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City Beat: L.A.’s 311 operators field some unusual calls

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“One call to City Hall” -- that’s how Los Angeles bills its 311 information line.

Just dial the three numbers for help with any city service.

Some callers interpret that offer very broadly. They make some peculiar requests.

One man once called shouting, irate. Someone had littered his lawn with Butterball turkeys. He expected the city to send someone out immediately to take the shrink-wrapped birds away.

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Read the story of the turkeys and more in my latest City Beat story.

And check out what I sent out on Twitter from the scene:

-- Nita Lelyveld

Follow City Beat on Twitter at @latimescitybeat and on Facebook. Send ideas for City Beat dispatches to nita.lelyveld@latimes.com.


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