Okay so check it—your city, our city, has some stuff happening behind the scenes that, like, affects everyone, ya sabes? And it’s not always the big, flashy stuff. Sometimes it's the little permits that tell you what’s really going on in our neighborhoods.

### Your Neighbors Are Sprucing Up

So, according to the latest development activity, there’s some serious home renovation happening. We're seeing permits for things like a whole *addition* for a pool equipment room, filed on March 4, 2015. Literally, people are building out their backyards, making them fancy.

Then, the very next day, March 5, 2015, another permit came through for kitchen and bathroom remodels for *two* residential buildings, no structural changes needed. Like, that’s a lot of new tile and updated countertops going in. It’s not just one house, it's multiple spots getting a facelift.

* March 4, 2015: Permit for a pool equipment room addition.

* March 5, 2015: Permit for kitchen/bathroom remodels (2 residential buildings).

What does this all mean? It means people are investing in their homes, improving their living spaces. But also, no mames, it makes you wonder about the cost of housing when people are adding luxury like pool rooms, while others are just trying to find an apartment that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. It's the real LA, fam — east of the 110, we're always watching.

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

— Marisol Vega-Cisneros

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