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Newsletter of the Park LaBrea Residents AssociationADVOCATING FOR THE RESIDENTS
V.25.12 DECEMBER 2013
The PLBRA Annual Meeting is Coming Soon!If you are concerned about the quality of life at Park La Brea, If you desire to maintain the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, If you wish to sustain the Quiet Enjoyment of our community, If you want an effective vehicle for your complaints to be presented to Park La Brea Management and If you would like to expand the Activities offered within our boundaries at Park La Brea, then the Park LaBrea Residents Association (PLBRA) is your type of organization.
The Residents Association will be holding its Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 12th, 2014 at the PLB Activity Center and we hope all interested Park La Brea residents will attend.
At the Annual Meeting we will outline our plans for the New Year, review our financial position and elect a new Board of Directors to guide the Association’s efforts throughout 2014. Let’s all join together to make 2014 a great year at Park La Brea.
Season’s Greetings
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ABOUT USPLBRA Officers:
President: Bernie Clinch
Vice President: Michael Edelstein
Secretary/Treasurer: Col. Donald Harris, USA (Ret.)
PLBRA Office:
Tower 39 Lobby Office 401 S. Burnside Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: 323-934-1177
e-mail: [email protected]
PLBRA Newsletter:
Advertising & Editorial [email protected]
Printing: Kal Tobe Press Inc.
PLBRA Web Site:
www.plbra.org
MEMBERSHIP COUPON 2013
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ANNUAL DUES $15.00 Individuals $25.00 Families_______________________
Please send check& coupon to:
PLBRA401 S. Burnside AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90036
Renewal
New Member
Apartments Committee: ! Garden!! ! ! ! ! ! Activities / Outreach / Membership Committee!! !
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Communications Committee! ! ! ! Advocacy Committee
PLBRAThe Park LaBrea Residents Association (PLBRA) is your community organization but it can only achieve its objective of Advocating for the Residents if you collectively help.
We need both your Membership and your Volunteerism if we are to succeed.
To be an effective advocate we must have a significant part of the Park La Brea community on our side. Of equal importance, we need both your ideas and your physical support if we are to continue to serve the Park La Brea community.
If you want a viable community organization, at Park La Brea, give us your support now.
Memberships received during the month of December 2013 will receive credit for the 2014 Membership Year.
Join / Renew / Volunteer / Donate
MEMBERSHIP COUPON 2014
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Maintenance Tip of the Month HOLIDAY LIGHTS
Holiday Lights are safety tested by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Electrical Testing Laboratories (ETL) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and their respective initials will be noted on the products packaging if compliance has been achieved. It is best to use the cooler-burning "mini" lights. Use light sets that have fuses in the plugs. Inspect each set of holiday lights and discard any set with cracked or broken sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections. Replace burned out bulbs with bulbs of the same wattage. Use power strips to add an extra layer of electrical protection.
Holiday Greetings from Able
Courtesy of Bruce C. Manning Director of Maintenance, Able
PARK LABREA RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, January 12, 2014
12 Noon – 2:00 P.M.
PARK LA BREA ACTIVITY CENTER
ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
CHRISTMAS FILMS THURSDAYS AT 7 PM
12/5 White Christmas (1954) NR120 minutes - A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.
12/12 A Christmas Carol (1984) PG100 minutes - An old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott), who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. (Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens)
12/19 How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) PG104 minutes - Based on the Dr. Seuss classic about a nasty creature intent on stealing Christmas.
12/26 Holiday Inn (1942) NR100 minutes - At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner (Bing Crosby) and a hoofer (Fred Astaire) vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Movie Calendar
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December 2013
CONTEMPORARY FILMSSUNDAYS AT 2 PM
12/1 Parkland (2013) PG-1393 minutes - Based on Vincent Bugliosi's book, this docudrama takes place on November 22, 1963 in the Dallas hospital where John F. Kennedy was brought after being shot.
12/8 Grown Ups 2 (2013) PG-13101 minutes - After moving his family back to his hometown, Hollywood talent agent Lenny Feder (Adam Sandler) and his grown-up childhood friends learn lessons from their kids and some of the locals.
12/15 The Way Way Back (2013) PG-13103 minutes - Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
12/22 RED 2 (2013) PG-13116 minutes - Retired CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) and his crew return for another high-stakes mission, scouring the globe for a missing nuclear device.
12/29 R.I.P.D. (2013) PG-1396 minutes - After his murder, a policeman joins the Rest in Peace Department to protect the world from the undead.
FAMILY FRIENDLY FILMSSATURDAYS AT 2 PM
12/7 After Earth (2013) PG-13 100 minutes - A thousand years into the future, Gen. Cypher Raige (Will Smith) and his young son, Kitai (Jaden Smith), crash-land their crippled spaceship on the long-abandoned, desolate Earth. With his father near death, Kitai sets out to recover their rescue beacon which will save them from certain doom.
12/14 Monsters University (2013) G 104 minutes - This prequel to Pixar's popular animated tale Monsters Inc. once again features eccentric monster pals Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan. Set during their college days, the film tells the strange and amusing tale of how the pair became friends.
12/21 Turbo (2013) PG96 minutes - A speed-obsessed snail who dreams of becoming the world's greatest race car driver gets his chance when a freak accident imbues him with high-octane speed.(DreamWorks Animation)
12/28 Pacific Rim (2013) PG-13 131 minutes - Huge alien creatures rise from the seas to threaten life on Earth and humanity responds with mind-controlled robotic weapons.
December 2013
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Movie Calendar
CRIME PREVENTION TIP - During The Holidays -
Do not leave packages or valuables on the seat of your car. This creates a temptation for thieve.
If you must leave something in your car, lock it in the trunk or put it out of sight.
(Courtesy of the LAPD)
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Elevators
PLB Management reports that the elevator Preventive Maintenance program is proceeding on schedule.
During 2014 Elevator Modernizations will take place in Towers 33 & 37.
Elevator Maintenance Technicians are now on duty 5 Days per week at Park La Brea.
Communications with Schindler Elevator Maintenance has been improved to facilitate PLB’s goal of “Quick Up” elevator operability when an elevator goes down.
PLB Management will provide e-mail notification (E-mail Blasts) to tower residents of elevator malfunctions in their respective towers. [If you desire this service please provide your e-mail address to the PLB Administration Office]Print notices as well as electronic bulletin boards, where available, will also be utilized for this purpose.
Burnside Circle Fountain
PLB Management reports that the Burnside Circle Fountain, which has been undergoing overhaul, will be up and running in December.
Patrol
A Special E-mail Address ([email protected]) has been set up to facilitate resident communication with the Patrol Office.
New General Manager
Chris Scroggin of Prime Group has been appointed interim General Manager of Park La Brea.
For additional information on this topic contact the PLBRA Office(323) 934-1177 or go to www.plbra.org
PLB Management / PLBRAMeeting Notes
PATROL
Residents can now communicate with the Patrol Office by E-mail: [email protected] e-mail will be viewed at both the Patrol Office and at the manned Gatehouses.
E-mails will be monitored on a 24 hour basis.
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Bridge Club. 323-571-2963. Meets Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30 - 3:30 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.
Chess Club. Harry LeMay, 323-935-4053. Meets Mondays and Saturdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon, in the PLB Activity Center.
Community Garden. The Park La Brea Community Garden, located at the corner of Lindenhurst and Hauser, adjacent to Garage 6, provides small plots for Park La Brea residents to garden. For more information or to be added to the waiting list, email: [email protected].
Debi Doodles Arts & Crafts After School Program. Debora Gillman, 323-549-5458. Tuesdays - December 3 and 17 at the PLB Activity Center, 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
ESL Conversation Group at Park La BreaJoin your neighbors for conversation, snacks and fun.... Bring family and friends for an opportunity to speak English in informal conversation with PLB neighbors from all over the US and the world.This is also a good time to meet potential conversation partners.
The Conversation Group will meet once this month: Wednesday, December 4
7:00 - 8:00 pm at the PLB Activity Center
For further information about this and other ESL programs in our area, contact: Zhita Rea, 323-571-1603, [email protected] orSusan de la Vergne, [email protected].
Library. Joyce Bunten, 323-935-8474. Basement of Tower 34. Open every day, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
Mah Jongg. Edith Weiner, 323-936-2827. Meets Mondays, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.
Plays That Shakespeare Didn’t Write. Elliott Witt, 323-272-4197. Meets Sundays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center. We will have a special reading Celebrating the Holidays on December 8. On that date we will read The Chanukah Visitor by Meridith Patera and The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder. On December 15 we will begin Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. The group will not meet on December 1.
Quilters. Mary Jane Hopkins, 323-938-4861. Meets every Friday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.
Modified T’AI CHI for all ages. Karin Green, 323-938-7799, [email protected]. Meets Tuesdays & Fridays, 8:30 am (Advanced), 9:00 am (Beginners). Burnside Circle around the fountain. Free.
Writers Circle. Robert Richter, 323-571-4994. Meets every other Tuesday, 7:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center Conference Room. The next meeting will be December 10.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES December 2013
In the event of an emergency
FIRST CALL 911then call
Park La Brea Patrol at 323-549-5508
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Handy Information to Make Life EasierSince we have fewer classes in December, we thought we’d pass along some quick tips that you or a friend might find useful ~
Want an easier and free option to reduce your risk of identity theft?According to the LA County Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA): “You can help prevent identity theft by putting a security freeze on your credit file. A freeze stops the major credit reporting agencies from sharing your credit information with potential creditors. Most businesses will not open new credit without access to this information. And a freeze does not affect your credit rating and can be temporarily lifted if you need access to your credit reports (e.g. if you are planning to buy a car, open a new line of credit, etc.).” The service is free for adults age 65 and over (there is a minimal fee for individuals under 65).
The LA County DCA offers a wide range of services to protect you from fraud. They also investigate consumer complaints and can provide mediation between businesses, individuals, neighbors, etc. If you need help, call (800) 593-8222 or visit www.dca.lacounty.gov.
Are you being overwhelmed with solicitations from companies, including nonprofits, you’ve never heard of? You can contact the Direct Marketing Association and ask to be removed from their prospect list. It is a free service and should cut down on the amount of unsolicited mail you receive from new organizations. You can go online at www.dmachoice.org or call (212) 768-7277, ext. 1888.
You can also opt out of receiving “prescreened” credit and insurance offers. To opt out for five years, visit www.optoutprescreen.com or call toll-free (888) 567-8688. This service is operated by the major consumer reporting companies.
Don’t forget to RSVP for our Holiday LuncheonTuesday, December 10 12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM Activity Center Meeting Room$7.00 per person ($5 for current LIFE members)Whatever you celebrate, it’s always more fun to share with friends. And that’s what the holiday luncheon is all about. No program. No agenda. Just delicious food, desserts, beverages and good cheer. You must RSVP by December 5 at (323) 936-7194. Payment will be collected at the door (cash or check).
LIFE offers classes and programs for adults age 50 and over. For more information, or to get on our mailing list, please call (323) 936-7194.
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CURSON CAFÉ(at the Activity Center)
Come try Jessica’s organic“Light Side of the Moon”
Coffee at the Curson Café ~
Fresh Green Mountain GrownSlow Roasted Arabica Beans!
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Park La Brea Christmas Toy DriveDecember 1 – 18
(New Toys Only)
Activity Center / Gatehouses 6th & Curson and 3rd & Burnside
Happy Holidays
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