The City of San Jose could soon allow religious institutions to build affordable housing on their properties under a proposal put forth by the mayor’s office to amend the city’s charter.
Dubbed “YIGBY,” the effort is a direct response to opponents of development projects often referred to as NIMBYs, an acronym for “Not in My Backyard.”“YIGBY stands for Yes in God’s Backyard. Many churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques stood up and said ‘Look, we have parking lots, we have extra lots that we can build in. Can we build affordable housing in those spaces?’” said Mayor Sam Liccardo.
“NIMBYs have drawn fire, and perhaps appropriately so in many cases, where there’s been too much pushback against the kind of housing that we currently need in our communities,” said Mayor Liccardo. “We know that there are reasonable concerns that every neighborhood has, and should have, whether it’s around traffic, or parking or whatever it might be. We should squarely address those issues and work through them with the community. But fundamentally, we’ve got to make room for more Californians.
“If God has blessed us with property in the area right now, how can we use that property to serve our community?” said Pastor Foreman.
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