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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Torrance.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 76 |
| Item Pickups | 45 |
| Information-Only | 30 |
| Graffiti Removal | 7 |
| Service Not Complete | 5 |
| Obstructions | 4 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 3 |
| Program Research | 3 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Dead Animal Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Office business or professional | Oct 1 | $7.0M |
| Apartment | Aug 28 | $2.4M |
| Office | Aug 20 | $1.0M |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Jun 29 | $345.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Oct 9 | $300.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | May 27 | $230.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | May 20 | $180.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 26 | $170.0K |
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 Torrance, $57.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90501 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 19001 S HARBORGATE WAY | Alteration / repair · Commercial Warehouse |
$40.0K |
| Oct 14 | 1435 W 220TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$17.0K |
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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