Your 311 calls tell the real story of LA
Okay so check it— everybody's always complaining about City Hall, right? Like, "What are they even *doing* down there?" But sometimes, what they're doing is literally just responding to *us*. No mames, it's true! I'm talking about the 311 calls, the ones where you hit up the city for stuff that's actually wrong in your neighborhood.
And the numbers? They don't lie. According to the latest 311 data, the number one thing Angelenos are asking for is "Item Pickups," with a crazy 9,176 requests. That's, like, couches, mattresses, whatever random junk gets left on the sidewalk. Right behind that, "Streetlight Repair Services" came in hot with 8,229 calls. You know how dark it gets out here, and nobody wants to be walking home from the bus stop on a totally blacked-out street, ya sabes.
Top 311 Woes:
* **Item Pickups:** 9,176 requests
* **Streetlight Repair:** 8,229 requests
* **Illegal Dumping:** 7,610 requests
* **Graffiti Removal:** 3,205 requests (and another 2,131 for good measure!)
Then there's "Illegal Dumping," which hit 7,610 requests. That one hurts, because it literally means someone drove out of their fancy neighborhood, came to *our* side of town, and just left their trash. That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110. And graffiti? Still a huge issue, with over 5,000 calls combined.
What does this mean for you? It means the city's mostly trying to keep up with the basics, the stuff that makes our daily lives just a little bit better. So next time you see a broken light or a dumped couch, make that call! It actually makes a difference.
Marisol Vega-Cisneros, MiTL Sports Desk, Los Angeles.
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