Re: “Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor” (Nov. 12, Native Information):
I stay surprised that on Nov. 4 Seattle voters ousted Bruce Harrell from the mayor’s workplace and elected Katie Wilson.
When did inexperience develop into the brand new advantage? And what on earth will the subsequent 4 years convey for the reason that voters selected to discard the a long time of expertise that Harrell delivered to Seattle for the on-the-job coaching of a newcomer?
Sure, she’s given her time to essential points to this point — housing, public transportation, affordability, renters’ rights — however I see nothing in Wilson’s platform that signifies she has the relationships with the governor or lawyer common of this state, nor the Seattle police (who just some brief years in the past she was glad to defund) to be efficient within the midst of a disaster.
We’ve an keen authoritarian within the White Home now together with his eye on sanctuary cities who may simply goal Seattle subsequent. It’s arduous for me to think about Wilson possesses the moxie or gravitas to fulfill that problem. She was elected largely by younger and first-time voters who could show to have jeopardized us all as a result of they failed miserably in studying this second in historical past, for God’s sake.
Brenda Howald, Seattle
