"A Stain on the Constitution"

"In response, the California Real Estate Assn., the forerunner of today's California Assn. of Realtors, put forward a ballot initiative to amend the Constitution to require a public vote before such housing could be built. The campaign argued that voters should get a say because public housing creates taxpayer debts. The effort also relied heavily on anti-communist and segregationist messaging."

Liam Dillon at the Los Angeles Times reports on efforts Article 34 of the California Constitution.