City News, LADBS, Wild Fires
Mayor Bass Issues Executive Order to Help Property Owners with Post-Fire Rebuilds
Mayor Bass announced Monday night a sweeping executive order intended to allow property owners who lost their homes and businesses in this month’s fires to quickly rebuild “like for like.” The executive order is intended to help property owners who want to rebuild the structure(s) on their parcels within 110 percent of their previously existing, […]
City News, LADBS, Planning, Wild Fires
Wildfires’ Impact on LA Construction Services
In light of the tragic, wind-driven wildfires around Los Angeles County this week, many local construction services offices are shifting their resources in response. Utilities such as LADWP, the Gas Co., etc., are moving a significant amount of personnel into damage assessment and repair. Departments that oversee public resources (such as city and county departments […]
PCCLA
PCC Elves Permitted Shops & Restaurants Around Los Angeles Area
As shoppers fill local malls and stores, PCC takes pride in knowing that we helped several retailers and restauranteurs open new stores and eateries and/or refresh their existing stores/restaurants during this past year. The most recent Grand Opening occurred on Black Friday, when Venice-based American Beauty opened its newest steakhouse at the Grove and Win-Dow […]
City News
Deadline Extended to Obtain Permanent Al Fresco Permit
Mayor Bass announced earlier this month a 1-year extension on the deadline for filing to obtain permits that would allow restaurants to keep the Al Fresco eating areas that were created during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second deadline extension announced for this important program. Prior to her announcement, restaurants were required to file […]
PCCLA
Cathy Medina Promoted to PCC Director
Pacific Crest Consultants is proud to announce the promotion of veteran permit consultant Cathy Medina to Director, effective Jan. 1. Cathy is one of the most experienced permit consultants in Los Angeles. She has worked on a variety of commercial, office, restaurants and residential projects for PCC’s clients since she joined our firm in 2007. […]
City News, LADBS, Planning
City Delays Wildlife Ordinance as Opposition Grows
The City Council’s PLUM Committee decided to NOT hold a hearing on the controversial draft Wildlife Ordinance at its Nov. 19 meeting. The decision was in response to the strong backlash that swept over the committee after the City Attorney released the draft ordinance last month. Among those who submitted letters to the case file […]
PCCLA
Catie Parker Promoted to PCC Project Administrator
Catie Parker – a project assistant from previous summers – rejoined PCC this summer in a new role: Project Administrator. As such, Catie is helping PCC HQ staff with company-wide programs and initiatives. She has also taken over PCC’s social media outreach. Before returning to PCC, Catie spent a year in Taiwan as a Fullbright […]
PCCLA
PCC Hires Veteran Project Manager Aaron Mendelsohn
Aaron Mendelsohn recently joined the PCC team as a Project Manager. Aaron has 6+ years of experience in managing projects around the greater Los Angeles area and across the country. Among the projects he has overseen: a 450-unit, mixed-use TOD on Metro’s Bunker Hill property in DTLA, an affordable and market-rate residential project near LA […]
PCCLA
PCC Hires Veteran Consultant Jeff Allen
Jeff Allen recently joined the PCC team as a Sr. Project Manager. Jeff has approximately 20 years of experience obtaining entitlements and building permits in the city of Los Angeles. The first decade of his career was spent as a planner at Planning Associates Inc. where he learned entitlements from Tom Stemnock, a former Zoning […]
City News, LADBS, Planning
Wildlife Ordinance Coming Back to City Council this Fall
Pacific Crest Consultants has learned from knowledgeable sources within City Hall that the updated/edited version of the proposed Wildlife Ordinance will resurface in time for it to be approved before the end of the year. The current tentative plan is for the City Council’s Planning & Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) to hold a hearing […]
