Okay so check it—
### Your street trash is a huge deal right now
Oye, so we’ve been digging through the latest 311 service requests for Los Angeles, and literally, the biggest thing Angelenos are asking for help with right now is picking up trash. Like, over 8,900 requests for "Item Pickups" and another 6,937 for "Illegal Dumping Item Pickup" were logged. No mames, that's a lot of stuff piling up, ya sabes? It just goes to show you what people are really dealing with out here, like the broken couch someone left on the curb on Avenue 50, not another luxury condo nobody asked for.
What's really popping off is how much illegal dumping is happening. That number, 6,937 requests, makes it the third highest issue people are reporting through 311. That's a huge jump from just a few weeks ago, and it's something the city really needs to get a handle on. It's not just an eyesore, it’s a public health thing, especially in our neighborhoods.
* **Top Request:** "Item Pickups" with 8,907 requests.
* **Big Problem:** "Illegal Dumping Item Pickup" getting 6,937 requests.
* **Other Issues:** "Graffiti Removal" with 2,595 requests and "Homeless Encampment" with 1,677 requests.
These numbers tell you what’s *actually* on people’s minds, not what some consultant on the Westside thinks. These are real issues affecting real people in Boyle Heights, in Pacoima, in Watts. We gotta see what City Hall is gonna do to address this, because right now, the streets are talking, and they're saying "clean this up." That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.
This is Marisol Vega-Cisneros for MiTL Sports Desk, out.
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