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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Downtown LA (City West).
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 41 |
| Graffiti Removal | 31 |
| Homeless Encampment | 28 |
| Information-Only | 23 |
| Item Pickups | 12 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 12 |
| Illegal Sign Removal, News Rack Issues | 7 |
| Dockless Mobility Enforcement | 5 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | New |
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Private Property Violation | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Private Property Violation | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Private Property Violation | Reported |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | May 20 | $9.4M |
| Office business or professional | Sep 30 | $7.5M |
| Office business or professional | Jul 10 | $2.2M |
| Office business or professional | Sep 24 | $750.0K |
| Automobile Rental | Jul 27 | $250.0K |
| Office | Sep 21 | $200.0K |
| Office | Sep 30 | $195.2K |
| Amusement Enterprises | Sep 9 | $195.0K |
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 2 new permits in Downtown LA (City West), $30.5K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90017 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 700 W 7TH ST G621 | Alteration / repair · Commercial Cafe |
$30.0K |
| Oct 15 | 611 W 7TH ST FLR 2, 3 | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office business or professional |
$501 |
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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