Ham Radio Testing & Training Class

Th​is is a great opportunity to take a one-day ham radio license prep class and license exam all in one day locally! Ham radio is a very effective way of communicating during times of emergency when other forms of communication are impacted.

The​ class is taking place on Saturday 4/28 from 0800 to 1700 Hours at Olympia Medical Center. Calendar it in and feel free to let us (CERT) know if there are questions. Reminders will be sent out.

RVNA Newsletter February 2018

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Annual Town Hall Meeting, Membership Renewal & Other Upcoming Events

Palms Westminster Presbyterian Church © 2018 Joseph Martinez

 

Annual Town Hall Meeting

Please join your RVNA Board and Local Neighbors for an opportunity to share your concerns and goals for the Reynier Village.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 7 to 9PM

Palms Westminster Presbyterian Church,

Community Room

2908 Robertson Place

Speakers:

  • Chris Baker, Senior Lead Officer and other LAPD Representatives
  • Liz Carlin, City Councilman Herb Wesson’s Office
  • SORONC Representatives – Great Streets
  • Andrew Leavenworth, Emergency Preparedness

Please RSVP to RVNA@reyniervillage.org

Membership Renewal

Reynier Village Neighborhood Association works to build community by organizing social gatherings, providing an affordable security patrol service, organizing free emergency preparedness events, and working in concert with the City Council office and SORONC to help create positive changes to our area.  Be a part of the change you want to see.  JOIN RVNA!

Membership is $20 per year

(Feb 2018 to Feb 2019)

plus, optional $50 for APS patrol service

(see details below)

Dues can be sent to:

1702 S. Robertson Blvd, Box# 107

Los Angeles, CA 90035

PayPal is also available at:  https://PayPal.Me/ReynierVillage

Alexander Protective Services (APS)

http://mypatrol.com

Help secure your neighborhood and your home with RVNA and APS. You can join RVNA’s discounted group subscription to APS patrol service for just $50 for an entire year. You’ll get:

  • A yard sign showing your home is protected by APS,
  • A phone number to call for rapid response to suspicious activity,
  • Daily patrols past your home and
  • Special services when you go out of town.

APS is rated 5-stars on Yelp and has been protecting Reynier Village for many years. We need them now more than ever, so hopefully we’ll get plenty of neighbors to sign up.

​​What neighbors have shared about APS

“I have used APS several times to deter suspicious people from repeatedly parking outside my home while breaking laws. APS usually arrives within 5 minutes of my call.”  ~ Laurie

“I decided to try APS monitoring service since Reynier Village started to use them as a neighborhood patrol service. It is a city requirement that if you have an alarm, you must also contract with a patrol service.  Because of Reynier Village I received a big discount over other monitoring services.  I found them to be responsive and courteous when I’ve called for various reasons.  They are much better at keeping to my instructions if my alarm goes off than I’ve had with the other big companies.”  ~ Mary

“I came home to see a stranger standing on my neighbor’s walkway by his garage. He was walking up and down. He did this for about two minutes. He noticed me and pretended to look for cans in the blue bin by the house. I thought of calling the police even though he had not really done anything other than looked suspicious. I decided to first call APS. They had a car nearby and quickly send them out. The person saw the red APS car coming and quickly walked away.  I think having the APSservice in this case really gave me peace of mind that if needed they will come over and help.”  ~ Angelica

“My wife was concerned about a group of teens that had parked in front of the house. They were “sardine canned” into an old small sedan; about six of them. They piled out, parked and started skateboarding in the street. They had a Pit bull with them which they let out to play around and give chase to them – unleashed.  This is a very quiet street, when the elementary school kids are not being let in or out, so they were very obvious and made quite a disturbance…not to mention the smell of pot wafting about.  They hung around for about half an hour to 45 minutes, during which time they seemed to be partying both in and out of the car. Although this was more of a nuisance than anything else, I called APS since we are RVNA members and elected to enroll in the APS service as well. They sent a car to drive by and make their presence known. The patrol car arrived in about 10 minutes and slowly drove by the car. Apparently, this was enough to have the teens take the party elsewhere.  We have used the APS Service for similar calls through-out our enrollment with them. They have always come out when we call. They aren’t the S.W.A.T. team, but for the small price we pay yearly, it is definitely worth it to us – for peace of mind.”  ~ Joseph

“I’ve been using APS for several years for home alarm monitoring and I’ve been very happy with their service. Luckily we’ve never been the victim of a burglary, but the one time when we had a “false alarm” caused by my one of my kids accidentally opening our back door without turning off the alarm we had an APS patrol officer on our property within just a few minutes making sure that everything was ok. Vernon and his team are good people and have a lot of experience with serving our neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods. I see the APS patrol cars around our neighborhood more often than they seem to receive credit for. It seems like we need them now more than ever with the latest string of burglaries.”  ~Dan

Neighborhood Watch  – Community Meeting

Senior Lead Officers (SLOs) for the South Robertson area, Chris Baker and Matt Kirk will speak.

Monday, January 15 2018 7-9PM

8850 W. Pico Blvd

*** This is not an RVNA sponsored event ***

Emergency Preparedness Meeting – Map your Neighborhood Facilitator Training

The Map Your Neighborhood program guides you and your neighbors through simple steps to help enhance your preparedness for an emergency. These steps will help you to quickly and safely take actions that can minimize damage and protect lives. It is designed to improve disaster readiness at the neighborhood level and teaches neighbors to rely on each other during the hours or days before fire, medical, police or utility responders arrive.

In Los Angeles, the American Red Cross provides “Map Your Neighborhood Facilitator Training,” so that you can learn how to organize a “Map Your Neighborhood” gathering of your own with the neighbors on your street.  After you have received the Facilitator training, you can order a free “Map Your Neighborhood” kit from the local Red Cross.  This kit includes a DVD and handouts for all of your neighbors, which you will then use at a gathering of the neighbors on your street to organize for emergencies together step-by-step.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 7-9PM

Palms Westminster Presbyterian Church,

Community Room

2908 Robertson

Membership Information

RVNA membership is $70

$20 for membership (Feb 2018 to Feb 2019)

plus optional $50 for APS patrol service

Dues can be sent to:

1702 S. Robertson Blvd, Box# 107

Los Angeles, CA 90035

PayPal is also available at:  https://PayPal.Me/ReynierVillage

2017’s Neighborhood Favorites for Reynier Village

Introducing the 2017 Neighborhood Favorites

The votes have been tallied and the winners are in. We’re pleased to announce the businesses you and your neighbors voted 2017’s Neighborhood Favorites for Reynier Village.

 

Favorites in Food & Drink

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Pizza place
The Coop Pizza
42
10006 National Blvd, Los Angeles
Burgers
Fathers Office
56
3229 Helms Ave, Los Angeles
Mexican
Tito’s Tacos Mexican Restaurant Inc
34
11222 Washington Pl, Culver City
Mexican
Kay ‘N Dave’s Cantina
29
9341 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Breakfast & brunch
Undergrind Cafe
43
2713 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
Italian
Trattoria Bella Roma
35
1509 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
Bakery
Dolce Isola The Ivy Bakery
20
2869 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
Bakery
Copenhagen Pastry
24
11113 Washington Blvd, Culver City
Chinese
Wok On Fire Inc
8
1447 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles
Chinese
Fu’s Palace Restaurant
31
8751 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
Coffee shop
Undergrind Cafe
43
2713 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
American
John O’Groats
13
10516 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
American
Akasha
24
9543 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Ice cream shop
Monaco Gelato
8
2633 South Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles
Ice cream shop
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
9
8850 Washington Blvd, Culver City
Bar/pub
Culver Hotel
34
9400 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Steak house
Mastro’s Steakhouse
21
246 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills
Steak house
Petrelli’s George Steak House
17
5615 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City
Barbecue
Maple Block Meat Co.
25
3973 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City
Barbecue
JR’s Barbeque
28
3055 La Cienega Blvd, Culver City

Favorites in Personal Care

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Hair salon
Umberto Olympic
19
8840 W Olympic Blvd, Beverly Hills
Nail salon
Contempo Nails
5
333 S Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills
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Favorites in Pet Care – Veterinarian

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Beverly Robertson Veterinary Clinic
29
1800 S Robertson Blvd 4, Los Angeles
Dog groomer
Eloise Quick and Fluff Boutique
14
2606 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles

Favorites in Retail

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Trader Joe’s
94
9290 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Hardware store
Emil’s Hardware
80
2525 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
Bookstore
Children’s Book World
47
10580 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
Dry cleaner
Robertson Cleaners Inc
15
1501 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
Dry cleaner
Pico Cleaners
13
9150 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
Florist
Sonny Alexander Flowers
13
8008 W 3rd St, Los Angeles
Bicycle shop
Beverly Hills Bike Shop
19
10546 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles

Favorites in Automotive

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Tommy’s Express Car Wash
20
2460 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
Auto mechanic
Ed Little Auto Service
29
4318 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City
Auto mechanic
Liberty Tire
11
10231 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles

Favorites in Activities

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Movie theater – ArcLight Cinemas – Culver City

110
9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Farmers market
Culver City Farmers Market
82
Main St, Culver City

Favorites in Home Services

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Real estate agent – Dan May Real Estate

9
2701 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica
Images and Text Courtesy of  Nextdoor.com

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