Align Real Estate's Marina Safeway Project Faces Community Opposition
Align Real Estate, in partnership with Albertsons, is moving forward with a controversial waterfront development project in San Francisco's Marina district. The project involves replacing a Safeway store with a 22-story, 800-unit housing complex. Despite significant opposition from local residents and city officials, the developers have leveraged state housing laws to bypass traditional community input processes. These laws, designed to expedite housing development, have allowed Align to proceed without the usual discretionary reviews, catching the community off guard. 
