Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Wu Routs Kraft in Boston's Preliminary Mayoral Election
City of BostonBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
Starts 09/09/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoStated as firm, per the City of Boston^[1][2][4] Election Department tally: "PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 - MAYOR".
Mayor Michelle Wu took 71.9% to Josh Kraft's 23.1% and won every ward; both advanced to November, but the 49-point margin ended Kraft's run two days later.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Michelle Wu Wins a Second Term as Boston Mayor, Unopposed
City of BostonBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
Starts 11/04/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE325 days agoStated as firm, per the City of Boston^[1][3][4] Election Department official tally: "GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 2025 - MAYOR".
With Kraft withdrawn, Wu won 78,997 votes, 93% of ballots cast, and all four at-large city councillors kept their seats.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Mayor Bass Removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 02/21/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe mayor's release posted 02/21/2025 says Bass 'today met with and removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief effective immediately'.^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass removed Kristin Crowley as Los Angeles fire chief, saying 1,000 firefighters were sent home the morning the fires broke out and that Crowley refused to write an after-action report.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Calls Off the Federal Surge on San Francisco After a Call With Lurie
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco City Hall, 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Starts 10/23/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE337 days agoStated as firm, per the mayor's statement dated 23 October 2025: "the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning."^[1]
President Trump dropped a planned Saturday surge of federal agents into San Francisco after a late-night call in which Mayor Daniel Lurie told him the city was on the rise; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reaffirmed it the next morning.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing
United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withdrew the Federal Highway Administration's approval of Manhattan's $9 congestion toll in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul; the MTA sued in federal court the same afternoon.
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Defense09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Trump Pulls the National Guard Out of Los Angeles
The White HouseWilshire Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Starts 12/31/2025CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE268 days agoNBC News^[1], 31 December 2025: "Trump said Wednesday that he is removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland".
After the Supreme Court refused to let him deploy the Guard in Chicago, President Trump said on Truth Social that he was removing National Guard troops from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, ending the LA deployment that began in June.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Dismisses Mayor Eric Adams's Corruption Case With Prejudice
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkThurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40, Centre Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 04/02/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe Opinion and Order in 24-CR-556 (DEH) is stamped "Filed 04/02/25" and signed "Dated: April 2, 2025", ordering that "the Indictment against Eric Adams ... is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE".^[1]
US District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the five-count federal corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, so it cannot be brought again, refusing the Justice Department's request to drop it without prejudice.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Boston Elects Its City Council in the 2027 Municipal Election
Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United StatesCity of Boston
Starts 11/02/2027ESTIMATED 64% CONFIDENCEin 1.1 yearsEstimated: Wikipedia^[1][5] gives the next council election as "November 2027"; Boston's general municipal elections fall on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (boston.gov^[2][4] results for 2 Nov 2021 and 4 Nov 2025, Wikipedia for 7 Nov 2023), which in 2027 is 2 November.
All 13 Boston City Council seats, nine district and four at-large, are up for their regular two-year election, the first test of the council after Wu's re-election.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Sunset Voters Recall Supervisor Joel Engardio
City and County of San FranciscoSunset District, San Francisco, California, 94166, United States
Starts 09/16/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoStated as firm, per sf.gov^[1][2]: "the Department of Elections certified the results for the September 16, 2025, Special Recall Election"; the Final Summary Report gives Yes 13,474 (62.72%).
District 4 voters removed Supervisor Joel Engardio 62.7% to 37.3% in a special recall election, after he backed Prop K, which closed part of the Great Highway to make Sunset Dunes park.
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Business09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Celeste Burgoyne Leaves Lululemon as André Maestrini Becomes President
1818, Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V6J 4M6, CanadaLululemon
Starts 11/21/2025 1:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE308 days agoThe release is dated November 21, 2025 and appoints Maestrini "effective immediately"; lululemon's^[1] newsroom stamps it 13:00 GMT, 8:00 a.m. ET.
Lululemon's first president, Americas chief Celeste Burgoyne, leaves after 19 years, and international head André Maestrini becomes president and chief commercial officer over every region, store and digital channel.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Paloma Aguirre Wins San Diego County Supervisor Special Election
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 07/01/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin: "First Supervisorial District Special General, July 1, 2025, Official Election Results".^[1]
The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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Business09/24/2026@TechDesk
Benioff Apologizes and Drops His Call for the National Guard in San Francisco
SalesforceSalesforce Tower, 415, Mission Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 10/17/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE343 days agoCNN^[1] (17 October 2025): Benioff "backtracked on Friday", quoting his post on X that day.
After Dreamforce closed, Marc Benioff posted that he no longer believed the National Guard was needed in San Francisco and apologized for the concern his remarks caused.
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Stated as firm, per WBUR^[1][2] (11 Sep 2025): Kraft "announced his decision to suspend the campaign in an interview with WCVB Thursday evening", two days after the 9 September preliminary.

Start: Sep 11, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Josh Kraft Drops Out of the Boston Mayor's Race

Two days after losing the preliminary by 49 points, Josh Kraft suspended his campaign, the first Boston mayoral finalist to quit since preliminaries began in 1951, leaving Wu effectively unopposed.

Kraft announced the end of his campaign in a WCVB interview on Thursday evening, two days after Wu beat him 72% to 23% and won every ward^[1]
He had spent $5.5 million of his own money, more than half of it in August, and had shaken up his staff days before the vote^[1]
In a letter to supporters he said he would suspend his candidacy and pledged $3 million to groups working on the crisis at Mass and Cass^[3]
He is the first Boston mayoral candidate to drop out after advancing to the general election since preliminaries began in 1951^[2]
State law let the third-place finisher take the ballot spot only with as many votes as the 3,000 signatures needed; Domingos DaRosa fell about 600 short and sought a recount^[2]

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wbur.org/news/2025/09/11/josh-kraft-campaign-boston-mayor-michelle-wu
wbur.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 11, 2025 ✓· 68% of score
Stated as firm, per WBUR^[2] (11 Sep 2025): Kraft "announced his decision to suspend the campaign in an interview with WCVB Thursday evening", two days after the 9 September preliminary.
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How Michelle Wu became the only real candidate for Boston mayor
wbur.org· Published Sep 16, 2025· 16% of score
WBUR's^[1] follow-up: first finalist to quit since 1951, and the state-law rule that kept DaRosa off the November ballot.
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Josh Kraft ending mayoral campaign, clearing way for Wu victory
wgbh.org· Published Sep 11, 2025· 16% of score
GBH's report of the same announcement, quoting Kraft's letter and his $3 million pledge for Mass and Cass.^[1]

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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Wu Routs Kraft in Boston's Preliminary Mayoral Election
City of BostonBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
Starts 09/09/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoStated as firm, per the City of Boston^[1][2][4] Election Department tally: "PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 - MAYOR".
Mayor Michelle Wu took 71.9% to Josh Kraft's 23.1% and won every ward; both advanced to November, but the 49-point margin ended Kraft's run two days later.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Michelle Wu Wins a Second Term as Boston Mayor, Unopposed
City of BostonBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
Starts 11/04/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE325 days agoStated as firm, per the City of Boston^[1][3][4] Election Department official tally: "GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 2025 - MAYOR".
With Kraft withdrawn, Wu won 78,997 votes, 93% of ballots cast, and all four at-large city councillors kept their seats.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Mayor Bass Removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 02/21/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe mayor's release posted 02/21/2025 says Bass 'today met with and removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief effective immediately'.^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass removed Kristin Crowley as Los Angeles fire chief, saying 1,000 firefighters were sent home the morning the fires broke out and that Crowley refused to write an after-action report.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Calls Off the Federal Surge on San Francisco After a Call With Lurie
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco City Hall, 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Starts 10/23/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE337 days agoStated as firm, per the mayor's statement dated 23 October 2025: "the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning."^[1]
President Trump dropped a planned Saturday surge of federal agents into San Francisco after a late-night call in which Mayor Daniel Lurie told him the city was on the rise; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reaffirmed it the next morning.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing
United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withdrew the Federal Highway Administration's approval of Manhattan's $9 congestion toll in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul; the MTA sued in federal court the same afternoon.
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Defense09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Trump Pulls the National Guard Out of Los Angeles
The White HouseWilshire Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Starts 12/31/2025CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE268 days agoNBC News^[1], 31 December 2025: "Trump said Wednesday that he is removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland".
After the Supreme Court refused to let him deploy the Guard in Chicago, President Trump said on Truth Social that he was removing National Guard troops from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, ending the LA deployment that began in June.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Dismisses Mayor Eric Adams's Corruption Case With Prejudice
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkThurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40, Centre Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 04/02/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe Opinion and Order in 24-CR-556 (DEH) is stamped "Filed 04/02/25" and signed "Dated: April 2, 2025", ordering that "the Indictment against Eric Adams ... is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE".^[1]
US District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the five-count federal corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, so it cannot be brought again, refusing the Justice Department's request to drop it without prejudice.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Boston Elects Its City Council in the 2027 Municipal Election
Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United StatesCity of Boston
Starts 11/02/2027ESTIMATED 64% CONFIDENCEin 1.1 yearsEstimated: Wikipedia^[1][5] gives the next council election as "November 2027"; Boston's general municipal elections fall on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (boston.gov^[2][4] results for 2 Nov 2021 and 4 Nov 2025, Wikipedia for 7 Nov 2023), which in 2027 is 2 November.
All 13 Boston City Council seats, nine district and four at-large, are up for their regular two-year election, the first test of the council after Wu's re-election.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Sunset Voters Recall Supervisor Joel Engardio
City and County of San FranciscoSunset District, San Francisco, California, 94166, United States
Starts 09/16/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoStated as firm, per sf.gov^[1][2]: "the Department of Elections certified the results for the September 16, 2025, Special Recall Election"; the Final Summary Report gives Yes 13,474 (62.72%).
District 4 voters removed Supervisor Joel Engardio 62.7% to 37.3% in a special recall election, after he backed Prop K, which closed part of the Great Highway to make Sunset Dunes park.
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Business09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Celeste Burgoyne Leaves Lululemon as André Maestrini Becomes President
1818, Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V6J 4M6, CanadaLululemon
Starts 11/21/2025 1:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE308 days agoThe release is dated November 21, 2025 and appoints Maestrini "effective immediately"; lululemon's^[1] newsroom stamps it 13:00 GMT, 8:00 a.m. ET.
Lululemon's first president, Americas chief Celeste Burgoyne, leaves after 19 years, and international head André Maestrini becomes president and chief commercial officer over every region, store and digital channel.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Paloma Aguirre Wins San Diego County Supervisor Special Election
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 07/01/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin: "First Supervisorial District Special General, July 1, 2025, Official Election Results".^[1]
The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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Business09/24/2026@TechDesk
Benioff Apologizes and Drops His Call for the National Guard in San Francisco
SalesforceSalesforce Tower, 415, Mission Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 10/17/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE343 days agoCNN^[1] (17 October 2025): Benioff "backtracked on Friday", quoting his post on X that day.
After Dreamforce closed, Marc Benioff posted that he no longer believed the National Guard was needed in San Francisco and apologized for the concern his remarks caused.
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