UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 PACIFIC ETHANOL INC (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 69423U305 (CUSIP Number) March 1, 2019 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ]	Rule 13d-1(b) [X]	Rule 13d-1(c) [_]	Rule 13d-1(d) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 290846203 1.	Names of Reporting Persons 	Laurence W. Lytton 2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group 	Not Applicable 3.	SEC Use Only 4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization 	USA Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With 5.	Sole Voting Power	2,285,697 6.	Shared Voting Power	7,400 7.	Sole Dispositive Power 2,285,697 8.	Shared Dispositive Power 7,400 9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 		2,293,097 10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain 	Shares (See Instructions)	[_] 	Not Applicable 11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 		5.0 % (1) 	(1) based on 45,716,235 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 1, 2018	as reported in the September 30, 2018 10-Q filed November 2, 2018. 12.	Type of Reporting Person (See 	Instructions) 		IN Item 1. (a)	Name of Issuer PACIFIC ETHANOL INC (b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 	400 Capitol Mall Ste 2060, Sacramento,CA 95814-4436 Item 2. (a)	Name of Person Filing 	Laurence W. Lytton (b)	Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence 	467 CPW NY, NY 10025 (c)	Citizenship 	USA (d)	Title of Class of Securities 	Common Stock (e)	CUSIP Number 	69423U305 Item 3.	 not applicable Item 4.	Ownership. 		Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. 	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 2,293,097 shares consisting of 		1,909,601 held by the reporting person, 79,997 held by the AWL 		Family LLC, 241,099 held by the Lytton-Kambara Foundation, 		45,000 held by the WWL Trust, and 17,400 shares held by other related accounts. 	(b)	Percent of class: 5.0% 	(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has: 	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 		2,285,697 	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 		 7,400 	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 	2,285,697 	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 7,400 Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. 	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following [ ]. Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. 	not applicable Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. 		Not Applicable Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. 		Not Applicable Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group. 		Not Applicable Item 10.	Certifications. 	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE 	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. ________3/11/19____________________________ Date ____s/ Laurence W. Lytton____________________________ Signature _____Laurence W. Lytton___________________________ Name/Title