Or maybe it’s not a surprise. As I’ve noted in the past, Gov. Healey has a  pragmatic side to her progressive politics – and her opposition to the radical rent control measure, as GBH reports, is definitely an example of that pragmatic streak.

Will her opposition make a difference? Probably not. And recall that her predecessor, Charlie Baker, seemed to be a walking jinx when it came to his endorsement or opposition to ballot questions. Still, it’s nice to know Healey is standing up to the extreme proposal favored by other (though not all) progressives. … Btw: Might as well point out that Mayor Wu has previously expressed her own reservations about the rent-control measure.