Architect Michael Stepner is a native of Chicago but he has lived and worked in San Diego since 1971. He worked  in the City Planning Department until 1997 and since that time he has been teaching and consulting. He became San Diego's first and only City Architect and is a former Dean of NewSchool of Architecture & Design. He was prominent in planning and creating the successful Gaslamp District and
 is very much involved in the current waterfront development. He has a wealth of knowledge which he freely shares with the public and is a prominent civic leader.

 

Mike's Articles:

                            Overview of the Evolution of San Diego May 2003
                            History of Planning in Centre City San Diego Aug. 2010
                            Orchids and Onions and San Diego's Waterfront Dec. 2010
                            Downtown More than Buildings by Cary Lowe and Mike Stepner (Union-Tribune Jan .13, 2011)
                            A Vision of San Diego as a Great City of the 21st Century by Mike Stepner and Mary Lydon
                            (Union-Tribune Apr. 17, 2011)    
      
An Interview:

                            Building on History--an interview with Mike Stepner by Randy Dotinga
                                                                (Voice of San Diego Dec. 26, 2008)