Boston City Council calls for 'immediate' public safety briefing from Mayor Wu after July 4 violence

The Boston City Council passed a resolution calling for a “public safety summit” and review of the mayor’s summer safety plan ...

The safest big city? In Boston, after a deadly weekend, a new argument over an old problem

Amid recent holiday violence, Boston officials debate public safety, citing disparities in crime impact and calls for more ...

Boston city councilor pushes Mayor Wu to increase spending to avoid 400 teacher layoffs

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the Wu administration to increase spending beyond the $4.9 billion city budget ...

Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia treated by EMS after appearing to experience a medical emergency during council meeting

The Boston City Council’s regular meeting abruptly recessed Wednesday after Councilor Julia Mejia appeared to experience a ...
CBS News

Protest held against Waymo in Boston as city council holds hearing on self-driving cars

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Venezuelan flag raising at Boston City Hall commemorates independence, earthquake tragedy

Residents, community leaders, and local and state officials held Venezuelan flags, as the larger flag was raised at half ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Boston’s Michelle Wu Is a Model Wartime Mayor

On the bright, brisk morning of March 5, Boston celebrated the anniversary of the Boston Massacre. In 1770, a band of skittish British troops killed five members of an angry mob in occupied Boston, ...

Protesters arrested during city council meeting inside Boston City Hall

Eight people were arrested Wednesday following a lengthy protest during a city council meeting inside Boston City Hall. At about 2:50 p.m. during a Boston City Council meeting, a group of 15 to 20 ...