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After a chaotic term, the Boston City Council is on the ballot this fall, with a slate of races that are as much about competence and cooperation as they are about ideology.

Flynn says a warrant sweep of the homeless encampment is “necessary” at what he calls a “rapidly deteriorating” site.

Ogletree was a giant of the law, a force of nature and for justice. Then came Alzheimer’s, and the cruel unraveling.

Lawmakers are requesting that law enforcement conduct warrant enforcement in the area that some refer to as ‘ground zero’ of Boston’s opioid epidemic.

Multiple officials called on police to heighten enforcement at Mass. and Cass after Mayor Wu said the area had gotten more dangerous recently.

Pressure is mounting to clean up the open-air drug market that is the area surrounding the Boston intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, with lawmakers demanding that police sweep the area.

Members of the Boston City Council have faced allegations, investigations, and charges over the past year.

As she runs for a second term, receiving the same backing from two years ago is an open question.

Durkan, 32, a Democratic activist who has worked for Mayor Michelle Wu and US Senator Edward Markey, won 70 percent of the vote over Montez Hawywood, a veteran prosecutor, during Tuesday's special election.

PR executive George Regan provided no specifics about what might be collapsing. But what has collapsed is the power of white men. Still, there are grounds for serious debate about the city’s future. But the way this story came out undercuts those legitimate concerns.