The outgoing City Council President tapped a grants program that allows lawmakers to earmark funds to organizations of their choice, free of competitive bidding or a merit-based allocation process. UPDATED.

“No attempt to obscure or obfuscate,” says Public Works Director Khalil Zaied, who admits that 10 of 26 heat-related cases were removed from a spreadsheet.

Continuing her close look at city government workplaces, Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming finds “unsafe and unsanitary conditions” at a maintenance building.