As the Chargers’ $1.8 billion stadium-convention center heads toward the November ballot, an alternate vision will be presented Saturday for downtown’s East Village.
The so-called “East Village South Focus Plan” envisions apartment towers, high-tech start-ups, innovation-economy office compounds, new parks and plazas and maybe a convention annex or arena.
“It’s a long-term plan,” said downtown architect Rob Quigley, designer of the Central Library and outspoken critic of the stadium proposal because of its potentially negative impact on surrounding properties and East Village life. “Our attempt is to try to create a very thoughtful, solid plan that accommodates lots of uses.