In The News
June 24, 2016
“What’s a YIMBY?” Maya Rosas explains.
Original article appears on Voice of San Diego
Two San Diegans are trying to bring a national movement to town in which activists beg cities to build more homes in their neighborhoods, turning on its head the more common “not in my backyard” mentality. They joined the show this week to tell us how it’s going.
March 18, 2016
Marcela Escobar Contributes Land-Use Expertise to San Diego’s Climate Action Plan
Original article appears on CBS8
A working group formed to implement provisions of the city of San Diego's plan to address climate change held its inaugural meeting Friday and will soon begin issuing recommendations.
February 25, 2016
Marcela Escobar Speaks Out Against Down-Zoning in Uptown
Original article appears on San Diego Uptown News
The Uptown Planners have gone “back to the future” by turning down the January revisions to the Uptown Community Plan update and directing city planners to return to the June 2015 version. The volunteer group voted 11-2, with one abstention, on Feb. 16 to reject the latest revisions to the Land Use Element, which encouraged higher density along Uptown’s major transit corridors: Park Boulevard, Washington Street, University Avenue, and Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues. Six bus lines provide service to those areas.
January 26, 2016
Marcela Escobar Champions Environmental Stewardship in Winning Approval for San Diego’s Armenian Church Campus
Original article appears on Asbarez
In a historic vote of 11-0, the California State Coastal Commission approved St. John Garabed Armenian Church’s application to build a new church campus near Del Mar, California. The vote was taken on Thursday, January 14, 2016 in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chambers. The new campus, which will be built in stages over a period of several years, will include a sanctuary, social hall, education center, library, gymnasium, youth center, Armenian heritage park, picnic and meditation space, and abundant parking.
July 31, 2015
Marcela Escobar Explains How Strategic Insight Helped Navigate a Breakneck Stadium Study Timeline
Original article appears on Voice of San Diego
Land use consultant Marcela Escobar-Eck schools us on the technical details of stepping on the gas to get the Chargers stadium’s environmental impact report done.
March 17, 2015
Marcela Escobar: ‘We Can’t Continue to Grow Out; We Have to Grow Up’
Original article appears on Voice of San Diego
On a special edition podcast, land use consultant Marcela Escobar-Eck gets in deep on some of San Diego’s biggest projects she’s worked on.
February 24, 2015
How Marcela Escobar Helped Shape One Paseo Into a Community-Focused Development That Delivers Middle-Class Housing
Original article appears on KPBS
The San Diego City Council Monday night tentatively approved a 23.6-acre mixed-use housing, retail and office project in Carmel Valley following several hours of testimony from hundreds of opponents and supporters and a few slight modifications.
February 23, 2015
Marcela Escobar with Atlantis Group Advances Smart, Mixed‑Use Growth as San Diego City Council Approves Controversial One Paseo Project
Original article appears on Times of San Diego
After a marathon seven-hour session, with hundreds of opponents and supporters in attendance, the San Diego City Council on Monday approved the controversial $750 million One Paseo project in Carmel Valley.
February 23, 2015
Atlantis Group Sparks Community Engagement as One Paseo Development Meeting Draws Crowds in Carmel Valley
Original article appears on Fox 5 News
With 7 to 2 vote, the San Diego City Council approved a controversial 23.6-acre mixed-use development proposed for Carmel Valley.
February 23, 2015
Atlantis Group Celebrates as San Diego City Council Approves One Paseo Mixed‑Use Development, Advancing Community Growth
Original article appears on ABC 10 News
The San Diego City Council on Monday evening tentatively approved a 23.6-acre mixed-use housing, retail and office project in Carmel Valley following several hours of testimony from hundreds of opponents and supporters and a few slight modifications.