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Your LA streets are literally drowning in 17,000 trash calls

What’s your city actually asking for, fam?

Okay so check it—you ever wonder what Angelenos are actually hitting up 311 for? Like, when you call about that busted streetlight on your block, what’s everyone else calling about? We got the data, and it's pretty wild, no mames.

The top two requests, like, literally almost 17,000 calls combined, are for "Item Pickups" and "Illegal Dumping Item Pickup." That’s almost nine thousand for just regular pickups and over seven thousand for illegal dumping. That’s a LOT of trash, people. This isn't some Westside problem, ya sabes, this is literally happening all over, from San Pedro to Sun Valley. We’re talking couches, mattresses, whatever people just leave on the curb.

Here’s the breakdown:

* **Item Pickups:** 8,855 requests

* **Illegal Dumping Item Pickup:** 7,619 requests

* **Graffiti Removal:** 2,401 requests (and then another 1,718 requests for more graffiti, jfc)

This isn't just a number; it’s literally what our neighborhoods look like, fam. People are fed up with seeing their streets looking like a landfill. And it’s not just a one-off; those high numbers for "Service Not Complete" at 1,621 requests? That tells you people are calling, and sometimes, the problem isn’t getting fixed the first time.

The city's gotta figure out how to keep our streets clean, because right now, the data is screaming that we're literally drowning in unwanted stuff. It’s gotta be a priority.

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

Marisol Vega-Cisneros, MiTL Sports Desk Morning Wire.

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