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Education:
  • B.S., Environmental Science, Technology and Policy, California State University - Monterey Bay
  • Certificate in Real Estate Development, San Jose State University
  • M.A., Urban Planning, San Jose State University
Memberships
  • American Planning Association (APA)
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Jacob Garcia

Senior Planner

Jacob Garcia is a Senior Planner with a background in land use planning, natural resource planning, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He has been with Good City Company since 2019 and provides contract planning services to the City of San Carlos, City of Pacifica, City of Menlo Park, City of Belmont and the Town of Portola Valley.

Jacob currently manages development projects throughout the entitlement process. As such his duties include current planning assistance, design review and Zoning conformance review, and preparing and presenting staff reports before various design review boards, planning commissions and city councils. He assists jurisdictions with zoning amendments and policy research and implementation. He takes pride in providing excellent customer service and serving as a liaison to community groups and residents on behalf of cities and their various committees.

​Jacob also has experience supporting the management of sustainability programs, staffing cities’ environmental committees, and facilitating wet weather construction site inspections and annual stormwater reporting. Before joining Good City, Jacob worked for multiple public and private land management agencies providing natural resource and conservation planning services such as public outreach, data collection, data analysis, and research.

Project Experience Highlights: 
  • Stanford University, Belmont Campus, Conceptual Development Plan (CDP) and Development Agreement (DA), Belmont, CA
  • Woodside Priory School, CUP Amendment, Athletic Center, and Campus Improvements, Portola Valley, CA
  • 888 Bransten, Life Science Project, Alexandria Real Estate, San Carlos, CA
  • 1021 Howard, Life Science Project, San Carlos, CA 
  • Willow Commons, Supportive Housing and Density Bonus Project, Portola Valley, CA  
  • Fairmont Shopping Center, Master Use List, Zoning Amendment, Pacifica, CA
  • Monitoring Urban Wildlife Corridors in San Diego County, Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM), CA*
  • Ten Mile Canyon ACEC Draft Watershed Management and Monitoring Plan, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office, UT*
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