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LA's 311 calls tell you what Angelenos really care about

Okay so check it, fam, your boy MiTL Sports Desk is here with the real tea from City Hall, 'cause like, we gotta know what's happening with our tax dollars, right? And no mames, the latest 311 request data? It’s literally screaming.

**Your neighbors are fed up with trash on the streets**

The number one thing people are calling 311 about? Item Pickups, ya sabes. Over 9,200 requests for general item pickups and another 7,200 for *illegal dumping* pickups. That’s like, over 16,000 calls just about trash piling up on our streets! And then you got almost 3,500 calls about graffiti removal. Oye, it tells you what’s on people's minds when they're hitting that phone — it’s not about fancy new developments or whatever, it's about our neighborhoods, you know?

Here's the breakdown:

* **Item Pickups:** 9,206 requests

* **Illegal Dumping:** 7,248 requests

* **Graffiti Removal:** 3,405 requests

* **Homeless Encampment:** 1,712 requests

It really puts into perspective what people here in Los Angeles actually care about, like, what's affecting their day-to-day. It's not about some pool equipment room being added on March 4th, 2015 — yeah, that’s actually in the development data, go figure. It’s about keeping our city clean, especially east of the 110, where we actually live. This is what your City Council needs to be focusing on, not just luxury condos.

Keep an eye on what they do with these numbers. Will we see more sanitation resources? That’s the real LA, fam — east of the 110.

My morning crew always breaks this stuff down, you should totally check them out live at mornings.live.

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