In The News
February 21, 2015
Both Sides Debate Merits of One Paseo Project 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
Carmel Valley Planning Commission Rejects One Paseo’s Main Street Plan
Original article appears on NBC 7 News
Developers say they will present the proposal as-is to San Diego planners
September 12, 2014
Key project suffers setback
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-Eck
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-Eck 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.
February 2, 2007
Kathi Riser to Present at New Partners for Smart Growth Conference.
Original article appears on The Free Library
McMillin's Vice President of Land Development Will Share Knowledge of Base Reuse
January 23, 2007
City Approves Building Despite FAA Warnings [AUDIO]
Original article appears on KPBS
If you live near Montgomery Field, you know that there’s a tall building going up right off of the 163. It’s a 180-feet-tall. And that is a fact the Federal Aviation Administration is not happy about. The FAA considers the tall building a flight hazard. And it has told the developer that it can build no higher than 160 feet. Caltrans has also criticized the building, and has asked the city to strictly enforce the 160-foot limit.
October 1, 2006
Mayor Announces Escobar-Eck as City’s New Director of Development Services
Mayor Jerry Sanders today announced that Marcela Escobar-Eck has been a ppointed director of the City’s Development Services Department. In this role she will oversee all operations of a complex, regulatory department with a $61.5 million budget and 576 employees. She will begin work on Oct. 4.