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Here is a different angle of this tragic accident. BAN is keeping the family members of the victims in our thoughts at this time.
#bospoli
#mapoli
The driver of an enflamed car that drove off an on-ramp in Boston Wednesday morning has been pronounced deceased, Boston Fire officials say.
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BAN can confirm.
According to a source familiar with the matter, an internal affairs investigation was initiated following a purported statement made by civilian employee Ms. Eugenia Lowery which said “as long as I’m in a position of power, no white people will be hired in this
BREAKING:
Is another racism scandal about to erupt in Michelle Wu's city government?
This time, Wu Klux Klan has a problem in a major agency off-site from City Hall. Multiple sources say recent hire in "human resources" was escorted from premises last week by highers-up after
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****BREAKING****
According to eyewitness testimony given to BAN,
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
was just confronted by the woman whose house she crashed into at a polling location.
Per our source, the woman asked Councilor Lara “where’s my check” before proceeding to
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#BreakingNews
On New Year's Day, the new
@BOSCityCouncil
was inaugurated in a ceremony hosted by
@MayorWu
.
What should have been a simple display of solidarity & eagerness to begin their service to Boston's residents may be an indication of the opposite.
Video footage
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*BREAKING*
For a
@BOSCityCouncil
that is often criticized for being divided along racial lines, perhaps it’s time to address the elephant in the room:
Is
@MayorWu
fanning the flames of racial division amongst the Council?
The following thread would appear so
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#bospoli
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Check out BAN's short video covering the
@MayorWu
fiasco due to her "Electeds of Color" party.
With increasing calls for her resignation, what are your thoughts? Should the Mayor of
#Boston
resign for hosting a segregated event?
#bospoli
#MayorWu
#MayorMichelleWu
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#BREAKING
Despite receiving international criticism for hosting a segregated “Electeds of Color” holiday party,
@MayorWu
took to Instagram to celebrate her participation in the event.
Notably absent is
@AyannaPressley
, although her husband Conan Harris (who is not an elected
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Thank you
@libsoftiktok
for once again shining light on what’s occurring in Boston politics.
We hope this helps incentivize our elected officials to provide voters with the transparency & accountability they rightfully deserve.
#Boston
#bospoli
Meet Boston Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (
@Tania4D7
), a radical activist and an immigrant from West Africa. During her swearing in, she refused to repeat the oath and raise her hand. She hates this country and constitution.
She previously offered resolutions for 9/23 to be
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Happy to see that
@JesseBWatters
isn't letting this story fade away. Especially thankful that
@G_CURLEY
is also willing to ask
@MayorWu
the difficult questions voters deserve answered.
#bospoli
#MayorWu
#MayorMichelleWu
#Boston
EXCLUSIVE: Primetime ambushes Boston Mayor Wu after she threw an "electeds of color" party and uninvited white people.
@G_CURLEY
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#BreakingNews
:
Evidence uncovered by BAN suggests that Council President
@Ruthzee
may have engaged in several business transactions that were not disclosed to
@cityofboston
officials, including a home purchase involving a member of
@MayorWu
's cabinet.
@Ruthzee
has often
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#BreakingNews
🧵:
Evidence obtained exclusively by BAN shows that
@BOSCityCouncil
President
@Ruthzee
isn't the only local politician who has neglected to file their financial conflict of interest disclosures.
Former Councilor Priscilla "Kenzie" Bok, who now heads the
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In 2019,
@MayorWu
claimed the
@bostonherald
's coverage of taxpayers footing the bill for a $5,000 Chinese food dinner used a "cover image promoting stereotypes so often used to mock Asian Americans."
In her publicly posted condemnation,
@MayorWu
stated "the cover distracts from
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#OathGate
🧵:
BAN would like to provide an update to our
#BreakingNews
coverage of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson's apparent unwillingness to take her "Oath of Office."
Currently, it is not confirmed if
@Tania4D7
has "re-taken" her oath.
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In response, BAN formally submits the following questions to
@MayorWu
:
- Was holding your party concurrently with the BCC’s own party an oversight or intentional?
- Do you think it’s appropriate to host work-related events that intentionally exclude based on race?
- How do
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Many of you have reached out with this article from the
@bostonglobe
.
While we would prefer not to comment on the activities of other publications, the sheer volume of messages we have received warrants an acknowledgment.
After speaking with members of our team, BAN has
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Update for
#bospoli
:
Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara has received a court summons for the incident at 803 Centre Street.
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During this same October 18, 2023 meeting, Councilor Gabriela "GiGi" Coletta (
@Gigi4District1
) intentionally & single-handedly struck down a resolution calling for the condemnation of HAMAS.
#Boston
#bospoli
#Antisemitic
Boston City Council attempts to pass a resolution standing with Israel but member Tanya Fernandez Anderson had other plans stating “it’s pretentious and it’s horrible … Hamas military group launched a massive military operation … we only talk about people with money and
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For those who have messaged us, BAN initially requested the
@CityOfBoston
records showing
@CllrKendraLara
's parking garage usage at City Hall on July 5, 2023.
On July 20, 2023, the City requested 15 additional days to process the request and produce the relevant records.
We
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**Kendra Lara Audit Records**
An audit conducted on the campaign finances
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
shows that she used her official campaign account to pay for gas at a Sunoco on August 21, 2022, in direct violation of the state's campaign finance law.
This is one
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BREAKING:
@BOSCityCouncil
Tania Fernandes Anderson (
@tania4d7
) to pay $5,000 civil penalty after it was determined she violated conflict of interest law by hiring her sister and son to paid government positions which totaled $140,000 annually.
After the termination of her
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Update:
We have just been notified that incumbent
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
has just conceded tonight's preliminary election for District 6.
Voters will decide between candidates William King and Ben Weber in the upcoming general election.
#bospoli
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Special thanks to
@rasheednwalters
for acknowledging BAN’s breaking coverage of the
@MayorWu
story during his appearance on
@NEWSMAX
today!
#boston
#BostonMayor
#bospoli
#mayorwu
#segregation
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Councilor Lara (
@CllrKendraLara
), we have received numerous tips that you don’t actually reside in Jamaica Plain but live in Somerville with Owen Thomas - the same individual whose car you crashed into 803 Centre St.
Do you care to affirm or deny these allegations?
#bospoli
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🧵:
BAN has released its newest investigative report regarding the controversies surrounding
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
.
You can read our coverage here,
#bospoli
:
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BREAKING: Receiving info from witnesses that the car that crashed into 803 Centre St this afternoon & resulted in an unrestrained child being transported to the hospital was operated by
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
.
Clr, do you care to affirm or deny?
#bospoli
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**Update**
Our initial coverage of
@Ruthzee
's disclosures raised several questions regarding potential conflicts that may have existed when she took office. Louijeune could easily rectify this issue by filing the appropriate paperwork with City Hall but, for some reason, has not
First full council meeting of 2024! And my first as President. Join us live or in person at 12pm. Tune in here:
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🧵:
Earlier today, newly elected
@boscitycouncil
member Sharon Durkan arrived an hour and a half late for a public meeting about BRIC.
It has since been confirmed that Councilor Durkan was out drinking heavily until well past 11:30 p.m. the night before.
#bospoli
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While we are happy that Mayor Wu's "Electeds of Color" party is getting the coverage it deserves, most outlets aren't asking the most important question:
Why did
@MayorWu
schedule her segregated party for the same day & time as the Boston City Council's own party?
#bospoli
In response, BAN formally submits the following questions to
@MayorWu
:
- Was holding your party concurrently with the BCC’s own party an oversight or intentional?
- Do you think it’s appropriate to host work-related events that intentionally exclude based on race?
- How do
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On August 6, 2023, BAN first reported on several members of the
@BOSCityCouncil
who operated accounts on the encrypted messaging app “Signal."
This coverage was in response to repeated denials from the
@CityOfBoston
stating that this app was not being used by city employees.
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@DoctorTurtleboy
was arrested for his coverage of the
#KarenRead
case.
The arrest of an independent journalist for pursuing the truth is an abomination that should be condemned by all.
BAN supports Mr. Kearney & is disheartened by this miscarriage of justice.
#bospoli
#mapoli
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This is a poor attempt to address the situation involving
@MayorWu
and her “electeds of color” event.
Articles like this are why our group was founded, for it does not promote transparency or accountability.
Nor does
@MayorWu
ignoring her voters’ concerns, which we have
Wu cites ‘political motive’ over criticism of party for elected officials of color
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#BreakingNews
Update:
In a curious reversal, the city of Boston has now contacted BAN to provide the filings for
@KenzieBok
that were previously withheld.
It appears the
@CityOfBoston
is trying to justify their original withholding by claiming that Bok's "Statements of
#BreakingNews
🧵:
Evidence obtained exclusively by BAN shows that
@BOSCityCouncil
President
@Ruthzee
isn't the only local politician who has neglected to file their financial conflict of interest disclosures.
Former Councilor Priscilla "Kenzie" Bok, who now heads the
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With all the discussion going around
#bospoli
, BAN has confirmed that the following elected officials have accounts on the encrypted messaging app "Signal" linked to their phone numbers:
-Michelle Wu (
@mayorwu
,
@wutrain
)
-Ricardo Arroyo (
@RicardoNArroyo
)**has 2 accounts**
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Next up on our countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023"
5. Mass & Cass Response
#bospoli
#mapoli
#Boston
#MayorWu
#addiction
#treatment
#homelessness
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@libsoftiktok
Councilor Anderson was also featured during our countdown of “Boston’s Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023” due to anti-Semitic remarks that were made during a
@BOSCityCouncil
meeting.
It can be viewed here:
Next up on our countdown of Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023:
8. Anti-Semitic Pride
#Boston
#bospoli
#Boston10
#Antisemitism
#IsraelHamasWar
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Breaking:
Boston City Councilor
@CllrKendraLara
has had charges formally filed at today’s magistrate hearing, which was followed shortly after by her arraignment.
Lara is due back in court on 8/16, and is facing possible prison time for her offenses.
#bospoli
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For some reason,
@MayorWu
decided to host this “Electeds of Color” event the same day & time as the
@BOSCityCouncil
’s own Holiday party:
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#bospoli
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We're happy to announce that we've finished our administrative changes and BAN's new website is back online. Click the link in our bio to take a look.
While you're there, check out our newest article on potential campaign finance violations by Boston
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@RicardoNArroyo
Councilor Arroyo, is it common for the Mayor to schedule an “Electeds of Color” holiday party for the same day & time as the Council’s own party?
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*Update*
Per a source, former Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara (
@kendralara___
) appeared in court today to address charges stemming from a June car crash that injured her young son & damaged a constituent’s home.
According to BAN’s source, Lara’s case was postponed earlier
****BREAKING****
According to eyewitness testimony given to BAN,
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
was just confronted by the woman whose house she crashed into at a polling location.
Per our source, the woman asked Councilor Lara “where’s my check” before proceeding to
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🧵: On December 6, 2023, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (
@Tania4D7
) invited two
@BostonSchools
students to be recognized before the Council.
Unknown to
@BOSCityCouncil
's other members, the students were there to relay a message that Council President
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**Update**
BAN has received confirmation from the
@CityOfBoston
Clerk that Councilor
@Tania4D7
did take her oath "yesterday late afternoon."
According to the Clerk, he "administered the oath of office which she repeated" as the Asst. Clerk stood witness.
#bospoli
#OathGate
#OathGate
🧵:
BAN would like to provide an update to our
#BreakingNews
coverage of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson's apparent unwillingness to take her "Oath of Office."
Currently, it is not confirmed if
@Tania4D7
has "re-taken" her oath.
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@BOSCityCouncil
@CllrKendraLara
CONT'D:
"it was discovered that Kendra Lara was driving with a revoked license, additionally, the vehicle she was driving was found to be unregistered."
Per source, car is registered to Owen Thomas - the same individual from Lara's infamous video reported by
@DoctorTurtleboy
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@kligris
This video is 100% real and is an excerpt of the Boston City Council’s weekly meeting for October 18, 2023.
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To answer your question
@StopAntisemites
:
After objecting to a vote, Councilor Coletta (
@Gigi4District1
) went on to say that, while the Council does "speak on geopolitical matters," this resolution condemning HAMAS is very "emotional" and that supporting it would not address
@Boston_Account
@Gigi4District1
What was your reasoning for objecting to a resolution condemning Hamas
@Gigi4District1
?
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*Update on
@MayorWu
*
As this interview with
@GBHNews
indicates,
@wutrain
has also come out in support of
@Harvard
President Claudine Gay.
It would appear that in addition to supporting segregation, Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu is also a proponent of anti-semitism & hate speech.
*BREAKING*
For a
@BOSCityCouncil
that is often criticized for being divided along racial lines, perhaps it’s time to address the elephant in the room:
Is
@MayorWu
fanning the flames of racial division amongst the Council?
The following thread would appear so
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#bospoli
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🧵 Update on "Bringing the Smoke"
According to new evidence obtained by BAN, several members of the
@BOSCityCouncil
requested to be removed from the Council's group text after Tania Anderson's hostile and threatening messages were sent.
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@BrianMPA
The oath is listed in the Boston City Charter, but we are unsure if it is mandatory.
We are looking into it, but have also emailed Councilor Louijeune for her take as she is both a lawyer and the Council President.
We also plan to follow up with the City Clerk for his
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For those who have been following the developments in the
@CllrKendraLara
story, attached is the District 6 Councilor's redacted driving record as obtained by BAN which shows numerous violations both in-state & out-of-state.
#bospoli
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*Complaint Filed*
In response to the many messages & emails BAN continues to receive regarding this incident, we have decided to make the formal complaint that was filed against
@Ruthzee
with the State Ethics Commission publicly available.
On October 31, 2023, Councilor
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Next up on our countdown of Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023:
8. Anti-Semitic Pride
#Boston
#bospoli
#Boston10
#Antisemitism
#IsraelHamasWar
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@BOSCityCouncil
@CllrKendraLara
UPDATE: Incident at 803 Centre St is confirmed to be
@CllrKendraLara
. According to reports:
"the child was not in a booster seat, which is a violation of the law...As a result, a 51A report was filed due to neglect and failure to use a proper car seat"
#bospoli
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Candidate Weber,
@ben4district6
, would you care to provide your take on this alleged incident or relay the version of events you witnessed?
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We are currently receiving unofficial election results from several sources pertaining to the
@CllrKendraLara
preliminary.
Per our source, Ward 20 - Precinct 11 is reporting the following:
Kendra Lara: 18 votes
Ben Weber: 128 votes
William King: 131 Votes
#bospoli
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@CityOfBoston
, we understand you frequently hire investigators to check the living situation of municipal employees with residency requirements.
Is it safe to assume you will do likewise with
@CllrKendraLara
?
#bospoli
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As BAN prepares for the upcoming week, here is our current FOIA/Records Request tracker.
Let's hope that this upcoming week brings more
#transparency
&
#accountability
from the
@cityofBoston
than last.
#Boston
#bospoli
#mapoli
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Here are comments
@MayorWu
provided during this weekend’s MLK breakfast pertaining to our
#BreakingNews
coverage of her “Electeds of Color” holiday party last month.
#Boston
#bospoli
#mapoli
At MLK breakfast, Wu calls critics of ‘electeds of color’ party ‘fearmongers’
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This evidence was obtained as part of a records request BAN filed with the
@CityOfBoston
specifically seeking all disclosures filed by
@KenzieBok
.
Bok also happens to be a board member of the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (
@mahahome
), a fact that her disclosure
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**Breaking Update 🧵**
BAN would like to provide a few points of clarification to those of you who have read the latest article from
@NBC10Boston
regarding
@CllrKendraLara
.
As
@SueNBCBoston
&
@kleinstar
have reported, Councilor Lara stated the following:
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Newly elected
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@EnriquePepen
is off to a rocky start, already receiving a fine from the
@OCPFReports
for violating campaign finance law.
Pepen is being required to pay $5400 in fines.
#bospoli
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Thanks to a tip from one of our followers, we can also confirm that former
@BOSCityCouncil
member and current Attorney General Andrea Campbell (
@AndreaForAG
) also has an account with Signal
#bospoli
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Councilor Lara, since your personal life has been exposed due to your own actions, we at BAN have a question for you:
Why was your license revoked,
@CllrKendraLara
?
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With the impending pre-trial criminal hearing of
@BOSCityCouncil
member
@CllrKendraLara
, many residents feel her resignation is warranted. Lara has already stated her unwillingness to resign, however.
Whereas Boston has no formal recall procedures established, is the voice of
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It is very unclear why her affordable unit listed as her address on the official court filing when Lara claims to have moved out in February when she relocated to Saint Rose.
@CityOfBoston
may want to consider investigating residency fraud.
#bospoli
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**Update on
@Tania4D7
**
For those who have been messaging & emailing regarding Councilor Anderson’s campaign expenditures to her family members, below are the
@OCPFReports
that show those payments.
Campaign funds received by her sister, Aline Mercury, amount to $1,000.00.
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After repeatedly ignoring BAN’s request for comment, Candidate
@Santana4Boston
has given an obscure explanation for his lack of voting history to other, selective news outlets.
Questions still remain, however.
What specific documentation kept you from voting,
@Henry_Santana3
?
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@EfendiMichelle
Yes, it took appealing with the Secretary of State for the to be released however.
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@OCPFReports
Lara’s treasurer, Seth Kirshenbaum along with his wife, are deeply connected with several special interest groups throughout the Boston area.
Assuming Lara is being truthful about where she lives, this would also make Kirshenbaum & his wife
@CllrKendraLara
’s landlords.
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BAN has confirmed the report from our source.
As this evidence shows,
@kendralara___
is due back in court 1/31/2024.
#Boston
#bospoli
#mapoli
*Update*
Per a source, former Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara (
@kendralara___
) appeared in court today to address charges stemming from a June car crash that injured her young son & damaged a constituent’s home.
According to BAN’s source, Lara’s case was postponed earlier
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Attorney Ben Weber, who is running for
@BOSCityCouncil
, tried to charge the
@CityOfBoston
over $350,000 in fees for a case he litigated.
According to case documents, the fees that Weber sought “had no legitimate basis” and were “extraordinarily high.”
A large portion of these
Smith v City of Boston 2012, ten Black officers filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in the promotion test for the rank of Sergeant to Lieutenant. Ben Weber, the current candidate for City Council District 6, was one of the lawyers for the Black Officers.
#bospoli
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@IssueNBCBoston
@SueNBCBoston
@NBC10Boston
Councilor Lara had other options as people on this thread have stated. Additionally, she has utilized Uber & Lyft at least 57 times since originally seeking office.
The money that was spent on those transactions totals nearly $2,000.
What, specifically, was your license
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**New Report**
Since its establishment,
@BostonOPAT
is on track to cost residents nearly $4,000,000 by the end of Fiscal Year 2024 despite opting to review only 83 complaints to date.
These 83 reviews amount to just 0.0435% of the 190,629 incidents
@bostonpolice
have responded
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Despite having reached out to
@BOSCityCouncil
President
@Ruthzee
several times, Councilor Louijeune continues to deny her constituents transparency & accountability.
Per a source within Louijeune's office, the public isn't the only ones being denied transparency but several of
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**1558 Tremont St Update**
Another member of the development team for 1558 Tremont has maximized a contribution to
@councilordurkan
The lawyer that represents Savage Properties, John Pulgini, contributed the maximum on April 28.
Dierdre Pulgini also made two separate
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@AyannaPressley
@wutrain
Congresswoman, seven people were shot in your district today. Do you have any comment on the escalating crime in Boston?
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BAN has received numerous tips regarding
@ben4district6
since yesterday's post which revealed the exuberant fees Attorney Ben Weber charged the
@cityofboston
.
Of particular interest is the lack of voting history from Mr. Weber as it applies to municipal elections.
Curiously,
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@CityOfBoston
Will
@EdforBoston
consider punitive action against
@Tania4D7
for skipping work today?
Councilor Anderson was present for Lara’s arraignment, even speaking to reporters, but could not attend today’s weekly council meeting.
Is this the representation residents deserve?
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No publicly-funded agency should be exempt from accountability or transparency.
Additionally, and similar to
@MassGovernor
, the Mass Legislature claims exemption from the state’s public records law as well.
#bospoli
#mapoli
State Auditor
@DianaDiZoglio
shares why auditing the legislature is so important to bring more transparency and accountability to the State House.
#mapoli
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@DoctorTurtleboy
@DanaKennedyLive
At least
@DoctorTurtleboy
cited our role in revealing Councilor Lara’s part in this accident.
That is how reporting is supposed to work and the reason why people in Massachusetts are abandoning mainstream outlets for independent journalists like TB Daily News.
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@SamvMontano
We have emailed every member of the
@BOSCityCouncil
as well as
@MayorWu
a list of questions we are seeking comment on. So far, not a single one has responded.
Would you be willing to provide yours as an "Elected of color" that was in attendance?
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Tragic situation involving children in the
@CityOfBoston
. The entire BAN team is praying for these victims, their families, and their community.
Violence in the
@CityOfBoston
is escalating and devastating incidents like this are becoming far too common.
#bospoli
#mapoli
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