HOLMBY NEWS
September 27, 2024
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. LAPD Crime Report
2. Relaxed Parking During the Jewish Holidays
3. Free At-Home COVID Tests
4. Warner Ave. School – Prospective Parents Day
5. Book Donations for Westwood Library Book Sales
6. UCLA Botanical Garden Newsletter
7. Understanding Local Ballot Measures
8. Resident Ads
9. Local Discounts & HWPOA Benefits
1. LAPD CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY
Thursday 9/19/24 at 4:25 PM
300 Block Dalehurst Ave
Unknown suspect smashed rear door and ransacked the house. It appears suspect did not take any property.
BURGLARY
Friday 9/20/24 at 5:35 PM
800 Block Warner Ave.
Unknown suspects smashed rear glass door, entered, ransacked and removed designer handbags, jewelry and gold coins.
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. RELAXED PARKING DURING THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS
The Council Office has notified us that parking will be relaxed in our community during the upcoming Jewish holidays. For a complete list of dates and locations where the parking rules will be relaxed, please click here:
Relaxed Parking – Jewish Holidays 2024
Please note that portions of Strathmore and Westholme near Hillel will not have relaxed parking, per Hillel’s conditional use permit.
3. FREE AT-HOME COVID TESTS
Americans can now order another round of free COVID-19 nasal swab tests that will be delivered to homes. Shipping forms just opened on Thursday and are free to all residents.
Each household can get four tests through COVIDtests.gov or https://special.usps.com/testkits The tests will be delivered for free by the U.S. Postal Service.
Order Free COVID Tests
Click here – https://www.covid.gov/tests
Note regarding “Expired” Tests:
Before You Throw Out “Expired” Tests: Check to see if your COVID-19 tests’ expiration dates have been extended:
4. WARNER AVE. SCHOOL – PROSPECTIVE PARENTS DAY
Prospective Parents Day
Thursday, October 10 at 8:45 AM
Meet our Principal and learn about the teaching philosophy and special programs at Warner Avenue School.
Warner parents will lead school tours and help answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you!
To RSVP for our Fall Prospective Parents Day please visit:
Contact WAVECommunications1927@gmail.com for more information.
5. BOOK DONATIONS FOR WESTWOOD LIBRARY BOOK SALES
Friends of Westwood Library is seeking book donations to sell at our immensely popular bi-monthly book sales. The money we receive goes toward purchasing new books for the library as well as programming for children, teens, and adults and even computer help for those in need.
Books may now be donated any time the library is open. Please take the books to the check-out desk. If you have too many to easily bring up, just bring a few up and they will send a cart down to your car to get the rest. Free parking is available and there is an elevator to make it easier to carry book donations.
We welcome the following in good condition:
- Children’s books
- Fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs, plays
- General interest non fiction
- Graphic novels
- Art books
- Cookbooks
- DVDs, CDs and LPs
We discourage donations of:
- Textbooks of any kind, including teachers manuals, course manuals or readers
- Highly specialized scholarly monographs
- Encyclopedias
- Computer books
- Outdated (more than two years) test preparation materials
- Outdated restaurant and travel guides, manuals, etc
- Outdated diet/medical/advice books
- Children’s activity books that have been used (written in and/or colored, used stickers, etc.)
- Damaged books or books with a lot of markings such as highlighting or underlining
- Magazines of any sort
- Cassette tapes, laser discs, VHS tapes
- Toys
6. UCLA BOTANICAL GARDEN NEWSLETTER
Dear Garden Friends,
We want to thank our summer visitors who joined us for our successful Third Thursday evening program with music and wine bar. I enjoyed meeting our neighbors and members of our campus community. I look forward to see more of you at the free public festival, Fall Fest, on Saturday, October 19 from noon-4pm.
As we start the new academic year, we are reaching out for volunteers to help us with our public tours and K-12 school visits. Please consider joining our community of passionate volunteers. Sign up for our volunteer orientation on September 23 from 11am-12pm or contact our Manager of Outreach and Education, Chantal Ochoa-Clark.
For those of you considering refreshing your home gardens, please join Assistant Director and Horticulturalist Allison Keeney at our plant propagation workshop on October 5 from 11am-12pm.
Finally, I am excited to share the good news that the Garden received a $250,000 award from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) to develop a strategic collections plan for adding more species to the Garden. The Garden’s Herbarium Curator, Dr. Anthony Baniaga, and Science Advisor, Dr. Felipe Zapata, are working with me to lead the study.
See you in the Garden!
7. UNDERSTANDING LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES
From the UCLA Office of Government and Community Relations:
Join us in person or online for a moderated discussion with UCLA experts on key local ballot measures in the November 2024 election.
Wednesday, Oct. 9 – 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Jim Newton, veteran journalist and Blueprint editor, will lead a discussion with Shane Phillips, housing affordability researcher from the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy and The Honorable Dean Florez ’87, former California State Senator and founder and CEO of Balance Public Relations, to give inside perspective on:
- Proposition 33 — Rent Control
- Proposition 36 — Increasing Penalties for Theft and Drug Trafficking
RSVP today for this educational event that will provide valuable insights into the upcoming election. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Join Online
Register Here
Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
Join In Person
James West Alumni Center, Collins Conference Room
325 Westwood Plaza
Tuesday, Oct. 15 – 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Jim Newton, veteran journalist and Blueprint editor, will lead a discussion with Professor Michael Lens, Professor Gary Segura and Zev Yaroslavsky to give an insightful perspective on:
- L.A. County Measure G — Los Angeles County Government Structure, Ethics and Accountability Charter Amendment
- Charter Amendment DD — Independent Redistricting Commission for the City of Los Angeles
- L.A. County Measure A — Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Ordinance
Join Online
Register Here
Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
Join In Person
James West Alumni Center, Collins Conference Room
325 Westwood Plaza
8. RESIDENT ADS
SEEKING HOUSEKEEPER / CARETAKER
Seeking a Monday-Friday Live-In housekeeper and care-taker for very active older woman. Light meal prep and driving required. Does not need own car but must be a licensed driver.
Private home in Studio City. Please contact Diane Levin at 818-400-3633
Thank you!
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.
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:
- 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. - SSA Security – For new clients, SSA will waive the $110 sign-up fee and the 1st month will be 50% of the going fee. New clients who pay for a full year in advance will receive an additional free month. Valid until the end of 2024.
- Danny Boy’s Famous Original – Complimentary cheese pizza when you place your first large order over $50. Valid online through 10/31/24. Click below for details.
- 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.