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| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Information-Only | 40 |
| Item Pickups | 39 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 38 |
| Graffiti Removal | 9 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 9 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 4 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 4 |
| Homeless Encampment | 3 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Dead Animal Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Street Pavement Issues | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Report a Sidewalk Problem | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Landscape Maintenance | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Jul 24 | $5.5M |
| Charter School - high school | Jul 1 | $2.0M |
| Dwelling - Single Family | May 14 | $310.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | May 14 | $280.0K |
| Community Center operated by governmental agency | Jun 23 | $272.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 15 | $235.1K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Jun 10 | $189.2K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Oct 13 | $150.0K |
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 3 new permits in Watts, $175.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90059 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 933 E 111TH DR | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$150.0K |
| Oct 14 | 1150 E IMPERIAL HWY | Sign · Onsite Wall Sign |
$15.0K |
| Oct 13 | 935 E 111TH DR | Demolition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Garage - Private |
$10.0K |
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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