Los Angeles, California Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Vol. 1 · Day 138

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South LA · ZIP 90008 · live from official open data

Baldwin Hills / Leimert Park

What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Baldwin Hills / Leimert Park.

311 service requests

111
filed Monday, Oct 19 (latest complete day)
412
in the latest 7 days of data
11,052
in our database
Top request type (latest 7 days of data)Count
Illegal Dumping Item Pickup155
Item Pickups79
Information-Only76
Service Not Complete19
Landscape Maintenance13
Graffiti Removal10
Tree Obstruction10
Tree Emergency9

Most recent requests

WhenRequest typeStatus
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Traffic Signal IssuesNew
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created

Building permits

275
permits on record
$6.0M
total declared valuation
Biggest recent permitsIssuedValuation
Accessory Dwelling UnitSep 30$456.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitAug 7$230.0K
RetailAug 6$190.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitAug 31$150.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyJun 11$150.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitAug 26$135.8K
Accessory Dwelling UnitOct 16$130.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyOct 14$130.0K

Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday.

Newly issued in ZIP 90008 — this week's city batch

The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 19 new permits in Baldwin Hills / Leimert Park, $443.5K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90008 carries.

IssuedAddressPermitDeclared value
Oct 16 3821 S ALSACE AVE Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
$130.0K
Oct 14 3904 S SUTRO AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$130.0K
Oct 14 4098 S 8TH AVE Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
$85.0K
Oct 13 3895 S 3RD AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$19.0K
Oct 14 5328 W SANCHEZ DR Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$14.8K
Oct 16 3823 S ALSACE AVE Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$10.0K
Oct 12 4567 W DON FELIPE DR Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$9.2K
Oct 14 4551 W DON RODOLFO PL Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$9.0K
Oct 12 4135 S 3RD AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$7.0K
Oct 12 3875 S VICTORIA AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$6.6K
Oct 16 3869 S ARLINGTON AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$5.4K
Oct 15 4215 W DON DIABLO DR Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$4.8K
Oct 12 3961 S HUBERT AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$4.2K
Oct 14 5347-5347 1/2 W STILLWATER DR Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$2.5K
Oct 12 4257 S EDGEHILL DR Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$2.0K
Oct 12 3961 S HUBERT AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Garage - Private
$1.2K
Oct 16 3826 S DEGNAN BLVD Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
$1.0K
Oct 16 4115 S EDGEHILL DR Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$1.0K
Oct 14 4423 W SANTA ROSALIA DR 17 Alteration / repair
Apartment
$800

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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