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Holmby News 3-18-16

HOLMBY NEWS March 18, 2016 From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960. 1.  Burglars Kicking in Door Jambs 2.  Street Closures 3.  Earth Hour 2016 4.  Upcoming Community Events 5.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy 6.  Resident Ads 7.  HWPOA Contact Information 1.  BURGLARS KICKING IN DOOR JAMBS We have been informed of several daytime home-invasions that occurred in Westwood Hills, the neighborhood on the west side of UCLA.  In several instances, two men broke down the front door jamb and entered homes that had a locked and double-bolted front door. The wooden trim around the front door was easy to break into; the front door was untouched. The WHPOA has contacted the LAPD and requested that a special task force address this situation.  Officers are aware of the crimes and additional patrols are being directed to the area. 2.  STREET CLOSURES Sunday March 27, 2016 – Nowruz Festival.  Westwood Blvd. between Wilkins Ave. and Ohio Ave. will be closed from 5:00 am until 7:00 pm. The event starts at 10:00 am and goes until 5:00 pm. All are welcome to attend to celebrate the Persian New Year! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Councilmember Koretz’s field office at (323) 866-1828. Monday, March 28, 2016 – Movie Premiere.  Universal Pictures is planning the “THE BOSS” premiere to be held at the Regency Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Ave, at 7:30 PM.  There will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Erica Jean Pacheco or Marguerite Pellegrin of 4Wall Lighting Entertainment/ Entertainment Light Services at 818-769-9800. 3.  EARTH HOUR 2016 Councilmember Koretz would like to join Mayor Garcetti in inviting you to join the worldwide effort this Saturday night, March 19th, to turn off the lights for an hour.  Please turn off all non-essential lighting and computer screens from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. For more information, please click here: Earth Hour Lights Out, Los Angeles 4.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS Westwood Park Spring Festival – Saturday, March 26, 2016 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Westwood Park.  Activities for kids include games, face painting, egg hunt, jumper and prizes.  Special appearance from the Spring Rabbit.  For children 11 and under.  No need to register. Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Celebration – Tuesday, March 29 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the VA Rose Garden.  Food and entertainment will be provided. Green Living Workshops – Thursdays, Apr. 21 & 28, May 5 from 7pm-8:30pm at Belmont Village Westwood.  Sustainable Works is partnering with LADWP to offer FREE Green Living Workshops for Los Angeles residents. Learn what you can do on a personal level to live more sustainably while connecting with your neighbors and community. To sign up visit: www.sustainableworks.eventbrite.com Holmby Park Lawn Bowling – All HWPOA members are cordially invited any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday for Free Lawn Bowling Lessons at beautiful Holmby Park, at 10:30 AM. Personalized Lawn Bowling Lessons are available from our competent staff. Come over any of these days, and learn an activity that is good for all ages. No reservation is required, just make a mental note to try it out on any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday. For more information, please click here: www.losangeleslawnbowling.com 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 FREE OFFICE FURNITURE (to a non-profit) We are redoing a room in our home that has been used as an office for our non-profit organization.  If anyone knows of an organization that would like to pick up the office furniture, let me know. Marion Solomon e-mail: drmarionsolomon@gmail.com phone (310) 475-8300 —————————————————————— IN-HOME MUSIC LESSONS In-Home Music Lessons available through My Musical Candy. Learn: PIANO ~ GUITAR ~ VOICE ~ VIOLIN ~ DRUMS and much more in the comfort of your home. Call Candice at 310.927.2720 or check out www.MyMusicalCandy.com for more information! —————————————————————— MALIBU HOME FOR RENT Beautiful Malibu home for rent. Magnificent Ocean and coastline views, above Broad Beach. Situated on two acres, newly furnished and sleeps ten with all furniture ,bedding etc. Holmby resident interested in short term rentals. If interested please contact barlevitt@gmail.com —————————————————————— HELP WANTED: PART-TIME SALES If you are interested in a part-time sales position, please contact Marie at (310) 600-4726.  Thank you.. 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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Holmby News 3-4-16 HOLMBY NEWS March 4, 2016 From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960. 1.  HWPOA Board Meeting 2.  Holmby Park News 3.  Helicopter Noise Initiative 4.  Westwood Library Book Sale and Events 5.  Upcoming Community Events 6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy 7.  Resident Ads 8.  HWPOA Contact Information 1.  HWPOA BOARD MEETING On Tuesday, March 8 at 8:00 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting at Belmont Village, 10475 Wilshire Blvd. Members of the community are welcome to attend, though space is limited. Please let us know if you plan to attend.  Email Dana at hwpoa@aol.com 2.  HOLMBY PARK NEWS  NEWS FLASH………..Great news! Sandy Brown, HWPOA President, has just been notified that Victor Roberts has been reinstated to continue his work at Holmby Park!! His transfer to Penmar has been rescinded.  For more information, please see this letter. Many thanks to our councilman, Paul Koretz, and to Mayor Garcetti, who made it happen. We are grateful for their help. 3.  HELICOPTER NOISE INITIATIVE From Roy Meals, Homeowner: Thanks for using HeliTracker to report helicopter disturbances over LA County.  The numbers continue to grow, see below. Month iOS users New/total Android users New/total Complaints Reported Feb 2016 54/305 4/ 4498 If you would like us to mail you some HeliTracker business cards to pass out to your neighbors, let Roy know your snail mail address.  Roy’s email is helitracker15@gmail.com. Also, would you be interested in purchasing and posting a yard sign? If we buy a bunch, they would be about $25 each, delivered. If you are interested, please let Roy know.  Keep up the good work. Best wishes, Roy Learn more and sign up for the Los Angeles Area Helicopter Noise Coalition monthly newsletter at www.lahelicopternoise.org Report every helicopter you hear. It takes just a few seconds using the smartphone app, HeliTracker, which is now free. Encourage your neighbors, who may not receive or read this newsletter, to do the same. 4.  WESTWOOD LIBRARY BOOK SALE AND EVENTS  Friends of the Westwood Library Used Book Sale Date: Saturday, March 05, 2016 Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm Location: Westwood Branch Library Get a great deal on some pre-loved books from several genres and topics. Our book sales are huge and we only have a handful of these events per year. Don’t miss it! Come and purchase some wonderful books for family and friends!  We have a great collection of Coffee Table books, Children Books and DVD’s. We’ll also be selling bookplates to add to the collection of our Library books. A great way to increase your personal library while raising money for your public library. For a complete list of events and programs scheduled for this month, please click here:  http://www.friendsofwestwoodlibrary.org/news/ 5.  UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS  TimeOut Los Angeles – Your Ultimate Guide to Los Angeles.  Discover the best LA events, things to do, restaurants, music, nightlife and more.  Make the most of your weekend with these fun events happening in LA.  Click here for more information. UCLA Happenings Events Calendar – Happenings is a collaboration between the UCLA Events Office and UCLA Communications and Public Outreach.  They maintain a master calendar of all events at UCLA, including exhibitions, performances, film, conferences, workshops and lectures. For a calendar of all events coming up at UCLA, please click here: http://happenings.ucla.edu/ High School Musical Jr. – Friday, March 11 @ 7pm and Saturday, March 12 @ 3pm at Paul Revere Middle School (1450 Allenford Ave., 90049). Paul Revere Middle School proudly presents “High School Musical Jr.” a fun-filled musical production.  Join the jocks, brainiacs, thespians, and skater dudes at East High in this song and dance extravaganza. High School Musical is fun for the whole family. Infectious, danceable songs like We’re All in this Togther, Get’cha Head in the Game, and Bop to the Top among many others are sure to engage audiences! Tickets are $10 (available at the door) or buy them online at www.Showclix.com/event/PaulRevere-HSM 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 BEE REMOVAL Does anyone have a recommendation for a company that removes bees? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Marilyn marilynstern1@yahoo.com —————————————————————— SEEKING GUEST HOUSE Professor and Chair of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Dept. seeks a guest house (or similar housing arrangement) in the area for himself, his son, and their cat, beginning in July. Please write to Steve Loza at: sloza@ucla.edu 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