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| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 223 |
| Item Pickups | 118 |
| Information-Only | 111 |
| Graffiti Removal | 44 |
| Homeless Encampment | 41 |
| Service Not Complete | 32 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 15 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 10 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 20 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Oct 2 | $5.9M |
| Retail | Sep 8 | $1.2M |
| Apartment | Aug 27 | $800.0K |
| Apartment | Aug 27 | $800.0K |
| Apartment | Jul 13 | $730.0K |
| Duplex | Jun 18 | $667.0K |
| Apartment | Jun 18 | $667.0K |
| Duplex | May 11 | $400.0K |
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 7 new permits in South Los Angeles, $329.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90037 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | 3800 S FIGUEROA ST E | Alteration / repair · Commercial Ice Cream Parlor |
$150.0K |
| Oct 14 | 1014 W 39TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$85.0K |
| Oct 13 | 3858 S BROADWAY PL | Alteration / repair · Commercial Manufacturing |
$80.0K |
| Oct 13 | 4423 1/2 S HOOVER ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$8.0K |
| Oct 13 | 1217-1231 W VERNON AVE | Alteration / repair · Commercial Service Station |
$5.0K |
| Oct 13 | 5005 S HOOVER ST | Sign · Offsite Sign Demolition |
$501 |
| Oct 13 | 4718 S VERMONT AVE | Sign · Offsite Sign Demolition |
$500 |
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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