MOMENTS AWAY FROM THE NOISE AND GLARE OF HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, LIES A FASCINATING OASIS OF CULTURAL LANDMARKS, CHARMING, ICONIC HOMES AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES CALLED HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS. WELCOME!

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INDEX: CURRENT AND COMING.

Major Sewer Work & Repaving Info click here

Emergency Preparedness Info click here

President's Message, August, '07 -

Please scroll down.

At last, Highland/Franklin widening

project completed. click here

Permit Parking Updates click here

Coyote Information click here

An Insider Look at City Hall. click here

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HUGELY SUCCESSFUL CLEAN-UP EVENT

DRAWS A DELIGHTED CROWD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED

IN THE 2^ND ANNUAL

GREAT HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS CLEAN-UP

& YAMASHIRO RECEPTION

The most successful event in Hollywood Heights history took place on Saturday, November 17. That’s when Hollywood Heights residents, with the help of our CD4 Council Office and various city agencies, turned out in force to clean up our streets and make our neighborhood shine.

Residents worked shoulder to shoulder; sweeping, raking, shoveling, stooping and bagging up all manner of refuse and debris, from streets, sidewalks, curbs, corners and crevices. South Glencoe Way alone, produced 15 huge bags of waste, plus overflowing trash bins, bundled up and waiting at the curb for special Department of Sanitation pick-up, followed by a welcome visit from the street cleaning machines rarely seen in our community in recent years.

After the grunt work, the tired, happy laborers gathered in the Yamashiro Garden Court, for a celebration and buffet graciously provided by Andy and Carlos Ulloa, co-owners of Yamashiro and Magic Castle. In attendance were representatives from our CD4 Council Office, including Councilman Tom LaBonge, and CD4 Hollywood Field Deputy Stacy Marble, whose unstinting efforts were crucial to the success of the event.

If you didn't get to participate this year, be sure to join us next year. It’s a truly rewarding experience, in which neighbors get to know neighbors, working together to do something wonderful for this very special place we call home.

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At our Tuesday, July 10 meeting, the new HHA Board of Directors elected its officers for 2007-2008.

PRESIDENT: LANNETTE PABON – Board Member, 2 years. 2005/7 HHA Secretary. Special Interest: Permit Parking. Lannette has produced and sponsored special events ranging from Disaster Preparedness to hosting HHA’s 1^st Annual Wine Tasting, providing City and Community leaders with the opportunity to enjoy her hospitality while learning of Hollywood Heights Association’s top priorities. Throughout the past year, she has continued her commitment to the historic preservation of our community.

VICE PRESIDENT: ANDY ULLOA – Board Member, 2 years. HHA Vice President, 1 year. Development Committee Chair, spearheading exciting projects and special events, to enhance and promote Hollywood Heights. As current CEO of the family business, and following in a long-standing tradition of involvement with community, Andy’s passion for his surroundings include active participation in neighborhood beautification and community development, in addition to his generosity and commitment to our neighborhood.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: STEVE HARDIE - Board Member, 1 year. Interim Committee Chair – Crime & Safety. Contributes major professional design skills to HHA projects. Special concerns: Beautification, and historical preservation, traffic, especially cut-through, and crime and safety. Co-produced (along with HHA Recording Secretary Victoria Hochberg) the outstanding DVD presentation of Hollywood Heights - past, present and future.

RECORDING SECRETARY: VICTORIA HOCHBERG – Board Member, 20 years. HHA Recording Secretary, 6 years. Committee Chair: Design and Preservation. Co-chair: Hollywood Bowl Committee. Special concerns: Preserving quality of our neighborhood, bike lanes, vintage street lights, Jacaranda trees (“River of Blue”) along Highland Ave. Co-produced and directed, with Steve Hardie, the DVD presentation shown at our annual meeting on June 12.

TREASURER: JUNE MALTCHEFF – Board Member, 14 years. HHA Treasurer, 9 years. Has lived in the community since 1972. “Hope with more community input, we can make Hollywood Heights a stronger organization.”

CO-TREASURER: FREDRICA COOPER – Board Member, 22 years. HHA Co-Treasurer, 5 years. Past HHA Secretary, 11 years. Presides over website and E-mail Hotline. Instigated 1^st Annual Great HHA Clean-Up, Co-creates HHA flyers. Special concerns: Crime, traffic, especially cut-through; parking; clean streets, sidewalks and house fronts. “I would like to have every resident pitch in and clean up our streets.”

WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE.

The goal of hollywoodheights.org is to provide you with a highly responsive and interactive resource for a wide variety of information and services affecting our neighborhood. To that end, we have created a site that can be instantly updated with information from our President and Committee Members, rather than having to go through a "middleman" or outside webmaster. You'll find the most current information available concerning Traffic and Street Closures, Crime Updates, Meetings and Special Events (even a link to Local Weather), under our Traffic and Weather banner. There is a page spotlighting Design and Preservation, and an Of the Month link to a fascinating compendium of subjects including Pet of the Month, Person of the Month and Home of the Month. (Residents are invited to submit pets, homes and ideas for publication on the site). Please take a few moments to view our site, and then return often to check out the latest news.

You Can Contact Us or Sign up for the

HHA e-mail Hotline at write2hha@aol.com

An Introduction to our Neighborhood by Ex-HHA President,

Malcolm McNeil. (click here)

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATON

To receive your $25.00 one-year individual membership, including a letter for

2 free tickets to the Hollywood Bowl (value up to $50), please contact your Block Captain and watch for upcoming flyers. Or e-mail HHA at write2hha@aol.com. Or click here for a printable Membership Form.

HISTORIC PHOTO OF HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS

AUGUST 2007 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:

President's POV

Since 1983, Hollywood Heights Association has united our neighborhood and helped define its unique identity. So I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve as your newly elected President. I am extremely grateful for all of the hard work of past members, board members, and most certainly past Presidents. Malcolm McNeil, who served as President for the past four years, has left quite a legacy for me. This year I will bring you monthly messages from my point of view, as we embark on a period full of critical changes, including the sale of ten acres surrounding Yamashiro and the Magic Castle. My format will be brief and open to commentary, should you wish to email me after reading a bullet point that interests you!

Monthly Board Meeting Quick Summary

Date: Tuesday July 10, 2007 – 7:00pm @ Yamashiro

Voting Items/Motions passed:
- Treasurer’s Report Approved
- Recording Secretary (Victoria Hochberg) and both Treasurers (Fredrica Cooper /June Maltcheff) remain in place
- President (Lannette Pabon) nominated and elected by acclamation
- Vice President (Andy Ulloa) nominated and elected by acclamation
- Motion to move forward to preferential parking and approval of Lannette Pabon’s letter of interest to be mailed to LA City DOT.
Top Priority Item for the month
- Crime and Safety – Proposed that a petition be drafted to help eradicate the illegal activities and community nuisance currently emanating from the property at 2074 Glencoe Way.
Special Reports slated for next monthly meeting
- Date: Tuesday August 7^th, 2007 - 7:00 pm @ Yamashiro
- Sale of land (Yamashiro/Magic Castle) general update

Of course there are many other committee reports, and issues that will affect us in the months and years to come. New construction and city plans for the Hollywood area are the main concerns we tackle this year. Please join us each month to contribute your comments or send suggestions to a committee chair to be presented to the Hollywood Heights Association Board meeting. To find out who to contact, please check the "Committees and Reports" menu at the top of this page. We use the website to further our collective efforts in preserving our unique hillside community.

Help shape the future of Hollywood Heights and share your point of view!

Best regards,

Lannette Pabon

President and Neighbor

Hollywood Heights Association, Inc.

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