About the Bel Air Hills Association

***Fall Festival, October 20*** Please mark your calendars and plan to attend BAHA’s annual Fall Festival at Roscomare Circle Park (south end of Roscomare Road) on Sunday, October 20, 2024, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Expect fun activities for the kids, refreshments, treats for all, and good conversations with your neighbors. Residents, young or young-at-heart, are welcome to attend in costume. This is a neighborhood activity, and all residents of Bel Air Hills are invited, regardless of BAHA membership or inclination to wear a costume. We hope to see everyone on October 20th!

***Virtual Neighborhood Watch***  Last month, BAHA sent out a News Alert regarding an attempted burglary on Roscomare Road. This incident was an example of the crime fighting power of the combination of residents’ street-facing security cameras and BAHA’s Virtual Neighborhood Watch (VNW).  BAHA’s VNW is open to all residents with street-facing security cameras, regardless of BAHA membership status. 

***School Opens Monday, August 12--Increased Auto and Pedestrian Traffic Alert!*** Roscomare Road Elementary School is scheduled to reopen for instruction on Monday, August 12.  School hours will be between 8:15 a.m. and 2:43 p.m., with students arriving and departing at various times.  During those times traffic around the school will be difficult, especially during the first week of school, and possibly the second and third weeks as well.  Please be respectful to neighbors by not parking in driveways and red zones.  For neighbors living close to the school, taking in your trash bins after they've been picked up could help make traffic move a little easier.

There will be many pedestrians, young children and their adults, walking in the area on school days.  Please drive with care to keep our young scholars safe.  Thanks to all for your cooperation.

***BAHA’s Annual Members’ Meeting*** The annual members’ meeting of BAHA was held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in the auditorium of the Roscomare Road Elementary School.  Katy Yaroslavsky, Councilmember for District 5, gave an update on matters of interest to our community, including the proposed Wildlife Ordinance, fire insurance, crime, and traffic on Roscomare and took questions from the audience for an extended time.  At the request of a Board member, our Councilwoman has agreed to meet with a BAHA representative and/or participate in a BAHA Wildlife Ordinance Town Hall when the revised Wildlife Ordinance is released by the Planning Department (no release date has been disclosed yet). 

***BAHA’s Annual Members’ Meeting***  The annual members’ meeting of BAHA is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in the auditorium of the Roscomare Road Elementary School. The meeting will commence promptly at 6:30 pm. Please plan to arrive early for check-in. Councilmember for District 5, Katy Yaroslavsky, is scheduled to speak, along with representatives from Metro who will be speaking on their congestion pricing study that could directly affect our neighborhood (for good or bad, the devil is in the details!). We also expect LAPD and LAFD to attend and perhaps other speakers. All residents of Bel Air Hills are invited to attend, but only BAHA members as of May 31th will be able to vote. Official notice of the meeting will go out to members shortly.

***BAHA’s Annual Membership Drive*** The annual meeting of Bel Air Hills Association members is normally held in May in the auditorium of Roscomare Road Elementary School. But due to changes in LAUSD procedures for using school facilities, BAHA will not be able to hold the annual meeting in May this year. However, we are working with LAUSD to obtain permission to hold the meeting in the school auditorium in late June. Please look for updates on a finalized date. The Annual Meeting is open to all residents, but only members can vote, so be sure to get your membership dues in this month. If you are unsure if you have paid your dues, contact BAHA at [email protected] and we will check for you.

***BAHA’s Annual Membership Drive***  January and February are the months when BAHA strives to have all existing members renew their memberships and encourages all nonmembers to support their community by joining BAHA. But memberships are accepted at any time. This year, in addition to our usual mailed letter and membership form, notices were emailed, making it very easy to join or renew with just a few clicks, and even sign up for automatic membership renewals directly from the email. Joining is easy – just go to https://www.baha.la and click on the green “Join/Renew Membership” tab.  Our website contains a lot of information about BAHA, such as what we do, and the benefits of membership. If you are unsure whether you have renewed for 2024, or prefer to join by mail and can’t locate the membership mailer you received in the mail (or didn’t get one), you can email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to help.

***Welcome to 2024*** The Board of Directors of Bel Air Hills Association wishes all our members and the entire community, a happy, healthy and prosperous 2024!

***Winter Lights Celebration***  On December 3rd, BAHA hosted our annual Winter Lights Celebration.  Tasty cookies, warm drinks, and friendly conversations seemed to take the chill from the autumn air.    Our little neighbors enjoyed the creative arts and crafts tables provided and monitored by BAHA member Laila Hussain.  The gathering was open to all local residents, and BAHA welcomed several new members who chose to sign up for membership during this time.  After a few technical difficulties, all the trees are now lit with new low voltage LED lights.  Even though the Winter Lights Party is over, BAHA hopes the beauty of the lights will continue to bring joy to the neighborhood during this lovely and festive time of year.

***Winter Lights Celebration - December 3rd***  A great way to kick off the holiday season could be at BAHA’s annual Winter Lights Celebration planned for Sunday, December 3rd from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Roscomare Park (south end of Roscomare Road). Expect fun activities for the kids, refreshments for all, and good conversations with your neighbors. It’s a festive time of the year and we hope to see many of our neighbors there.  

All residents of Bel Air Hills are invited, regardless of membership in BAHA. However, becoming a BAHA member is simple and easy by just going to our website at https://www.baha.la. In addition, a membership table will be available at the park to assist those with questions or who wish to join.