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| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 117 |
| Information-Only | 50 |
| Item Pickups | 46 |
| Graffiti Removal | 45 |
| Dockless Mobility Enforcement | 28 |
| Service Not Complete | 26 |
| Homeless Encampment | 23 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 9 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Public Street Receptacles | New |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Report a Sidewalk Problem | Reported |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium | Jun 22 | $3.0M |
| Medical Office | Jun 29 | $2.2M |
| Medical Office | Jul 1 | $1.7M |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Jun 1 | $1.0M |
| Billboards | Jul 14 | $950.0K |
| Billboards | Aug 18 | $900.0K |
| Duplex | Jun 1 | $600.0K |
| Educational Institution | May 27 | $436.0K |
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 9 new permits in University Park / USC, $522.1K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90007 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | 2620 S ORCHARD AVE | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$300.0K |
| Oct 15 | 2375 S SCARFF ST 1-20 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$192.0K |
| Oct 16 | 400 W 30TH ST 1ST FLR | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$10.0K |
| Oct 13 | 2104 S PARK GROVE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$10.0K |
| Oct 14 | 1520 W 22ND ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$9.6K |
| Oct 14 | 1933-1933 1/4 S MAGNOLIA AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - two family |
$501 |
| Oct 15 | 1165 W 25TH ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
— |
| Oct 13 | 1348 W 36TH PL 1 | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
— |
| Oct 13 | 1350 W 36TH PL 2 | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
— |
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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