Tags: Qualcomm Stadium
January 24, 2017
Marcela Escobar-Eck Weighs in on Planning for an MLS Stadium and Housing at the Q
Original article appears on Voice of San Diego
A new proposal for the Qualcomm Stadium site includes a $200 million stadium, a river park, student housing and more. It’s unclear whether San Diegans will get to weigh in with a public vote, but there’s no shortage of opinions about how this should play out. We asked local urban planners, architects and community members what they want to see happen to the site.
October 3, 2016
Measure C Debate
Original article appears on Voice of San Diego
One of the biggest crowds at Politifest was at the debate over Measure C, the Chargers’ plan to build a convadium in East Village. City Councilman Chris Cate, architect Rob Quigley and former San Diego Economic Development Corp. CEO Julie Meier-Wright argued against the measure; while Chargers adviser Marcela Escobar-Eck, the San Diego Stadium Coalition’s Jason Riggs and Save Our Bolts’ Thomas Powell made a case for it.
July 31, 2015
The Stadium Study’s Magically Shortened 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.