When City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested on corruption charges Friday, it opened up competition for the Roxbury-based district she represents.

State of play: Anderson could be pressured to step down before trial, or eventually forced from her seat, which reps parts of the South End, Fenway and Dorchester.

• If she resigns, the city would hold a special election to fill the seat.
• If she sticks around and runs again, voters will get their say next November when the council is up for reelection.
• Mayor Michelle Wu and a few council members have called on Anderson to resign.

Between the lines: Voters haven't been forgiving recently of local incumbents accused of wrongdoing.

• Last year councilors Kendra Lara and Ricardo Arroyo were both ousted.

Zoom in: Anderson's district could see the return of Althea Garrison.

• Something of a perennial candidate, Garrison has run, and lost, in dozens of races over the last 40 years — most recently against Anderson in the District 7 election last year.
• Last year was also when she came out as transgender and embraced her identity as part of the campaign.
• She served in the state House in the early 1990s and, as the fifth-place finisher in the 2017 council at-large race, was elevated to fill a vacant seat when Ayanna Pressley went to Washington. But she lost in the next election.

Catch up quick: Anderson was indicted on:

• 5 counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud
• 1 count of aiding and abetting theft of federal money

The indictment accused her of a kickback scheme where she allegedly awarded a bonus of public money to a staffer, then took some of it for herself.

• Anderson pleaded not guilty Friday and left the courthouse without commenting.

The bottom line: With Anderson facing a federal trial, the District 7 race is wide open.

Read more on who might run for the seat and why Anderson won't be expelled.

🎸 Some music-minded developers want to turn the corner of Cambridge Street and Harvard Ave. in Allston into a 139-apartment mid-rise with rebuilt versions of the Great Scott and O'Brien's Pub music venues on the ground floor. (UHub)

🚨 A road rage incident led to gunfire and an arrest in the South End Friday night. (Boston25)

Congresswoman Lori Trahan's Westford home was the target of a bomb threat Saturday morning. (WCVB)

🪧 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says fear of retaliation by President-elect Trump against Massachusetts should not stop critics from openly opposing his administration. (Globe)

The College Football Playoff is entering a new era — this season will be a 12-team format for the first time since the CFP was introduced in 2014.

Why it matters: More teams will have a shot at competing for a national championship given that the field is expanded beyond the prior four-team setup.

Driving the news: The CFP bracket was announced Sunday, with top-four seeds Oregon, Georgia, Arizona State and Boise State earning first-round byes.

• The remaining field:
• Clemson, Texas, SMU, Penn State, Indiana, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Ohio State.

How it works: Teams No. 5-12 will play each other in a bracket-style Round 1 on Dec. 20-21, with the higher-ranked school hosting the game.

• The winners will play the four conference champions in the quarterfinals in the New Year's Six bowl games.
• The Fiesta Bowl is Dec. 31. The Peach, Rose and Sugar bowls will be staggered throughout the day on Jan. 1.

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From the Fresh Hell department of your local Walmart comes the newest abomination in brand mingling: Dunkin-scented deodorant.

What's happening: Native, the aluminum-free de-stinking company, is selling deodorant and body wash based on Dunkin's frosted strawberry, vanilla sprinkle, blueberry cobbler and "Boston Kreme" varieties.

• You can get it from Native's website or from Walmart.com, so you know it must be great.

💭 Deehan's thought bubble: Why do they spell cream like that?

The bottom line: There's just nothing more authentically Bostonian than hippie deodorant, that smells like doughnuts locals hardly ever actually buy, available from a mega-retailer with no locations in Boston.

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