Your trash is literally piling up
Okay so check it—your phone, right? The one you use to call 311 when you see, like, a couch dumped on the sidewalk? Yeah, turns out a *lot* of us are doing that. Like, a *lot* a lot.
The Latest Numbers
According to the latest 311 service request data, the top two issues Angelenos are calling about are all about trash:
* **Item Pickups:** Almost 10,000 requests, 9,642 to be exact. That's, like, a whole lot of old mattresses and broken fridges. * **Illegal Dumping:** Not far behind, with 8,136 separate requests for illegal dumping item pickups. No mames, people!
It’s clear Angelenos are seeing the mess, especially east of the 110, ya sabes, and they're doing their part to report it. But it also shows we got a real issue with people just leaving their junk wherever. And honestly, with 1,552 requests about homeless encampments, you gotta wonder how much of this is all connected, you know?
What's Next
This isn't just about cleaning up; it's about what kind of city we wanna live in. City Hall's gotta figure out how to keep up with these requests, and how to maybe make it easier for people to get rid of their stuff the *right* way. Or else we're gonna drown in old couches.
That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.
Marisol Vega-Cisneros MiTL Sports Desk Morning Wire
Oye, my people at mornings.live get into this stuff every day, you gotta check it out.