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Out of Boston City Hall love spat come serious questions for Wu – The Boston Globe
But questions arising from this messy incident are not so easily swept away — although Wu is trying to do just that.
Huang was the neighborhood business manager for the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, at a salary of $70,469. Khudaynazar was chief of staff for the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, at a salary of $83,769.
The two were arrested and charged last week after police responded to a call from an apartment in Chinatown, where Khudaynazar told police she bit Huang in self-defense because he wouldn’t let go of her wrists, according to a Globe account of the police report. When police began to arrest Huang, Khudaynazar said, “I don’t want that, I was lying, I was lying.…I bit him,” according to the report.
She then allegedly tried to close the door, while telling police, “we both work for the city of Boston, we both work for the mayor’s office.” At one point, Khudaynazar allegedly began to hit an officer on the chest while shouting obscenities. Huang also allegedly told police, “We both work for the city, this is unnecessary.”
Khudaynazar was charged with assault and battery on a police officer and assault and battery on a household member. Huang was charged with assault and battery on a household member. Both pleaded not guilty at their arraignments.
Citing police reports, several media outlets, including the Boston Herald, also reported that Khudaynazar allegedly told police that Huang was cheating on her and she went on a date with his boss. Huang also allegedly told responding officers that Khudaynazar and his boss “booked a hotel room and she came here to rub it in my face.”
The boss referred to has not been named in any reports. But City Councilor Ed Flynn has called for the resignation of Segun Idowu, the city’s chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, who oversees the office for which Huang works. In an interview, Flynn said he is also calling for an independent investigation into the incident in order “to restore public trust.”
Josh Kraft, who is challenging Wu in the mayor’s race, has called for Wu to release the internal report and to disclose whether the fired workers are receiving severance payments. Kraft has also called upon Wu to disclose Idowu’s “role” in the incident.
Put aside the obvious political motivations of two Wu critics, including one who is seeking her job, and both Flynn and Kraft raise valid issues.
Asked if Idowu is involved in any way, a spokesperson for Wu told me via text that she did not have “anything to share” on that. While Khudaynazar did not report directly to Idowu, there could be potential power dynamics in play given that he is a member of Wu’s Cabinet, and it’s fair to ask Wu to address that. Meanwhile, a group of Black leaders has signed a letter that supports Idowu, and describes calls for his resignation as “unfounded and politically motivated.”
Another tangential question: What work is the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, where Khudaynazar was employed, actually producing?
Established in 2020 in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the office was set up as a civilian body to investigate complaints of Boston Police Department misconduct and holds subpoena power.
At the time, Wu was one of 12 city councilors who voted for it, and then-mayor Marty Walsh signed the ordinance that created it. Since then, as the Globe recently reported, OPAT has experienced turnover and vacancies and failed to hold public meetings or produce public reports.
Last October, Boston 25 News reported that the OPAT website was “full of broken links, making information inaccessible to the public.” When I checked, the last meeting and report listed on the current website dated back to January 2024. But a Wu spokesperson said the OPAT team has met, has investigated 143 complaints, and plans to release a report in July.
Wu appointed Evandro Carvalho, a former prosecutor and former state representative, as executive director a year ago. As he recently told the Globe, “We’ve had some challenges in terms of fulfilling all the functions, but we’ve been working hard to build capacity to make sure these gaps are closed.” In that interview, Carvalho also said that recent hires included a chief of staff.
It’s unclear what specific qualifications Khudaynazar had for a job that should require a certain level of experience and maturity.
Political work attracts young people, and young people sometimes do dumb things that should not define their entire lives. But when you work for the public, you are accountable to the public. That’s a tough lesson for Khudaynazar and Huang.
There’s also a lesson for Wu. Who gets hired and fired sends a message about workplace priorities, culture, and oversight. Especially in an election year, that message matters.
Joan Vennochi is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at joan.vennochi@globe.com. Follow her @joan_vennochi.
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Gray, acquired in a November trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, was one of Boston’s key rotation additions, along with Ranger Suarez, in the offseason. He was 14-8 with a 4.28 ERA in 2025.
“He’s very specific about his work. Every day has a purpose,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Gray. “Two hundred strikeouts, that’s something that we were looking for. The competitor. Every five days, this guy is going to give you everything.”
In his five career appearances against the Reds, Gray is 1-3 with a 4.18 ERA.
“It’s pretty much one of the only things that is continuing to push me, is to get to a World Series, to win a World Series, to pitch in big games,” said Gray. “I love the moment, and I am chasing that moment.”
Here’s the preview:
RED SOX (1-0): TBA
Pitching: RHP Sonny Gray
REDS (0-1): TBA
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Time: 4:10 p.m.
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Red Sox vs. Singer: Wilyer Abreu 2-5, Roman Anthony 1-2, Willson Contreras 2-7, Jarren Duran 3-10, Caleb Durbin 0-1, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 6-16, Marcelo Mayer 0-1, Andruw Monasterio 1-4, Carlos Narváez 1-1, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-5, Trevor Story 0-4, Connor Wong 2-8, Masataka Yoshida 2-7
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Stat of the day: Sal Stewart become the first Cincinnati rookie since 1958 to record three hits on Opening Day.
Notes: Cincinnati sends righthander Brady Singer (14-12, 4.03 in 2025) to the mound … With Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo already on the injured list to start the season, Singer is considered one of Cincinnati’s most durable pitchers, leading the Reds with 32 starts last season … Singer has made five career starts against Boston, posting a 2-2 record with a 4.88 ERA over 24 innings … His last appearance against the Red Sox, on July 1 in Boston, ended after just three innings when he allowed two earned runs on three hits.
Cam Kerry can be reached at cam.kerry@globe.com.
Nearly three months since assuming office as mayor of Everett, Massachusetts, Mayor Robert Van Campen isn’t wasting any time.
The former city councilor ousted 18-year incumbent Carlo DeMaria in decisive fashion last November, but even so, issues surrounding his predecessor still linger at City Hall.
A state-led salary audit of DeMaria found $180,000 in overpayment, a finding the former mayor disputes. Van Campen says the city is monitoring ongoing investigations.
“What I’ve conveyed to my partners in government here, locally, is to allow that state process to play itself out, and then we, as a community, will make a decision,” the mayor said. “In addition to that, I recently met with Inspector General Jeff Shapiro, who visited me at City Hall. We had a great conversation about transparency in government, best practices, putting in the right systems to ensure that that type of financial oversight doesn’t happen in the future.”
Beyond the audit, Van Campen is placing emphasis on school overcrowding.
“My objective is to try to implement solutions as quickly as I can,” he said. “Our high school today, which was built for I think 1,650 students, now houses around 2,200.”
The World Cup is creating buzz across Massachusetts, including in Everett, where the Kraft Group is looking to build a soccer stadium.
To alleviate that problem, the mayor is using federal ARPA funds to repair the old Everett High School and seeking out other spaces that could be used in the future.
“Would I like to build out new classroom space for the students of Everett in the next one to two years? Yes, that’s my ideal,” Van Campen said. “But I want to make sure that if we do it on a quick timeline, it’s done in a correct and proper fashion.”
Also in focus for the mayor is a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution on the shores of the Mystic River.
The Kraft Group, Boston, Everett and the state Legislature have all taken steps to make the project a reality, but Van Campen says there’s still more work to do.
“It’s a transformative project, it’s a breathtaking project,” said Van Campen. “But I’ve been clear with all the stakeholders around that project, and the other larger developments going on down there, that we have to make sure that transit issues are comprehensively addressed, that pedestrian access issues are comprehensively addressed, that all those issues have to be addressed to perfection in order for these projects to succeed.”
Tune in on Sunday, March 29 at 9:30 a.m. for our extended @Issue Sit Down with Van Campen.
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