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- ↑ "SB 4 – Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act". California YIMBY. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ↑ "BREAKING: SB 4 & SB 423 Become Law". Inner City Law. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ↑ "Senator Wiener's YIGBY - Yes in God's Backyard - Bill Passes the Assembly". Senator Scott Wiener. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2024-11-30.