“We must change from a city that shouts, ‘Not in my backyard’ to one that proclaims: ‘Yes in my backyard!’—San Diego goes YIMBY
Something awesome is happening in San Diego.
In the face of climate change, skyrocketing rent and home costs, and a housing crisis squeezing the middle class, Kevin Faulconer, San Diego’s mayor recently announced a series of proposals to face these issues head on.
In a series of tweets and proposals announced on San Diego’s 250th anniversary, the mayor proposed bold solutions to curb the homelessness and housing crisis:
Government can’t build its way out of the housing crisis. We need to get government out of the way – so constructing homes becomes easier, less expensive and faster. Here’s what we’ve done so far with Mayor @Kevin_Faulconer’s Housing SD plan: pic.twitter.com/5K4L3R0GWW
— San Diego’s Mayor (@SDMayorsOffice) January 16, 2019
You can read the full Twitter thread here.
We’re excited to work with San Diegans to pass Senate Bill 50, The More HOMES Act, and more in 2019 to solve the critical issues, and declare together, “yes in my back yard!”
We must change from a city that shouts, “Not in my backyard” to one that proclaims: “Yes in my backyard!” From a city of NIMBYs to a city of #YIMBYs! Together, we’re going to transform San Diego into a #YIMBY city! pic.twitter.com/wCg4AaiwHI
— San Diego’s Mayor (@SDMayorsOffice) January 16, 2019
For more on how Senate Bill 50 would impact San Diego and California, you can read this fantastic writeup from our friends at YIMBY Democrats of San Diego County.