • Our patriotic veterans may have bad combat-related flashbacks
  • Older adults will be frightened and not know how to “turn the noise off”
  • Babies and small children will be terrified and the noise will hurt their ears

More information can be found at:

8.  GUIDE TO FIREWORKS SHOWS & FESTIVITIES

From the Westwood-Century City Patch:

Ready the red, white and blue!  Independence Day falls this year on Tuesday, July 4. And communities throughout the Westside and South Bay, including near Westwood and Century City, are prepping such star-spangled celebrations as carnivals, concerts, parades, picnics and, of course, firework extravaganzas.

Do note the date of events, as not all occur on July 4th. Plus, always confirm with organizers that activities are proceeding as planned.

Enjoy the holiday, and Happy Fourth of July, from Patch!

Patch Fireworks Guide 2023

LAFD Fireworks Guide

9.  WILSHIRE & LA CIENEGA AREA – SUMMER WEEKEND CLOSURES

Stretches of Wilshire and La Cienega boulevards will be closed on weekends this summer as part of the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project construction.

The following will be in effect Fridays at 8 p.m. until Mondays at 7 am. between June 30 and Sept. 11:

  • Wilshire Blvd. will be closed between La Cienega and San Vicente boulevards
  • La Cienega Blvd. will be closed in both directions at the intersection of Wilshire Blvd.
  • Northbound traffic on La Cienega Blvd. will be detoured at Olympic Blvd.
  • Southbound traffic on La Cienega Blvd. will be detoured at Third Street
  • Eastbound traffic on Wilshire Blvd. will be detoured at Robertson Blvd. with access to Wilshire via Charleville Blvd. and Clifton Way
  • Local access to La Cienega Blvd. businesses will be maintained from Clifton Way and Gregory Way

10.  ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

PRE-INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT
Sunday, July 2, 2023, FROM 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
at the Westwood Branch Library

Join us at the Westwood Branch Library for a terrific Independence Day Concert featuring the virtuoso Los Angeles Police Band Ensemble. Maestro Richard Allen will lead the ensemble, accompanied by singers, in a fabulous program of American popular music and patriotic favorites.

It’s a lively pre-Fourth of July celebration for the whole family. Admission and parking are free. Doors open at 2:00 pm, and the concert lasts about 90 minutes. The concert will be held upstairs in the library.

HAMMER SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Thursdays in July at 6:30 PM
at the Hammer Museum

Hammer Summer Concerts 2023 with KCRW – Each Thursday in July, see free live concerts in the Hammer’s courtyard! Plus KCRW DJs, happy hour, and extended gallery hours.

Happy Hour: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Music, food trucks, cash bar: 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Galleries open until 9 p.m.

Free live concerts and KCRW DJs in the Hammer courtyard. Copresented with KCRW 89.9FM.

To see the concert lineups, please click here:
Hammer Summer Concerts 2023

11.  RESIDENT ADS

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
Our amazing housekeeper is now available on Tuesdays, a family went from 2 days to 1. She is by far the best housekeeper we have ever had, great cleaner, does laundry, reliable, speaks English, loves dogs, quick response on her cell phone and text!

Please contact her directly:
Mercedes Ruiz
323.877.8937

Steve & Carrie Chmara

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.

12.  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
  • Generac Home Generators – special discounts on generators and whole home battery backup system

To see offers, click here

13.  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.