Lessons from California’s NIMBYs

Given his determination to swing a socialist wrecking ball at our national economy, it’s no surprise that Bernie Sanders also embraces destructive policies at the local level.

He’s a NIMBY (for “Not In My Back Yard”), recently declaring his opposition to constructing 10,000 badly needed housing units on a defunct race track in East Boston. He tweeted that “we need affordable housing for all instead of more gentrifying luxury developments for the few.”