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Pacific Crest Consultants is proud to announce the promotion of four PCC consultants to new positions in recognition of their outstanding work this past year. Kellen Oberts and Jeffrey Allen have been promoted to Principal Project Managers, Katie Kelly O’Connell has been promoted to Project Coordinator, and Victor Delgadillo has been promoted to Associate Project […]

Photo by Cassia Davis/© J. Paul Getty Trust Heading to the Getty Center this summer? Please join PCC in a proverbial toast to celebrate the opening of Getty’s new Trellis Bar & Lounge. PCC is the proud permitting partner with Getty in the creation of this new space. The relaxed, outdoor venue, located near the […]

BREAKING NEWS: LA Budget Fallout Funding for the unit that was working on the highly controversial, proposed Wildlife Ordinance was defunded in the city budget that took effect on Tuesday, City Planning Director Vince Bertoni announced in the department’s quarterly newsletter today. The unit was presumably working on responses to the draft ordinance that the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]