![Developer Forrest Linebarger stands in a plot of land he plans to develop into senior housing in Los Altos Hills, Calif., on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Developer Forrest Linebarger stands in a plot of land he plans to develop into senior housing in Los Altos Hills, Calif., on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SJM-L-NIMBY-1.jpg?w=518)
The tool promised to give developers power to override local zoning — but cities are holding up projects in litigation, refusing to give up control.
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