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

LA CIVICS.

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Central LA · ZIP 90014 · live from official open data

Downtown LA (Fashion District)

What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Downtown LA (Fashion District).

311 service requests

8
filed Monday, Oct 19 (latest complete day)
81
in the latest 7 days of data
3,392
in our database
Top request type (latest 7 days of data)Count
Dockless Mobility Enforcement17
Graffiti Removal15
Information-Only12
Homeless Encampment12
Streetlight Repair Services8
Item Pickups5
Barricade Removal3
Illegal Dumping Item Pickup2

Most recent requests

WhenRequest typeStatus
Oct 19Graffiti RemovalWorkorder Created
Oct 19Graffiti RemovalWorkorder Created
Oct 19Information-OnlyClosed
Oct 19Streetlight Repair ServicesWorkorder Created
Oct 19Barricade RemovalClosed
Oct 19Barricade RemovalClosed
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Information-OnlyClosed

Building permits

11
permits on record
$419.5K
total declared valuation
Biggest recent permitsIssuedValuation
Computer Graphics StudioJul 11$175.0K
RestaurantSep 15$80.0K
Coffee ShopAug 26$60.0K
Clothing Alterations ShopJun 11$40.0K
ApartmentJul 24$30.0K
RestaurantOct 16$25.0K
ApartmentSep 18$3.5K
ApartmentJul 6$1.5K

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

Newly issued in ZIP 90014 — this week's city batch

The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 1 new permit in Downtown LA (Fashion District), $25.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90014 carries.

IssuedAddressPermitDeclared value
Oct 16 718 S HILL ST 8TH FLOOR Alteration / repair · Commercial
Restaurant
$25.0K

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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