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| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 113 |
| Item Pickups | 40 |
| Information-Only | 32 |
| Homeless Encampment | 16 |
| Graffiti Removal | 11 |
| Bus Stop Furniture | 6 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 6 |
| Service Not Complete | 6 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | 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 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Obstructions | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Aug 17 | $20.0M |
| Apartment | Jun 30 | $11.7M |
| Apartment | Sep 15 | $759.9K |
| Storage Building | May 29 | $299.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Jul 16 | $250.0K |
| Sign | Aug 14 | $214.5K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Jun 10 | $166.2K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 29 | $135.0K |
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 5 new permits in Koreatown, $10.8K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90005 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 4329 1/2 W FRANCIS AVE | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$9.8K |
| Oct 15 | 856 S NORTON AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$501 |
| Oct 13 | 74 S FREMONT PL | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$501 |
| Oct 14 | 3300 W 8TH ST 2nd flr | Alteration / repair · Commercial Night Club |
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| Oct 14 | 845 S MANHATTAN PL #102 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
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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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