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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Watts / Southeast LA.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Item Pickups | 75 |
| Information-Only | 74 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 72 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 20 |
| Graffiti Removal | 13 |
| Service Not Complete | 13 |
| Homeless Encampment | 10 |
| Private Property Violation | 6 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Oct 5 | $3.5M |
| Duplex | Sep 14 | $580.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | May 20 | $280.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | May 7 | $275.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Sep 14 | $274.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Jul 29 | $200.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Sep 16 | $200.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | May 14 | $183.0K |
Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday.
The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 1 new permit in Watts / Southeast LA, $5.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90002 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 922 E 91ST ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$5.0K |
Source: LADBS building permits (data.lacity.org), the most recent weekly batch. Addresses as the city publishes them; "value" is the applicant's declared job valuation ("—" = none declared). No owner or contractor names — here or in the email, ever.
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