Your 311 requests tell a story

Okay so check it – you know how everyone's always like, complaining about what City Hall does or doesn't do? Well, the latest 311 request data, that's literally Angelenos telling the city what's up. And it's not what you might think, ya sabes?

So, get this: the top request, like by a mile, is "Item Pickups" with 8,832 calls. Right after that, it’s "Illegal Dumping Item Pickup" at 7,913 requests. That's, like, almost 17,000 times people are calling because someone left a mattress on the curb or dumped a bunch of trash in an alley. No mames, that’s a lot of mess! Graffiti removal is way down at 2,537, and "Homeless Encampment" requests, while still super important, are at 2,175. It really shows you what's bothering people day-to-day on their block, like, on the way to pick up the kids from school or something.

This isn’t just numbers, fam. This is about what’s happening in *our* neighborhoods, especially east of the 110. It’s what our city looks like when you’re driving down, say, Whittier Boulevard or even just trying to find parking on Sunset. It means our city services are constantly playing catch-up with keeping our streets clean. Keep an eye on how the next city budget addresses these basic needs, because it really tells you where their priorities are.

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

Oye, the morning crew totally digs into stuff like this every day – catch 'em live at mornings.live.