Signs you are here
- The project needs CEQA review, a Coastal Commission approval, or a plan amendment.
- A city or port has issued an RFP, and you need a team that can win it and deliver.
- Neighbors, council offices, and agencies are not aligned.
- A downtown or corridor needs owners and the city pointed at the same plan.
How I work it
- Map the pathEvery approval, agency, and stakeholder, and the order they come in.
- Build the caseThe public benefit, the funding, and the community support.
- Run the processConsultants, agencies, hearings, and the paperwork.
- Keep it movingThe relationships that get a project through the system, not around it.
Where I have done it
Civic · Public ProcessPort of San Diego RFPA vacant waterfront car-rental building, a competitive RFP, and 20+ agencies to align.Civic · Downtown RevitalizationDowntown Santa Monica Leadership ForumThe right people in one room, pointed at the same plan.Hotels · ConversionHyatt House & Hyatt Place LAXA 258,000 SF office building becomes a 401-key dual-brand hotel.
Questions
Have you won a public RFP?
Yes. The Port of San Diego RFP for lower-cost waterfront lodging. I conceived the conversion, raised $750K of startup capital, and coordinated 20+ consultants and agencies through the approvals.
Do you work with cities on revitalization?
Yes. Through CALS, the nonprofit I co-founded, I produced a two-part downtown leadership forum with the City of Santa Monica. Through Hozzo, I work with business improvement districts and the people who run them.
Do you handle the California Coastal Commission?
Yes. The San Diego project required a Coastal Commission approval, and coastal access is the mission of CALS.