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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Encino.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 68 |
| Item Pickups | 64 |
| Information-Only | 45 |
| Graffiti Removal | 33 |
| Service Not Complete | 11 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 10 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 9 |
| Tree Emergency | 7 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Aug 28 | $21.8M |
| Dwelling - Single Family | May 13 | $1.0M |
| Shoring (Permanent) | Sep 2 | $650.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 23 | $593.6K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 18 | $400.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Aug 25 | $270.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Oct 14 | $250.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 28 | $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 20 new permits in Encino, $992.2K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 91316 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 18048 W VALLEY VISTA BLVD | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$250.0K |
| Oct 15 | 5363 N BALBOA BLVD | New (non-building) · Commercial Fence Wall |
$156.2K |
| Oct 16 | 18268 W LAKE ENCINO DR | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$120.0K |
| Oct 14 | 18050 W VALLEY VISTA BLVD | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$119.6K |
| Oct 12 | 18105 W CHARDON CIR | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$80.0K |
| Oct 14 | 18048 W VALLEY VISTA BLVD | Swimming pool / spa · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Pool/Spa - Private |
$70.0K |
| Oct 14 | 4730 N BALBOA AVE | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$50.0K |
| Oct 16 | 5224 N ZELZAH AVE | Alteration / repair · Apartment Condo-Multi Family |
$48.1K |
| Oct 16 | 5001-5003 N TEXHOMA AVE | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$45.0K |
| Oct 13 | 5727 N LASAINE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$19.5K |
| Oct 14 | 5039 N GENESTA AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$6.6K |
| Oct 16 | 17988 W MEDLEY DR | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$6.0K |
| Oct 14 | 18033 W ROSITA ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.8K |
| Oct 12 | 17622 W BROMLEY ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.8K |
| Oct 13 | 17803 W BROMLEY CT | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.4K |
| Oct 15 | 17734 W BESSEMER ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.2K |
| Oct 15 | 17616 W CORINTHIAN DR | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.5K |
| Oct 15 | 17849 W DUNCAN ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$501 |
| Oct 12 | 6238 N ENFIELD AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$1 |
| Oct 15 | 4927-4929 N LOUISE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
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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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