LA Department of Public Works

 

The Department of Public Works' website offers a list of public services available for residents. 

Graffiti Removal- Hotline (800) 675-4357. The graffiti removal hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A 48-hour response is expected when calls are received. There is also a Graffiti removal form.   

Installing Trash Cans at Bus Stops- In an effort to reduce trash from the roads, the County has installed trash bins at most bus stop locations. If you want to report a dirty shelter or excess trash, please call (626) 458-3961 to have a trashcan installed. 

Potholes- By filling out a simple form the DPW respond to customers within 2 business days.

Street Lights- Form for getting a street light fixed or installed.

Other forms:

• Tree Trimming Request
• Traffic Light Problem
• Street Drainage Problem
• Street Sweeping Request

You can follow the Depart of Public Works on Twitter.  

Reggie The Alligator has a New Companion at the LA Zoo!

Famous for living in Harbor City's Machado Lake several years ago, Reggie the Alligator will now have a female companion at the Los Angeles Zoo. Reggie is moving into a new gator pond with Cajun Kate. He was originally on exhibit in a temporary pen at the zoo in Griffith Park, which he tried to escape from in August 2007.

Cajun Kate had previously lived with Methuselah until he passed away in March. He was the zoo's oldest occupant at 70 years plus. Zoo officials then decided to pair her with Reggie, who had never before had a roommate.

Reggie was found in Machado Lake in August 2005. On May 24, 2007, Reggie was spotted sunning himself and captured, with a dog catcher's pole. The person that put him in Machado Lake, Anthony Brewer of San Pedro, pleaded no contest in 2006 to illegally possessing an alligator. He served three years of probation and paid $100,000 in compensation(Restitution) to the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.

To listen to "Reggie the Alligator" by Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, click here.