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Your neighbors called 311 almost 10,000 times last month.

Okay so check it—

### Your neighbors are literally calling 311 for *everything*

Oye, so we're looking at the latest 311 service requests, and no mames, the numbers are wild. Like, almost 10,000 calls for "Item Pickups" last month? That's almost double the next highest request, which was "Streetlight Repair Services" at 8,272. And "Illegal Dumping" is right up there too, with over 8,110 requests. It's like everyone's calling for their trash to get picked up, ya sabes?

**What Angelenos are asking for:**

* **Item Pickups:** 9,695 requests

* **Streetlight Repair:** 8,272 requests

* **Illegal Dumping:** 8,110 requests

* **Graffiti Removal:** 3,685 requests

* **Homeless Encampment:** 1,588 requests

This isn't just about a broken streetlight on Sunset, like right before you hit Echo Park. It's literally everyone needing help with the basic stuff, according to the 311 data. It shows us what's really bugging people on the ground, not just what's on the City Council agenda. The amount of "Information-Only" calls is also pretty high, which tells me people are just trying to figure out how to get things done in this city, you know?

What we need to watch for is if City Hall starts actually *addressing* these core issues, especially since we're seeing these numbers month after month.

That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.

— Mari Vega-Cisneros

Keith and the crew break this down every morning, you should check it out live at mornings.live.

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