That’s because Align Real Estate is invoking state housing laws, which either bypass or override local zoning measures. Roughly 250 people met at Fort Mason for a town hall opposing the housing project. As The Standard reported , Align studied Sacramento’s new housing laws while development has been largely frozen . Had Align gone through the traditional paths of development, the Marina Safeway project would likely have been heavily downsized or not allowed at all. But his public and private feedback of the Safeway Marina has sounded anything but YIMBY.