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This audio segment contains recordings of former Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara confirming that she has been using an alias, and that her legal name is really Kendra Hicks.

During this meeting, Anderson's colleagues reported feeling "blindsided" by the Councilor's use of the recognition ceremony for Boston Public School students to push a pro-Palestine agenda.

This is an excerpt from a Boston City Council meeting that occurred on October 18, 2023. Councilor Gabriela "Gigi" Coletta objects to a resolution proposed by Councilor Michael Flaherty that proposed standing with the people of Israel by condemning the actions of HAMAS.

This video, originally published on January 5, 2024, is intended to provide an update to our breaking coverage of what appears to be Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson failing to take her oath of office during the Boston City Council 2024 Inauguration Ceremony.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." In this segment, we discuss 5 of the most prominent and controversial legal cases/challenges facing Mayor Michelle Wu and the city of Boston from 2023. While this is not an exhaustive list of all the litigation involving the city of Boston, we have determined these to be the most significant. They include: - Arrest of George Williams, coordinator for Mayor Wu's Reparations Task Force - A federal judge overturning the redistricting map proposed by the Boston City Council due to likely violations of the 14th Amendment - A discrimination, toxic work environment, and sexual harassment law suit filed against Mayor Wu's appointee Brianna Millor stemming from comments made using an illegal, encrypted messaging app for city business. - A discrimination lawsuit was filed against Michelle Wu by restaurant owners in Boston's North End. -An indictment of Boston Mayor Wu's appointee Frida Brasfield for drug smuggling and money laundering charges.

This video provides a monthly breakdown of how Mayor Michelle Wu and the city of Boston approached the intersecting crises at Mass & Cass (also known as "Methadone Mile") throughout 2022. It is intended to provide more context for the video featured in our 2023 Countdown of Boston's Top 10 political controversies. More specifically, #5: Mass & Cass Response.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." In this segment, BAN covers the approach by Mayor Michelle Wu and the city of Boston in dealing with the addiction and homelessness crisis at Boston's infamous Mass & Cass, also known as "Methadone Mile."

This video, first obtained by BAN, appears to show Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson failing to take her "Oath of Office" during the Council's inauguration ceremony on January 1, 2024.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." In this segment, BAN covers two car crashes involving elected politicians in Boston. The first was an incident involving Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, when her vehicle drove through a red light with lights & sirens on, causing a woman and child to crash into them. The second crash involves Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara (Hicks), after she crashed into a constituent's home while driving without a license in an uninsured, unregistered, and uninspected car. This incident sent her special needs child to the hospital with a head laceration.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." This segment covers an incident in which four children were alleged to be hidden from first responders after they responded to an incident where an individual had died. According to first responders, the house was extremely unsanitary and was being occupied by several transsexual men, who had sex toys and drug paraphernalia strewn about the unit. Many residents believe that Boston's Mayor Wu tried to exploit this incident for her own political purposes after she denied the validity of the Boston Fire Department's report.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." In this segment, various members of the Boston City Council dispute a resolution expressing solidarity with Israel and includes footage of Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson openly declaring that she, as a Muslim woman, is an anti-semite.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." This segment covers the resignation of U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins and her collusion with Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo to smear his opponent, Kevin Hayden, in their contest for Suffolk County District Attorney.

BAN has released its countdown of "Boston's Top 10 Political Controversies of 2023." This segment covers the controversial "Electeds of Color" holiday party held by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu which many have considered to be a "no whites allowed" event.

View BAN's official video release from the days after we first exposed email records indicating that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was hosting a segregated Christmas party excluding the city's white politicians.

This is the campaign video released by Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo during his 2023 re-election bid. Arroyo witnessed a historic defeat during this election, which came just months after his collusion with former U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins was exposed.

This user-submitted footage shows two individuals engaged in a drug transaction at Boston's aquarium station on July 14, 2023.

This video shows a violent assault that occurred outside of a South Boston bar on July 21, 2023.

Boston City Councilor, who chaired the city's Committee on Ways & Means, delivers remarks following the budget fiasco involving Mayor Wu. As Chair, Anderson approved a participatory budget recommendation that slashed nearly $40 million dollars from the city's veterans services and police budgets.

This file contains the official radio traffic of the Boston Police Department as they responded to an alleged swatting incident at the home of Mayor Michelle Wu on Christmas Day, 2023.

This video contains the full excerpt of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson's aggressive outburst during a Council meeting where she uses vulgarity in addition to threatening her colleagues.

This video obtained via traffic camera surveillance shows Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's police escort vehicle driving through a red light and causing a head-on collision with a woman and her infant child. The woman and child were transported by ambulance to the hospital and have since had to sue the city of Boston due to the incident. Mayor Wu has largely avoided accountability for her role in this accident.

This video, taken during a Boston City Council public meeting, features Councilor Tania Anderson losing her temper on the floor of the Ianella Chamber. In addition to using vulgar language, Anderson also threatens her colleagues and members of the public in attendance.

On December 6, 2023, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson invited two Boston Public Schools students to be recognized before the Council. Unknown to the Boston City Council's other members, the students were there to relay a message that Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn described as "blatantly antisemitic." One of the students went as far as saying "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" - a phrase the Anti-Defamation League has deemed #antisemitic. Other Council members report feeling "blindsided" by Councilor Anderson's actions that day. You can read our coverage, which includes the full ceremony, here: https://www.bostonaccountabilitynetwork.com/reports/from-the-river-to-the-sea