August Newsbites

***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.

***New BAHA Member Discount! ***      The Chabad of West Bel Air has joined the BAHA Member Discount Program and is offering a 15% discount to BAHA members who attend their Sunday educational JUDA school.   To learn more about this program, which begins in September, please visit their website at www.jewishbelair.org.  To register for the coming year contact Dobie at 203-645-2986, or email them at [email protected].

The many BAHA Member discounts can easily save you more than the cost of your BAHA membership. To see all the discounts available to BAHA members click HERE.   If you’re not already a member you can also join BAHA on the website – just click the green Join or Renew button.

***Sepulveda Pass Metro Project Update***   Metro continues with the Environmental Impact Report and anticipates the Draft EIR release in early 2025.  They have officially removed Alternative 2.  The remaining alternatives are two monorails, one fully aerial and the other part aerial and part underground, and three heavy rail.  Of the three heavy rail, one is automated heavy rail, part aerial and part underground, another is automated heavy rail, all underground, and the third is driver-operated heavy rail and is all underground.  For complete details, go to: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/amkgv92r0xfafno7thq1v/Winter-2024_Sepulveda-Transit-Corridor_Fact-Sheet_ENG-Final4.1.pdf?rlkey=pzvzbg2js1yg4wyezhf3u8z9i&e=1&dl=0

***Contacting Police***   Recently, our Councilwoman, Katy Yaroslavsky, reminded her constituents about contacting the police.  Some examples:

For non-emergencies, contact the LAPD non-emergency number at 1-877-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273) or visit LAPD’s website.  Some examples of non-emergencies are:

• Reporting a crime that has already occurred and the suspect is no longer on the scene
• Noise complaints or disturbances
• Vandalism or graffiti
• Non-urgent suspicious activity
• Traffic accidents without injuries

For true emergencies, dial 911 immediately. The dispatcher will ask for specific details to send the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible. Be prepared to provide your location, a description of the incident, and any other pertinent information. True emergencies are:

• Crimes in progress, such as assaults, robberies, or burglaries
• Fires or medical emergencies
• Traffic accidents with injuries
• Situations where there is an immediate threat to life or property

*** Etiquette When Walking Your Dog***   We have been asked to remind  our dog walking neighbors to take poop bags on the walk, and use them, so that your neighbors do not have to do the clean-up job for you.  This is just a small courtesy to avoid a “messy” situation.  Besides, it’s the law!

***Fire Awareness***   We are now well into the hot, dry, fire season.  Please be careful to observe the “No Smoking” signs at both entrances to Roscomare Road, and ask your visitors and construction crews coming into the area, to cooperate with that mandate.  Also, please check your hillsides to see if they need a second brush clearance because brush clearance compliance is a year-round requirement.  The home you save may be your own and a second brush clearing is much less expensive than rebuilding your home after a fire!