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

Tour of Little Holmby

Here is a tour of own Little Holmby.

Homes in Little Holmby right now start at just below $2,000,000 on boundary streets like Lindbrook, Malcolm and Hilgard and top out around $7,000,000 for some of the most desirable properties.

Give me a call or e-mail me if you are looking at buying or selling a home in Little Holmby!

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

Little Holmby News 2-13-2015

HOLMBY NEWS
February 13, 2015

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Parking Tickets in Westwood Village
2.  LAPD Crime Report
3.  Westwood Library Valentine’s Day Concert
4.  West LAPD Blood Drive
5.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
6.  Resident Ads
7.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  PARKING TICKETS IN WESTWOOD VILLAGE

Our association has received complaints about parking tickets in Westwood, particularly in the area around Tiverton and Lindbrook, where Hilgard turns into Lindbrook. Panini Cafe has many take-out orders and there is a “3 minute loading zone” virtually in front of the restaurant. It has been said that the “parking police” lie in wait for people to park in the loading zone, run in and pick-up their order and come out only to find their car ticketed.

An officer had given out 5 tickets the day before. Beware of this site and others similar. We do not want to discourage business and consider lying in wait to issue a parking ticket the best way to send our business elsewhere.

2.  LAPD CRIME REPORT

COMMUNITY ALERT!

Protect your home from Residential Burglary.   The Los Angeles Police Department recommends the following tips to help secure your home and harden the target.

• ALARMS: Ensure that security alarms are in good working order and set when not at home whether leaving for 10 minutes or 10 hours.
• ALARM RESPONSE: Consider a private patrol alarm response to enhance your current alarm and security system. In many cases private patrols are already contracted in many neighborhoods or associations.
• SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS: Web based surveillance camera systems will allow homeowners to view and monitor activity from any smartphone or computer which are motion sensor activated and will alert your device when there is activity. They also lend valuable information and clues to the investigation.
• MOTION SENSOR LIGHTING: Install motion sensor lighting around your home to illuminate normally dark areas around the home. This will also alert residents to outside activity around the home when motion lights are activated.
• GATES: Ensure that all gates and access points to the side or rear of the residence are locked and secured.
• DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS: Ensure that all doors and windows are locked and secured with sturdy secured locks and that there are second locking mechanisms securing all doors and windows as a second line of defense.
• MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU’RE HOME…Even when you’re not.
• NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Monitor suspicious activities in your neighborhood and alert your neighbors. Should the activity escalate to a crime about to occur, crime in progress or crime that just occurred, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!
• SECURITY PATROLS: Consider after hours on site security at construction sites or major remodel projects. Many neighborhoods contract with private security patrols which monitor neighborhoods and can quickly respond to burglar alarm activations or reports of suspicious activity when they occur.

3.  WESTWOOD LIBRARY VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT

Don’t miss our Valentine’s Day Concert this Saturday, February 14th, at 3:00 p.m.  Jennifer Ann Seidman, soprano and Andy S. Watson, baritone will perform love songs from Broadway and opera.  Parking is validated, no registration required.

Show your love for the Westwood Public Library on Valentine’s Day!  The Friends of the Westwood Library is dedicated to the support of the Westwood Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. Through the support of our generous friends and neighbors, the Friends provide funding to the Library to support excellent collections, programming, equipment, and services to the community, including children, teens, and adults.

Donations may be made online at:
Friends of Westwood Library

4.  WEST LAPD BLOOD DRIVE

LAPD West LA Blood Drive
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Time: 8:00 am – 8: 00 pm
Location: Bloodmobile parked on Butler

Give life, give blood! To make your appointment call 310-444-0753 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code BADGESoCal.

All participants will receive a Battle of the Badges T-shirt, 2 complimentary VIP tickets for the Laugh Factory, 1 free Clippers ticket with a purchase of a $20 ticket, a discounted ticket offer to an Anaheim Ducks game at the Honda Center & an LA Kings game at the STAPLES Center! Identification is required to donate.

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 MORNING NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER

We live in Little Holmby and may be looking for someone to help us with the morning rush as we get our kids ready for school. Our kids are 3 and 6 and mom is hoping to go back to work. It is too much for dad to do all this alone.

We are looking for a housekeeper or nanny who is already in the area who might like to pick up extra work and can start at our home first. We would need someone to come at 6 or 6:30 and be with us until 8 when the kids leave for school. She would help get one lunch and breakfasts ready and get kids dressed, along with the father.

Please let me know if you have someone or know of anyone.

Thank you, Deborah
debfbrandes@gmail.com

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DRY WALL AND TILE REPAIR

Can anyone recommend someone who can do a 1-2 day job to dry wall and re-tile a small area outside of a shower?

My contact info is as follows:
Email: elturner50@yahoo.com
Cell phone: 310-613-1744

Thanks so much.
Ellen

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 

Little Holmby News - January 5, 2014

HOLMBY NEWS
January 5, 2014

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  How to Dispose of Your Christmas Tree
2.  HWPOA Board Meeting
3.  Solicitors and Crime Prevention
4.  LAPD Body Camera Survey
5.  Poll Workers Needed – City Elections
6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
7.  Resident Ads
8.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  HOW TO DISPOSE OF YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE

Christmas Tree Recycling Program

The City of LA Bureau of Sanitation has CURBSIDE collection for Christmas trees. If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place it inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day.

Using your green bin to recycle Christmas tree?

1. REMOVE all ornaments, decorations, tinsels, and stand from the tree
2. CUT tree in pieces to fit into the green bin, and
3. PLACE the tree pieces inside the green bin for regular pick-up on collection day. Collected Christmas trees will be recycled into compost and mulch.

2.  HWPOA BOARD MEETING

Next week, on Tuesday, January 13 at 8:00 PM, the HWPOA Board of Directors will hold it’s 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, by emailing Dana at hwpoa@aol.com.

3.  SOLICITORS AND CRIME PREVENTION

The following is from Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer, West LAPD:

If anyone knocks, calls, emails, texts, or approaches, unsolicited by you, my recommendation is DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR, DO NOT ENGAGE! Respectfully and politely indicate that you are not interested. If the solicitors become persistent or refuse to leave, advise them you are notifying the police and report the details to the Non-Emergency Dispatch at 1-877-275-5273.

Be aware that another trend has been Distraction Burglaries. In these incidents a person posing as a utility worker, roofer or tree trimmer knocks on your front or side door and tells you they need to access your back yard. The suspects will lure you into the back of your residence while a second suspect will enter through the front and quickly ransack areas inside the home seeking small valuables and cash. In most cases the suspects stay in contact and communicate by cellular telephone or two way radios. Other methods of operation have been female suspects who claim their pet or small child went into your backyard.

Whenever receiving emails from financial institutions or retail stores advising you “click here” or providing a direct link to follow in the email, NEVER CLICK ON THE LINK! This is a phishing scam!

Another recent scam has been persons calling and claiming to be from the power company or other utility. The caller demands immediate payment or the power or other utilities will be shut off. In most of the scams, the caller directs the resident to purchase cash debit cards at a retail location and provide the card numbers and pin number as payment.

Just to reiterate, if you receive anything from anywhere, unsolicited,DO NOT RESPOND!

· Solicitors, regardless of if they are selling a product, offering a service, seeking a donation or, political in nature, should be turned away.

· If someone knocks on your door and says you have to step out of your home, especially to go to your back yard, CALL 911 Immediately!

· When logging into online accounts always use the saved link on your browser or type in the web address on your own.

· You may report Internet scams and crime to: www.ic3.gov

EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311

Christopher Ragsdale
Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Cell: 213-305-5895

Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org

4.  LAPD BODY CAMERA SURVEY

The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting a survey on its lapdonline.org website, regarding the use of body-worn video cameras by law enforcement personnel. If you would like to participate in the survey, please click on the link below.

Link to the Survey “Your Thoughts on LAPD use of Body Worn Video”
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LAPDBodyWornVideo

Thank you for taking the time to provide your input.

5.  POLL WORKERS NEEDED – CITY ELECTIONS

You can volunteer, but you can also get paid for supporting your community by becoming a poll worker in the 2015 City elections. The upcoming primary and general elections will be held on March 3 and May 19, 2015, and you can make a difference by calling the poll worker recruitment hotline, at (213) 978-0363 or (866) 899-8683. The multilingual hotline is (888) 873-1000. The poll worker recruitment section of the City Clerk-Election Division is eager to hear from any interested person!

To be a poll worker, you must be all of the following: at least 18 years old; a United States citizen; a registered voter; able to speak, read, and write English or be bilingual (read/speak the second language); and recruited through the Election Division.

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

COMPUTER HELP NEEDED

Recent retiree wants to hire a high school student to teach basic IPad and desktop computer skills. Call Paul@ 310-475-7819.

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 

Valet Parking Issue in HWPOA

HELP NEEDED – VALET PARKING ISSUE IN HWPOA

JANUARY 7, 2015 HWPOA@AOL.COM

LAPD QUESTIONNAIRE – HWPOA VALET ISSUE
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

In the summer of 2013, parking restrictions in Bel Air were changed which prohibited event/party parking on many streets in Bel Air. The result has been that valet companies have been using our neighborhood (Holmby Westwood) as a parking lot, filling entire blocks, for events taking place in Bel Air. These valets either use shuttle buses to collect their guest here and drive them to the parties, or use shuttles to collect the valet drivers who park the guest cars here. The streets most significantly affected include Beverly Glen, Conway, Bainbridge and Woodruff. This problem has created both a public safety issue and a complete nuisance to the homeowners who are affected.

The HWPOA Board of Directors has been working tirelessly with our council office to find a solution to the problem. We are seeking to amend the valet parking ordinance and prohibit the use of valet shuttle buses in HWPOA. This will not affect airport or other types of shuttles that you may choose to use. It will simply stop the abusive practice of using HWPOA as a parking lot and disturbing those who live there.

Recently, a motion was passed by the city’s Transportation committee to resolve this issue. Part of this process involves an investigation by the LAPD, which is currently underway. The LAPD recently sent out questionnaires to over 200 homes to get feedback on this issue. If you received this survey, we need you to fill out the form and return them by 1/20. WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL HOMEOWNERS IN HWPOA TO SUPPORT a resolution to this issue regardless of whether it personally affects you or not.

As part of LAPD’s investigation in this matter, they are sending a detective to attend our next board meeting on January 13.

Please support your neighbors in our efforts to prohibit these practices of using our neighborhood as a parking lot for events in other parts of the city. We need everyone to pitch in and help.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1. Complete the LAPD Survey. If you received the LAPD survey, please fill out the form and return them by 1/20.

2. Let us know if you did not receive the LAPD Survey. If you did not receive the LAPD survey but would like to participate, please send us your name and address.

3. Attend the upcoming HWPOA Board Meeting. An LAPD Detective will be at the meeting to listen to our concerns. We need as many residents as possible to turn out in force, particularly those who are directly affected by this issue. There is free parking at the Belmont location and it will be the first item on the agenda so you won’t need to be there very long.

Tuesday, January 13
8:00 PM
Belmont Village
10475 Wilshire Blvd.

4. Send us an email. If you’ve had a negative experience with valet companies in Holmby Westwood, please let us know about it. Emails may be sent to Dana at hwpoa@aol.com

5. Ask your neighbors. Please talk with your neighbors and ask them to complete the survey, attend the board meeting and send us an email.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dennis Rosenblatt, who is on the HWPOA Board of Directors and is overseeing this project. Dennis may be reached at nearlyfamous@mac.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!