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Daily Brief · Sunday, August 16, 2026 · No. 72
311 requests up 28% vs a typical Saturday — 3,822 filed across LA
Angelenos filed 3,822 MyLA311 service requests yesterday, up 28% against a typical Saturday (median of the last 8 Saturdays: 2,985). We compare like weekdays with like — a raw week-over-week number would mostly measure the weekend dip, not the news.
The city's loudest asks: Item Pickups (658), Illegal Dumping Item Pickup (655), Graffiti Removal (653).
Busiest ZIP: Westlake / MacArthur Park (90057) with 912 requests. Around Westwood (90024/90025), neighbors filed 44 requests.
The ground moved 45 times in Southern California over the last day; the largest was a M2.6 7 km SW of Atascadero, CA.
In the permit ledger (which the city publishes ~2 weeks in arrears), a recent standout: a $3,498,500 shoring (temporary) permit in Pacoima (91331). Total declared construction value in our 30-day window: $1,931,285,907.
By the numbers
311 yesterday: 3,822 · typical Saturday: 2,985 · Westwood: 44 · quakes 24h: 45 (max M2.6) · permit value 30d: $1,931,285,907Correction, September 18, 2026: the permit figure this edition labels “30-day window” / “permit value 30d” is the declared value of every permit on our record when it was written (issued since May 7, 2026) — not a 30-day total. The label was accurate in early June and drifted as the record grew. Editions from September 19 print a true 30-day figure with its dates. Archived text is left as published.