Your neighbors are calling 311 for a reason
Okay so check it—your phone? It's not just for ordering King Taco at 2 AM on East 3rd anymore, fam. Literally thousands of Angelenos are hitting up 311 for stuff you see every day, and the numbers are kinda wild.
According to the latest city data, the biggest thing people are calling about is "Item Pickups" – like, nearly **10,000 requests** for that alone. Then, right behind it, "Illegal Dumping Item Pickup" racked up another **7,196 requests**. No mames, that's a lot of old couches and mattresses just chilling on our sidewalks. It's like, you're trying to get a decent photo of the jacarandas blooming in May, and there’s a whole set of tires blocking the shot.
Here's the breakdown:
* **Item Pickups:** 9,399 requests * **Illegal Dumping Item Pickup:** 7,196 requests * **Graffiti Removal:** Over 6,400 requests combined
It really makes you think about what our public works crews are dealing with daily, ya sabes? And it tells you what people are seeing in their neighborhoods, like, right outside their doors from Boyle Heights to the Valley. It’s not just a Westside problem, trust me. Keep an eye on how the city budgets for these services next, because these numbers aren't going down on their own.
That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.
Marisol Vega-Cisneros (@mari_v_eastside)
Oye, you gotta hear the crew talk about this on the morning show — catch it live at mornings.live.