They are complaining about Google's proposal to expand light rail in surrounding areas, arguing that the residential land is so precious there and shouldn't be disrupted. Sounds like NIMBY activism.
There is also no residential land right now at this spot. It’s potential residential land that would need to be built, that’s the whole point of the neighborhood but right now it’s the old land of the port, there isn’t any residents.
I’m not sure if you are misleading on purpose or not, but you have twisted reality entirely on this one.