Former Boston police commissioner wades into City Council race

An at-large council challenger’s campaign is getting a boost from former Boston police commissioner William Gross.

Gross, head of BPD from August 2018 to January 2021, endorsed Will Onuoha for one of the four at-large seats on the Boston City Council last week.

“Boston needs elected leaders, with the extensive experience and right vision for its future, like Will Onuoha,” Gross said in a statement. “From running city departments to providing common-sense solutions to Boston’s greatest challenges, Will is the right person to represent every neighborhood as city councilor at-large.”

Onuoha worked for four previous mayoral administrations, Tom Menino, Marty Walsh, Kim Janey, and Michelle Wu, over a 15-year span at City Hall.

Today, he works as assistant general counsel and director of health and safety for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission.

Onuoha is part of a crowded field for this year’s at-large race, which includes all four incumbents — Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, and Henry Santana — running for reelection.

Read the full story from the Boston Herald.