Holmby News 3-27-15 HOLMBY NEWS March 27, 2015   From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960. 1.  HWPOA Annual Meeting – Save the Date 2.  Seeking New HWPOA Board Members 3.  LAPD Crime Report 4.  Water-Wise Garden Tour 5.  Upcoming Community Events 6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy 7.  Resident Ads 8.  HWPOA Contact Information 1.  HWPOA ANNUAL MEETING – SAVE THE DATE  The Annual HWPOA membership meeting is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, May 12 at Belmont Village. More details to follow.  A new Board of Directors for 2015-16 will be elected.  See below if you would like to join the Board. 2.  SEEKING NEW HWPOA BOARD MEMBERS  Join the Board of Directors of Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association The Board is seeking Holmby Westwood residents to volunteer to serve as a Director for 1 year. We meet on the second Tuesday of every month except for August and December. We ask only that you be a paid-up member of the Association and have an interest in maintaining and improving the quality of life as well as the historic and architectural integrity we have all come to know and enjoy. You will work with many neighbors who serve on the Board, some who have served for many years. This is a way to help your community, to work with city officials and departments, to plan events, and to support the protections in place today. The Holmby-Westwood community is over 80 years old and preservation, livability, and schools are key to its residential value. Serving on our Board of Directors is a way to safeguard one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime. We want the next generation to be able to carry on what we have fought to protect for these many years. Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association is a highly respected association throughout the city and, with your involvement, we hope that will continue indefinitely. Our meetings are held at Belmont Village, Wilshire at Warner Ave., 8 – 9:30 PM, free parking included. Our committees include: Security, Traffic, History and Architecture, Architectural Supervising Committee, HPOZ, 4th of July event, Emergency Preparedness, Filming (in the neighborhood), Welcoming committee, WLAPD liaison, Local Schools Committee. Please, contact Dana Glenn, our Office Manager, and tell her that you want to join our Board. You will have an extremely worthwhile experience while giving back to a community that has remained highly desirable for many years. That did not happen accidentally. It happened with a commitment from hundreds of our neighbors over 80 years! Call (310) 470-1785 or email hwpoa@aol.com to contact Dana. The deadline for submissions is April 12. We look forward to hearing from you!! Many thanks, Sandy Brown HWPOA President 3.  LAPD CRIME REPORT  Current Trending Analysis: Residential Burglaries: North of Santa Monica Blvd. (0 crimes), North of Wilshire Blvd. (5 crimes). North of Sunset Blvd. (3 crimes). Auto related crimes (Break Ins and Stolen Vehicles): North of Santa Monica Blvd. (3 crimes), North of Wilshire Blvd. (0 crimes) North of Sunset Blvd. (4 crimes). Package Theftsappear to be trending throughout the area. Packages being delivered and left unattended in accessible areas are being stolen. Please arrange to have packages dropped off in a secure location or receivable location. Protect yourself from becoming a victim and crime statistic. Ensure that you remove all visible items and valuables from inside of your vehicle. Your car, regardless of whether it’s locked and secured or not, is not a safe or secure place to leave ANYTHING! Remember, Lock It, Hide It, Keep It! Burglary: 500 block Hilgard Ave. RD: 0828. Between 3/22/15, 3:30 PM and 3/23/15, 10:00 AM, suspect(s) entered church rectory by unknown means and used a locksmith to open safe. 4.  WATER-WISE GARDEN TOUR  Brentwood Beautiful is sponsoring a Water-Wise Garden Tour on Sunday, April 12. Did you know that over fifty percent of residential water is used to maintain landscaping?  Homeowners can significantly slash that amount by making simple and inexpensive changes to their gardens. Educational speakers from a variety of disciplines will help you transition to a low-water landscape. Become familiar with drought-tolerant plants and see which ones you think are beautiful and colorful.  Learn why California Natives are so helpful in terms of their ecological benefits. We will tour the Brentwood School campus, University Synagogue and several private homes in the Brentwood area. The tour begins at Brentwood School, 100 S. Barrington Place, 90049. 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Donation of $25.00 to Brentwood Beautiful. Please get tickets through http://waterwisegardentour.eventbrite.com, or call 310-476-7234. 5.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS  Meals on Wheels Fundraiser (Feast from the East) – Tuesday, March 31 from 5-8:00 PM.  15% of EVERY order benefits Meals on Wheels of West L.A.  Valid at Feast from the East located at 1949 Westwood Blvd. Westwood Park Spring Festival – Saturday, April 4 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Games, face painting, Egg Hunt, Jumper and Prizes.  Special appearance from the Spring Rabbit.  For children 11 and under.  No need to register. Westwood Village Fine Art Festival – April 17-19, 2015.  For more information, please click here. UCLA Jazz Reggae Fest – Saturday, April 25.  For more information, please click here. 6.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received. When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA. 7.  RESIDENT ADS CAREGIVER AVAILABLE If you are in need of a excellent caring person, i can recommend wonderful woman.  Maryalena, born here in Los Angeles, @ 49 years of age has looked after both myself after back surgery and later a severely shattered wrist, and my late beloved husband who had severe vascular disease as a result of diabetes. Certified to do CPR, can correctly follow doctor instruction regarding medicine, therapy etc. Her personality is delightful, caring, loving and very good humored. She is strong to lift a patient along with gentleness and encouragement. Besides all that which is expected of one in this profession, she is a wonderful cook and ever mindful of the patient’s cleanliness as well as your home. You can call me at 310-567=8584 or Maryalena Salman at 310-936-0068 Ellie Weintraub —————————————————————— SEEKING HANDYMAN In desperate need of a general and reasonably priced handyman. Thank you. Ruth rcohnen@yahoo.com —————————————————————— SEEKING ARBORIST Expertise needed: Arborist to advise on diseased trees. dlewine@earthlink.net 310-474-2880 —————————————————————— SEEKING TECHNICAL EXPERT Expertise needed: Video tech to advise on faster web access; vod and phone updates. dlewine@earthlink.net 310-474-2880 8.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.  914 Westwood Blvd. Suite 573  Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-470-1785  Email: hwpoa@aol.com Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org

Little Holmby News 03/13/2015

Holmby News 3-13-15 HOLMBY NEWS March 13, 2015   From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960. 1.  Los Angeles Marathon – Street Closures 2.  LAPD Crime Report 3.  No Right Turn on Red 4.  Westwood Village Parking Meter Program 5.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy 6.  Resident Ads 7.  HWPOA Contact Information 1.  LOS ANGELES MARATHON – STREET CLOSURES The Los Angeles Marathon will be held on Sunday, March 15. There will be a number of road closures throughout the day. To see a map of the street closures, please click here: http://www.lamarathon.com/race-weekend/street-closures Please plan ahead for an alternate travel route to avoid street closures. 2.  LAPD CRIME REPORT Protect your home from Residential Burglary. A common MO that has been occurring is suspects who typically knock or ring the doorbell to verify if the resident is home. When there is no answer, the suspects enter the side or rear of the residence and force entry by smashing the window or door glass to gain entry. Suspects are targeting the master bed and bath areas of the home and removing Jewelry and small electronics. Another Burglary trend that has been occurring is construction thefts and break ins. Items of value being targeted are construction tools, equipment, appliances and building materials. If you observe after hours suspicious activity at a construction site or major remodel location, call 911 immediately! Burglary: 1000 block Westholme Ave. RD: 0828. Between 3/1/15, 9:00 AM and 3/2/15, 11:30 AM, suspect(s) entered unlocked residence garage and removed bike. Grand/Petty Theft: 500 block S. Mapleton Drive. RD: 0819. Between 3/5/15 and 3/8/15, unknown suspect(s) removed cash and watches from safe that was not securely closed. The victim had workers in his house during this time. 3.  NO RIGHT TURN ON RED Our neighbors on the west side of UCLA, the Westwood Hills Property Owners Association, has asked for our help. Please read the post below. Dear Neighbors – if you, like me, frequently exit the 405 Northbound at Sunset, you will have noticed that the city now has a “no right turn on red” sign and red arrow—where for decades one could turn right on red. This new signage made sense during the 405 construction because the K-rails on the bridge obstructed visibility. But now we have a clear line of sight, and it’s enormously frustrating to sit at that light when there are no eastbound cars in sight. Further, it causes cars to pile up on the off-ramp, and during rush hour to back up onto the freeway. I have just spoken with our Councilman Paul Koretz’s transportation deputy Jay Greenstein about this. He asked that I collect feedback from as many people as possible to evidence the problem being created by this new policy, so he can approach LADOT about changing it. Apparently LADOT has a new policy nowadays that if there are two right turn lanes (as there now is at Sunset), no one can turn right on red. I would therefore appreciate hearing from you, and anyone you know who routinely needs to make a right turn at that Sunset off-ramp in order to head to UCLA, Bel Air, our neighborhood and points further east. I will collect all your emails and forward to Jay. If no one else thinks it’s a problem, then I’d like to know that too. Thanks! Best, Terry Tegnazian, President WHPOA terrteg@earthlink.net 4.  WESTWOOD VILLAGE PARKING METER PROGRAM The following is an article from Curbed LA (http://la.curbed.com/): Westwood Village Getting Demand-Based Parking Meter Pricing By May, the variable parking meter pricing program known as ExpressPark will have made its way into Westwood. The LADOT will install new meters in Westwood Village by then, and the prices to park will change throughout the day, depending on demand; the program started and has been successful already in Downtown LA. Pricing hasn’t been set yet, says the Daily Bruin, and there are a few tweaks that might be made before it’s finalized, including time limits at the meters, which some feel are too short. (In Downtown, the limit for variable-priced spots is two hours.) Westwood business owners and UCLA reps have also told LADOT in outreach meetings that they’d like to see a flat rate of $5 instituted for “after-hours” parking. In Downtown, ExpressPark has helped to fill up more spaces and lower average hourly rates. Spaces that are part of the program are outfitted with sensors that know when they’re full or vacant. The spots also become more or less expensive based on what time of day it is; at times when demand is usually higher, prices to park are higher. Meanwhile, parking spot location and pricing information is accessible to people looking for a spot via third-party apps like ParkMe—users see where free spots are and how much they cost, and that helps to cut down on the endless circling that parking usually involves, which in turn cuts traffic and emissions. Since ExpressPark’s been implemented, parking revenue in Downtown has increased 2.5 percent. 5.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received. When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA. 6.  RESIDENT ADS SEEKING PIANO TUNER We are in need of a piano tuner. I am not looking for concert pianist quality, but for a piano used by young grand kids. Many thanks, avivamonosson@yahoo.com 7.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.  914 Westwood Blvd. Suite 573  Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-470-1785  Email: hwpoa@aol.com Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org

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Little Holmby News 3-5-15

Holmby News 3-5-15 HOLMBY NEWS March 5, 2015   From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960. 1.  HWPOA Board Meeting 2.  Westwood Library Used Book Sale 3.  Daylight Savings Reminder 4.  Los Angeles Marathon 5.  LAPD Crime Report  6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy 7.  Resident Ads 8.  HWPOA Contact Information 1.  HWPOA BOARD MEETING Next week, on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold it’s monthly meeting at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). In addition to our regular business, we will be welcoming guest speaker, Lisa Trifiletti, Director of Environmental and Land Use Planning, LAWA.  Lisa will discuss future plans for LAX Airport. Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend, by emailing Dana at hwpoa@aol.com. 2.  WESTWOOD LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE Mark your calendars! Friends of Westwood Library is holding a used book sale: Saturday, March 7th, 2015 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 1246 Glendon Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 They have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s. They’ll also be selling bookplates to add to the collection of Library books. A great way to increase your personal library while raising money for your public library.  ALL proceeds go to Friends of Westwood Library, to make YOUR library a better place. 3.  DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, March 7. Daylight savings begins this Sunday, March 8! It’s time to “spring forward” – set your clocks forward one hour! Daylight Saving Time is also a great time to check the things that keep us safe and ready for emergencies. It is a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, double check the expiration dates on your emergency kits and replace missing/expired items. 4.  LOS ANGELES MARATHON The Los Angeles Marathon will be held on Sunday, March 15.  There will be a number of road closures throughout the day.  To see a map of the street closures, please click here: http://www.lamarathon.com/race-weekend/street-closures Please plan ahead for an alternate travel route to avoid street closures. 5.  LAPD CRIME REPORT Current Trending Analysis: Residential Burglaries: North of Santa Monica Blvd. (5 crimes), North of Wilshire Blvd. (5 crimes). North of Sunset Blvd. (3 crimes). Auto related crimes (Break Ins and Stolen Vehicles): North of Santa Monica Blvd. (4 crimes), North of Wilshire Blvd. (2 crimes) North of Sunset Blvd. (3 crimes). Package Thefts appear to be trending throughout the area. Packages being delivered and left unattended in accessible areas are being stolen. Please arrange to have packages dropped off in a secure location or receivable location. Protect yourself from becoming a victim and crime statistic. Ensure that you remove all visible items and valuables from inside of your vehicle. Your car, regardless of whether it’s locked and secured or not, is not a safe or secure place to leave ANYTHING! Remember, Lock It, Hide It, Keep It! Burglary: 10500 block Wyton Drive. RD: 0819. Construction site. Between 2/17/15, 5:30 PM and 2/18/15, 7:00 AM, unknown suspect(s) pried side window to gain entry and removed tools. 6.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received. When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA. 7.  RESIDENT ADS PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER ASSISTANT Does anyone know of a part time bookkeeper-assistant who might be able to help me with organization of the mental health training programs that I am doing at UCLA? Dr. Marion Solomon (310) 475-8300 drmarionsolomon@gmail.com —————————————————————— CAREGIVER AVAILABLE My husband had a wonderful caregiver for the past several months and I would like to help him find another job. He is caring, reliable, attentive, engaged with his patient and very loving. He comes with excellent references. Please contact Gege at stangege@isurf.com. 8.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.  914 Westwood Blvd. Suite 573  Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-470-1785  Email: hwpoa@aol.com Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org