a daily pulse of Los Angeles — written by machines, read by neighbors
What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in El Sereno.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Item Pickups | 128 |
| Information-Only | 95 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 91 |
| Service Not Complete | 37 |
| Homeless Encampment | 16 |
| Traffic Safety | 13 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 9 |
| Graffiti Removal | 8 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | New |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | Duplicate Confirm |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | New |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | New |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | Potential Duplicate |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | Duplicate Confirm |
| Oct 19 | Traffic Safety | New |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| School - music | Jun 1 | $2.7M |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 25 | $500.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Jun 22 | $400.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Aug 11 | $280.0K |
| Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure | Aug 24 | $270.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 26 | $250.0K |
| Coffee Shop | Jun 16 | $250.0K |
| Duplex | Aug 11 | $250.0K |
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 11 new permits in El Sereno, $288.3K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90032 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | 3322 N REYNOLDS AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$60.0K |
| Oct 16 | 4202 E RAYNOL ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$60.0K |
| Oct 14 | 2859 N BUDAU AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$48.1K |
| Oct 15 | 5156 E TEMPLETON ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$40.0K |
| Oct 16 | 4134 N GUARDIA AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$25.0K |
| Oct 15 | 4931 E GAMBIER ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$25.0K |
| Oct 15 | 5438 E HUNTINGTON DR SOUTH | Alteration / repair · Commercial Retail |
$15.0K |
| Oct 13 | 2019 N DITMAN AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$6.0K |
| Oct 15 | 3331 N STOCKBRIDGE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$5.2K |
| Oct 11 | 4628 E NORELLE ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.0K |
| Oct 16 | 3716 N LOCKE AVE | 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.
A weekly email of the building permits newly issued in ZIP 90032 — address, type, use, and declared value, as the city publishes them — sent the morning the city's weekly permit batch lands. Free.
Confirm by email, then one ZIP-specific email a week — no spam, no owner or contractor names, one-click unsubscribe.
Prefer the whole city? Get the daily LA brief.
Work more than one ZIP? Pro alerts — citywide or multi-ZIP, filters, CSV — are planned; tell us what you'd need.