Boston City Hall firings shake Michelle Wu's administration

Driving the news: Marwa Khudaynazar, 27, chief of staff at the Office of Police Accountability, and Chulan Huang, 26, who worked in the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, were arrested last week after an altercation at a Chinatown apartment.

• Both were charged with assault and battery on a household member and Khudaynazar faces additional charges of assaulting a police officer.

The intrigue: Kraft pressed Wu yesterday to reveal the role Segun Idowu, her chief of economic opportunity and inclusion and Huang's boss, played in the altercation.

• According to police reports, Huang told officers at the scene that the incident stemmed from Khudaynazar "going on a date with my boss."
• Wu's office said it found no violations of laws or policies by any other city employees.

Zoom in: City Councilor Ed Flynn has called for the resignation or termination of Idowu, claiming he "failed to provide positive and ethical leadership" in his economic opportunity post.

• Flynn wants an outside investigation into hiring practices and workplace culture across city departments, including Idowu's.

The bottom line: The controversy adds pressure on Wu's hiring and management record during an election year.