HOLMBY NEWS
November 17, 2023
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Security Tips
2. Do You Have a Permit for your Alarm?
3. West LAPD Blue Ribbon Trust Fund
4. West LAPD Community Update Meeting
5. CPR Training – This Saturday
6. Open House with Rick Chavez Zbur
7. UCLA Botanical Garden Event
8. Activities & Things to Do
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
10. HWPOA Contact Information
1. SECURITY TIPS
At this month’s HWPOA Board meeting, we invited guest speaker, Brian Dryer to discuss security issues. Brian is President and Senior Partner of Strategic Sales and Growth for Industry Security Services, Inc. He provided the following tips and suggestions for home security. The tips cover a variety of safety measures, including:
- Fencing
- Lighting and cameras
- Landscaping and vegetation
- Security – Neighbors, dogs and private security
We thank Brian for attending our meeting and for providing such helpful information.
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
2. DO YOU HAVE A PERMIT FOR YOUR ALARM?
Just a reminder that the City of Los Angeles requires an alarm permit to operate a security system. In L.A., it is a misdemeanor to operate an alarm system without a permit.
- Initial Permit: $43
- Annual Renewal: $26
Once you get a permit, provide your alarm company with your permit number and updated emergency contact information.
Post a copy of your permit number on the premises, at or near the main entrance, so that the responding officer can identify your contact information.
Under the revised Alarm Ordinance, the City will no longer respond to alarms free of charge. In addition to recovering the $229 fee for service, escalating penalties will be imposed for multiple false alarms.
- Apply online and get more info at https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits. You can also request an alarm permit application by calling the LAPD at 213-996-1200.
- FAQs at https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits-and-alarm-ordinance-faqs
3. WEST LAPD BLUE RIBBON TRUST FUND
Earlier this month, West LAPD Officer Darrell Cunningham was killed when a 20-year-old driver allegedly ran a red light while driving drunk at approximately 100 mph. More details can be found here.
From Sergeant Scott Alpert:
It has been quite a loss for our Division, the Department, and his family. Darrell was the model of what LAPD looks for in an officer. He was an extremely hard-working officer, the constant professional, and yet maintained humility to the highest degree. He was also a fantastic father, and unfortunately his kids and fiancée do not have him anymore. His life was cut way too short.
Officer Cunningham leaves behind two young children and a fiancée with limited financial resources. So LAPD has started a fundraising campaign to help Officer Cunningham’s family.
If you would like to make a donation, please click below:
Blue Ribbon Trust Fund – Officer Cunningham
or send a check to:
Blue Ribbon Trust for Darrell Cunningham
P.O. Box 10188
Van Nuys, CA 91410
4. WEST LAPD COMMUNITY UPDATE MEETING
You are invited to:
West LAPD Community Update Meeting
Zoom Video Meeting
Tuesday, November 21st
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Some of the agenda items include:
- Guest Speaker: Senior Lead Officer (SLO) Gregory Parker – LAPD Mental Evaluation Unit
- Captain Richard Gabaldon and available SLO’s will be updating us on current events in WLA
- Officer Christopher Pech, C-PAB Coordinator
If you have specific questions for items on the Agenda or other issues within WLA please email them to ringler@mac.com or Text me at (310) 365-5723 by Noon – Tuesday, October 24th, they will be forwarded to the appropriate person/persons.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://lapd.zoom.us/j/87205898768
5. CPR TRAINING – THIS SATURDAY
We apologize for the last-minute notice. We only received this information yesterday.
The UCLA Volunteer Center has partnered with the LA County Department of Public Health to offer certified CPR training to all community members. This training will take place on Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at De Neve Plaza Room (De Neve Commons on the UCLA Campus).
Los Angeles County’s Heart Heroes campaign is committed to training 500,000 LA County residents and workers in Hands-Only CPR by December 31, 2023. We invite you and your neighbors to join this important initiative and help save lives!
To register, please visit One Bus One Cause: LA County Heart Heroes – CPR Training | UCLA Volunteer Center. Thank you!
6. OPEN HOUSE WITH RICK CHAVEZ ZBUR
State Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur represents the Holmby Westwood area in the California State Assembly. Please join him for an Open House at his District Office:
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
Open House
Sunday, December 3
10:30 am – Noon
1445 N. Stanley Ave., 3rd floor
7. UCLA BOTANICAL GARDEN EVENT
Botany of the Holidays
Thursday, November 30
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
La Kretz Garden Pavilion
707 Tiverton Dr.
‘Tis the season for Botany of the Holidays, our annual free public program featuring snacks, good company, and presentations about plants in holiday traditions from around the world. Bring your friends and de-stress in nature!
On the lookout for botanical holiday gifts? Check out our pop-up plant sale and Garden merchandise shop at the event.
RSVP not required but encouraged. We can’t wait to see you on November 30!
8. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
Sinai Temple Event – Solidarity with Israel
Sunday, November 19 at 6:00 pm
at Sinai Temple
Israel needs us in this moment! Join our Los Angeles community as we convene elected officials, clergy, interfaith and community leaders from across Southern California, to speak out about the atrocities of Hamas, demand the release of the hostages and show our unity in this climate of rising antisemitism. Sign-up necessary to enter.
Register Here (Required for Security)
Westwood Presbyterian Church Holiday Concerts
Various dates
at Westwood Presbyterian Church – 10822 Wilshire
The Westwood Presbyterian Church choir and guest orchestra are performing:
Our Sing Along Messiah
Friday, December 1, at 8:00 PM
Tickets are $20.00 and available on the WPC website:
Messiah Sing-Along tickets
and
A Christmas Pudding
A holiday confection of stories, poems and
tales of the season, spiced with jokes, carols and more!
Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7:00 PM
Tickets are $25.00 and available on the WPC website:
www.westwoodpres.org
Parking is at the church and is free for both concerts. Call 310-474-7546 if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!!
Swing Band – Free Concert
Sunday, December 3 at 2:30 pm
at Westwood Branch Library
Mark your calendars! On Sunday, December 3, join us for the fabulous, last concert in the 2023 Season of our FREE Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring one of L.A.’s hottest swing bands, THE PEPPER MOONS, as we Swing Through the Holidays! You won’t want to miss this one!
THE PEPPER MOONS bring us the glamorous sounds of the Swing Era, including such favorites as Ain’t Misbehavin’, All of Me and Fly Me to the Moon, plus some jingle jazz swing tunes. Put on your dancing shoes! We’ll have a dance floor for this festive year-end holiday musical celebration! Fun for the whole family!
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
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.