In The News
February 23, 2015
What Stores Would Marcela Escobar’s One Paseo Bring?
Original article appears on San Diego Union Tribune
The mixed-use One Paseo project may be controversial, but there's one thing developers and many residents can agree on: Carmel Valley needs more shopping options.
February 23, 2015
The Right Project at the Right Time: How Marcela Escobar Helped Bring a Walkable, Mixed-Use Vision to One Paseo
One Paseo was approved by the San Diego City Council on Monday night, with some minor modifications, after a seven-hour meeting attended by hundreds of Carmel Valley residents, project supporters and experts.
February 23, 2015
The Right Project at the Right Time: How Marcela Escobar Helped Move San Diego’s Smart-Growth Vision Forward
Original article appears on San Diego Union Tribune
Possibly paving the way for more intense development in many parts of San Diego, the City Council voted 7-2 on Monday night in favor of the controversial One Paseo mixed-use project in Carmel Valley.
February 22, 2015
Marcela Escobar’s One Paseo Project Key to Future SD Growth
Original article appears on San Diego Union Tribune
Is a dense project proposed for Carmel Valley the kind of “smart growth” that needs to become the norm in San Diego, or is it an overly ambitious neighborhood nightmare? That’s the question facing San Diego City Council members as they prepare to vote Monday evening on One Paseo, a proposed 1.4 million-square-foot complex of office buildings, condos and retail stores.
February 21, 2015
Atlantis Group Engages Community as Debate Over One Paseo Continues in Carmel Valley
Original article appears on KPBS
The San Diego City Council on Monday is scheduled to hold a public hearing and could vote to approve the $630 million One Paseo development that is proposed for a 23-acre lot on Del Mar Heights Road in Carmel Valley.
September 12, 2014
Atlantis Group Works to Improve One Paseo Project as Carmel Valley Planning Commission Raises Concerns
Original article appears on NBC 7 News
Developers say they will present the proposal as-is to San Diego planners
September 12, 2014
Balancing Growth and Community: How Marcela Escobar Advanced a Smart-Growth Vision for Carmel Valley’s Future
Original article appears on San Diego Union Tribune
Community leaders in Carmel Valley rejected Thursday night a mixed-use project that’s been called a key test case for future growth in San Diego.
January 27, 2014
Q&A with Marcela Escobar
After several years of working in the public sec tor, Marcela Escobar-Eck started the Atlantis Group, a land use and strategic planning consulting firm in San Diego. Atlantis was recently named a best new emerging company by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Escobar-Eck took a few minutes recently to discuss about the company, her plan for success and some things that might surprise those who know her
January 24, 2014
50 People to Watch Follow-Up San Diego Magazine
Original article appears on San Diego Magazine
December 12, 2012
Marcela Escobar named one of the “50 People to Watch 2013”
Original article appears on San Diego Magazine
The NIMBY movement has set up shop in Carmel Valley, as residents are ready for a fight in 2013 over the Kilroy Realty Corporation’s One Paseo project involving housing and density and a whole lotta retail. They’re going to need a lot of help, because the One Paseo project has hired Escobar-Eck to be its community and government relations consultant.