Your City Hall's literally drowning in trash requests, no mames
Okay so check it— City Hall's latest 311 service request data just dropped, and it's like, really telling about what's actually going on in our neighborhoods. The number one thing people are calling about? Item pickups. We're talking *8,603 requests* for regular junk and then another *7,412 requests* just for illegal dumping. That’s literally over 16,000 calls for trash, fam! It's wild, right?
**What's Piling Up?**
It really shows you where the city's attention *needs* to be. Like, while they're talking about new developments and whatever on the Westside, out here, we're just trying to get the mattresses off the sidewalk on Temple, ya sabes?
* **Item Pickups:** 8,603 requests
* **Illegal Dumping:** 7,412 requests (plus another 1,854 specific ones)
* **Graffiti Removal:** 3,260 requests
* **Homeless Encampment:** 1,966 requests
It's clear that basic services are still the biggest headaches for Angelenos, according to these 311 numbers. And honestly, it makes sense. You see it every day driving down Olympic. This isn't just data, it's what's happening right outside your window. We gotta see if City Hall actually steps up and tackles these core issues.
That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.
Marisol Vega-Cisneros, MiTL Sports Desk, East LA
Oye, Keith and the crew are gonna be all over this mañana — catch 'em live at mornings.live.