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Don't do anything that would result in the phrase "has agreed to pay a fine for ethics violations."

In the private sector, employees who cost a company money through their errors are disciplined, demoted and often fined. Those who worked for and promoted the redistricting map in question should be held accountable for the legal costs to the city.

The Boston City Council’s failed redistricting process left taxpayers on the hook for more than $700,000 in legal fees associated with a lawsuit that forced a federal judge to throw out an electoral map that likely violated the Constitution.

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

Four children are now in the custody of the Department of Children and Families after first responders rushed to a South Boston apartment last Saturday and found a person deceased on the floor from unknown causes, officials said Thursday.