Okay so check it—
### Your street trash problem is literally City Hall's biggest headache
You know how you call 311 for that busted couch your neighbor left on the curb, or when someone just dumps a mattress on your block? Yeah, that's like, *the* main thing people are asking the city to fix. According to the latest 311 service request data, "Item Pickups" and "Illegal Dumping Item Pickup" racked up almost 18,500 requests. No mames, that’s a lot of junk.
It totally makes sense when you think about it. You're trying to get to King Taco on East 3rd at 2 AM and there's a whole pile of trash blocking the sidewalk. It's not just an eyesore, ya sabes, it literally makes our neighborhoods harder to navigate. Graffiti removal is up there too, with over 6,800 requests. It's like, people really care about what their streets look like, and they're calling on the city to do something about it.
* **Top 311 Requests:** * Item Pickups / Item Pickups: 9,945 requests * Illegal Dumping Item Pickup / Illegal Dumping Item Pickup: 8,557 requests * Graffiti Removal / Graffiti Removal: 6,878 requests (combining both entries)
What this tells me is that for all the big talk about luxury condos and new developments (like that pool equipment room addition we saw on the books from March 4th, 2015), the real, everyday stuff – the stuff that affects us when we're walking down the street in Boyle Heights or picking up groceries in K-Town – is what's really on people's minds. Keep an eye on how the city budgets for sanitation and cleanup crews, because clearly, the demand is there.
That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.
Marisol Vega-Cisneros, MiTL Sports Desk Morning Wire
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