Short-Tenured Police Commish Alleges Racial, Gender Bias: The HUB

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Today is Friday, July 2. Let's get started.

Dennis White, whose tenure as Boston police commissioner was short-lived after decades-old domestic violence allegations came to light, claims racial and gender discrimination played into his firing.

In the 106-page document, White’s legal team said the city and acting Mayor Kim Janey discriminated against him by claiming he was improperly vetted despite his vetting being the same as those of former — mostly white — police commissioners.

“The city has never subjected any other similarly situated Commissioner to the type of scrutiny and investigation that White endured,” White's lawyers wrote. “The City’s conduct demonstrates its deliberate indifference to the violation of Mr. White’s constitutional rights to equal protection.” (Saraya Wintersmith, GBH)

Massachusetts and New Hampshire came to blows over charging income tax on out-of-state workers. Gov. Charlie Baker sought to continue charging a 5 percent income tax on out-of-state employees of Massachusetts companies who worked remotely during the pandemic. (Erin Tiernan, Boston Herald)

Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George and her husband have paid property taxes late every year since at least 2014. Though the couple is up-to-date, late payments are part of a "longstanding, broader pattern" that includes their cars and businesses. (Andrew Ryan, Boston Globe)

Death, taxes and Boston traffic. An Urban Mobility Report found Boston commuters wasted about 50 hours in traffic in 2020, despite scores of people working from home during the pandemic. (Arianna MacNeill, Boston.com)

The body of a missing swimmer was pulled from the water near Castle Island in South Boston. Investigators say the 19-year-old was swimming with his brother far from shore when one of the men suffered a medical emergency. (Michael Rosenfield and Kaitlin McKinley Becker, NBC Boston)

A rabbi was stabbed in front of a Jewish day school in Brighton. Police arrested Khaled Awad, 24, who is expected to be arraigned in Brighton District Court on charges of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer. (Haley Cornell, Patch)

A national look

President Joe Biden said the federal government will pay for the first 30 days of rescue efforts at the site of the Surfside condo collapse. Biden met with families affected by the collapse Thursday, as search and rescue efforts were halted due to concerns over the building's stability. (CBS Miami)

Former President Donald Trump is seeking the identity of the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt as she tried to break into the House chamber on Jan. 6. The Justice Department found the officer acted in self-defense. (Forbes)

Emilio Flores Márquez, of Puerto Rico, is the world's oldest living man. Márquez is 112 years and 326 days old. (Guinness World Records)

What I'm reading today: How do we fix infighting over exam school admissions in Boston? Commonwealth Magazine's Jeffrey Liebman has some ideas.

It's a bit beyond our beat, but Texas Monthly tells the fascinating story of Bass Reeves, a legendary lawman and one of the first Black U.S. Marshals. Seriously, how does this guy not have a movie yet?

Weather

The National Weather Service says: Showers, mainly before 8 a.m. High near 65. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

A chance of showers Friday night. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.