Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George campaigns in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston

.... 16.Wu, 36, will take office mere days after her victory over Annissa Essaibi George.... The

States from Taiwan.... Essaibi George describes herself as a first generation Arab-Polish American....

Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the five-person race in Tuesday’s preliminary runoff.... They

?... Essaibi George declared victory late Tuesday night, and both Janey and Campbell conceded defeat

city home, ” Wu said. Just before Wu spoke, Essaibi George conceded the race.“ I want to offer a

Three fellow members of the Boston City Council — Michelle Wu, Andrea Campbell and Anissa Essaibi

The TAKE with Rick KleinMandates won out, at least for one night, and at least in one very big and very blue state. Math also won, in ways that mattered for this race and that figure to dominate countless more in an era of fierce partisanship. California Gov.... Recall backers got the showdown they wanted but not the environment they banked on, not with 70% support for mask mandates in schools and voters adamant about not wanting to go backwards in fighting the pandemic.... Leah Millis/ Reuter

BOSTON— Michelle Wu was sworn in Tuesday as Boston’s first woman and first person of color to be elected mayor in the city’s long history. The swearing-in of the city’s first Asian American mayor came two weeks after Wu won the city’s mayoral election.... Wu has said the proposal would strengthen the city’s economy, address climate change and help those who take the bus or subway to school or work. Like the rent control pledge, Wu can’t unilaterally do away with fares on the public transit syst

BOSTON — Michelle Wu was weeks away from her first City Council election when she lost her voice. Her supporters watched apprehensively.... Wasn’t it enough of a challenge that, in a city of backslapping, larger-than-life politicians, their candidate was a soft-spoken, Harvard-educated policy nerd?... Or that, in a city of deep neighborhood loyalties, she was a newcomer?...