HOLMBY NEWS
August 9, 2024
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Canceled
2. LAPD Crime Report & Burglary Prevention Tips
3. Back to School Safety
4. Earthquake Alerts – MyShake App
5. UCLA Botanical Garden – News & Events
6. Activities & Things to Do
7. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – CANCELED
This month’s HWPOA Board meeting has been canceled due to lack of a quorum (many board members are traveling). Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, September 10.
Updated information will be posted at the beginning of September.
2. LAPD CRIME REPORT & BURGLARY PREVENTION TIPS
THEFT FROM VEHICLE – GRAND ($950.01 & over)
Incident #: 240809946
600 BLOCK COMSTOCK AV | 7/30/2024 @ 4:30 PM
BURGLARY PREVENTION SAFETY TIPS
A majority of the recent organized burglaries utilize a similar method. The burglars use sports utility vehicles or crossover style vehicles, usually with no front plate and a “cold plate” affixed to the rear of the vehicles. Very often you see uninvolved motorists drive right past them during the commission of their crimes.
More and more we are seeing burglars utilizing Wifi Jammers, cutting the power to homes, ripping alarm systems out of the wall, and reaching up to push cameras out of view. A way to combat this is to hard wire all camera systems, pad lock electrical boxes, and placing security cameras in out of reach and clandestine places throughout their homes.
Many of these “dinner time burglaries”, burglaries that occur between 1800 – 2200 hours (6:00 PM – 10:00 PM), occur immediately after victims leave their homes. Anytime you leave your home, have situational awareness and pay attention to vehicles missing front plates, or no plates, that are idly parked in your neighborhoods.
If you have an alarm system and security camera system, make sure it is on and in good working order. Most importantly, know how to use it. Make sure the master bedroom is alarmed with motion detection, glass break notification, and if the master bedroom is on the second story, that the balcony doors are alarmed. Most burglars enter residences this way because balconies usually are not alarmed. If you bolt a safe into your master bedroom hardwood floor, burglars will pry or cut it out of the floor. It is best to bolt it into something sturdy like concrete.
If any evidence is left behind, do not handle it with bare hands, and immediately notify the responding officers who can collect it.
Finally, look out for each other in your neighborhoods. You live in your neighborhoods and you know them best. Our biggest breaks come from neighbors paying attention and providing information to officers who are responding. The only way we will be successful in stopping them is by utilizing the help of the entire communities where they are occurring.
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. BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY
Next Monday, August 12th is the first day of school for LAUSD schools, including Warner Avenue Elementary. Welcome Back!
Please be careful when driving around the neighborhood at drop-off and pick-up times, and if you are a parent of a student, please observe all safety regulations when dropping off or picking up your children. Let’s keep the neighborhood safe!
4. EARTHQUAKE ALERTS – MYSHAKE APP
Did you feel the 5.2 earthquake last Tuesday evening? Did you receive an advanced alert?
The MyShake App sent a warning to mobile phone users about 5-10 seconds before the shaking occurred. Users received an “Amber Alert” type of noise on their phones, followed by a visual warning and an announcement that said, “Earthquake! Drop, Cover, Hold On! Shaking Expected”.
MyShake sends notices for earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater. In addition, MyShake offers information regarding earthquake preparedness, survival and recovery.
NOTE: ShakeAlertLA was previously used by the City of LA for earthquake alerts. However, ShakeAlertLA no longer sends earthquake alerts to users. Residents who want to receive earthquake early warning notifications should download the MyShake app.
5. UCLA BOTANICAL GARDEN – NEWS & EVENTS
Dear Garden Friends,
As the temperature rises, I invite you to cool down amid lush greenery at our shaded seating areas. Summertime reminds us even more of the respite offered by nature. I invite you to visit us and enjoy a picnic with family, rest next to the waterfall, and learn about the myriad species in our living collections.
Our first summer twilight event was a huge success! I extend my sincere gratitude to the 200+ community members who came to celebrate our new stream. I also thank our amazing staff whose planning made it a beautiful event. Please join us for live music and a cash wine bar after hours in the Garden on Aug 15 and Sep 19 from 5–7pm.
Don’t forget our monthly free guided tour of the Garden. The next one is on Sep 7 at 10am. Every tour is different, and there is always something new to see. Lastly, I invite you to the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden Fall Fest on Oct 19 from 12–4pm. Savor autumn’s beauty with fun nature activities!
We’ll see you in the Garden soon!
UCLA Botanical Garden
August Newsletter
Twilight in the Garden – Event Info.
Thursday, Aug. 15 from 5–7pm
This event includes a wine bar, live music, snacks, and access to explore our recently renovated 7.5-acre botanical garden during the sunset.
6. ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO
Free Concert – South American Tango Music
Saturday, August 10 at 3:00
at Westwood Library
Don’t miss the next FREE CONCERT @ Westwood Library, THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, at 3 PM!
We’re thrilled to welcome Grammy-nominated Argentinian guitarist FABIO ZINI showcasing South American tango music, as well as some of his original compositions. On part of the program, he will be accompanied by violinist Jason Issokson.
Cinema Under the Stars – Finding Nemo
Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Broxton Plaza – 1036 Broxton Ave.
Join the WVIA in Westwood Village for Cinema Under the Stars! Every second Saturday of the month this summer, we’ll be screening family-friendly movies! This month’s feature is Finding Nemo!
Daily Bruin Article
Cinema Under the Stars
Event Details:
- Pre-show Event: 6:00 PM – Sunset
- Movie Time: 30 min after sunset
Highlights:
- Create an under-the-sea diorama and puppets with Upward Together
- Spot the Animal activity and coloring pages with the UCLA Botanical Gardens
- Express your creativity with a painting craft with Splatterz Studio
- Visit the LA Public Library Street Fleet Van and participate in fun activities!
- Free food samples from California Pizza Kitchen and Sweetfin Poke!
- Participate in the raffle to win prizes from local businesses!
- The first 100 attendees will receive a custom screen-printed blanket!
- Free popcorn!
Highlights and Important Information
JazzPOP 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
at the Hammer Museum
This summer JazzPOP celebrates its 17th season, inviting luminaries of West Coast jazz and improvised music for three concerts in the Hammer courtyard. The 2024 edition features quintets led by three innovative California bandleaders who explore a vast terrain in their dynamic, adventurous music. This free program is not ticketed.
Organized by San Francisco Bay Area bassist Lisa Mezzacappa.
Thursday, August 15: Dan Rosenboom’s Polarity Quintet
7. 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:
- ACS Security – $150 account credit towards Patrol or Alarm Monitoring*. Please call 310-446-0527 ext 3 or email info@acssecurity.com and mention Holmby Hills July 4th.
*New customers only, agreement required. - Campus Shoe Repair – 10% off any shoe or bag repair
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://hwpoa.square.site/
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.