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

LA CIVICS.

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Central LA · ZIP 90036 · live from official open data

Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire

What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire.

311 service requests

72
filed Monday, Oct 19 (latest complete day)
373
in the latest 7 days of data
10,656
in our database
Top request type (latest 7 days of data)Count
Item Pickups97
Information-Only85
Illegal Dumping Item Pickup49
Service Not Complete32
Streetlight Repair Services20
Graffiti Removal20
Dead Animal Removal8
Street Pavement Issues7

Most recent requests

WhenRequest typeStatus
Oct 19Streetlight Repair ServicesWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Service Not CompleteCancelled
Oct 19Graffiti RemovalWorkorder Created
Oct 19Graffiti RemovalWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Street Pavement IssuesWorkorder Created

Building permits

285
permits on record
$27.9M
total declared valuation
Biggest recent permitsIssuedValuation
RetailJun 22$13.3M
RetailSep 16$1.9M
DuplexOct 14$875.0K
RetailSep 11$847.7K
RetailAug 21$844.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitJul 24$600.0K
RetailAug 24$450.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitSep 29$400.0K

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

Newly issued in ZIP 90036 — this week's city batch

The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 13 new permits in Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire, $1.8M declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90036 carries.

IssuedAddressPermitDeclared value
Oct 14 364-366 N MANSFIELD AVE Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Duplex
$875.0K
Oct 15 315 N MARTEL AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$210.0K
Oct 14 7369-7371 W CLINTON ST Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$150.0K
Oct 16 437 S ALANDELE AVE 1-66 Alteration / repair
Apartment
$105.0K
Oct 16 429 S GENESEE AVE 1-57 Alteration / repair
Apartment
$99.0K
Oct 15 500 S GENESEE AVE 1-65 Alteration / repair
Apartment
$87.0K
Oct 15 5951 W 6TH ST Alteration / repair
Apartment
$75.0K
Oct 15 330 S ORANGE GROVE AVE Alteration / repair
Apartment
$69.0K
Oct 15 5801 W LINDENHURST AVE Alteration / repair
Apartment
$69.0K
Oct 13 362 N STANLEY AVE Alteration / repair
Apartment
$15.0K
Oct 15 364 N MANSFIELD AVE Demolition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Demolition
$5.0K
Oct 13 500 N SPAULDING AVE Alteration / repair
Apartment
$4.0K
Oct 16 216-218 S DETROIT ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Duplex
$2.0K

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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