The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization urged the Los Gatos Town Council, Tuesday, to grant the West Valley Muslim Association’s (WVMA) appeal challenging 19 of the 33 new conditions imposed by the Planning Commission on the Los Gatos Islamic Center.
CAIR-SFBA submitted a letter supporting WVMA’s appeal, demanding the Town Council to preserve the permit approved by Planning Commission for WVMA’s property at 19679 Farley Rd. on May 21—and to remove (or improve) 19 “unlawful” conditions imposed on the mosque.
“Approving a mosque’s permit while attaching uniquely burdensome conditions is not equal treatment,” said CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo, in a release. “Los Gatos should not impose restrictions on WVMA that it would not impose on other houses of worship. The Town Council should grant the appeal and ensure that any conditions are neutral, evidence-based, and consistent with federal religious freedom protections.”…