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References
- ↑ "Affordable Housing Shortage Examined," University of California-Riverside
- ↑ "Housing affordability requires turning NIMBYs into YIMBYs," Orange County Register
- ↑ "Affordable Housing: A National Crisis," California CEO
- ↑ "National CORE CEO testifies before Congress on housing affordability crisis," National CORE
- ↑ "Steve PonTell," LinkeIn
- ↑ California Endowment
- ↑ "National CORE breaks ground on affordable housing for formerly homeless population". Union Station Homeless Services. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ California Endowment
- ↑ National Housing Conference
- ↑ "Affordable Housing: A National Crisis," California CEO
- ↑ 2015 California Committee Hearing on Affordable Housing
- ↑ "Housing summit seeks more YIMBY, less NIMBY" Orange County Register