The story of Los Angeles · October 21 to October 28
Road hazard reports piled up downtown while the citywide total held steady
Vandalism ran below normal citywide, but Koreatown, Westlake and Chinatown stood out, and overnight closures lingered on the 101 and the 47.
52 road hazard reports near Downtown LA this week, usually about 9
Los Angeles logged 2,706 road hazard reports this week, close to the usual 2,819. The difference was where they landed. Downtown LA had 52 against about 9 in a normal week, Reseda 14 against about 1, Mid-Wilshire 11 against about 0.3, and San Pedro 9 against about 0.4.
Vandalism went the other way citywide, with 11,476 reports against a usual 14,801. A few places still ran hot. Koreatown had 67 reports in one small area and Westlake 65, while Chinatown had 13 against about 1 usual.
On the freeways, Caltrans kept full closures listed on the southbound 101 in Encino and near 1st Street downtown well into the morning commute, and on northbound SR-47 in San Pedro. CHP logged fatal collisions on the northbound 57 at Brea Canyon Road near Diamond Bar and at Avalon Boulevard and East 122nd Street in Watts.
Weather alerts ran above normal, at 172 against a usual 114. Public order reports were well below, at 19 against a usual 80.