With Mayor Katie Wilson’s honeymoon period over, Seattleites are grading her six-month performance as the city’s mayor. Opinions range from a few sour remarks...

With Mayor Katie Wilson’s honeymoon period over, Seattleites are grading her six-month performance as the city’s mayor. Opinions range from a few sour remarks to positive comments that credited Wilson working to chart a new pathway for the left. There is no disputing Wilson began badly. She committed three initial rookie mistakes: bidding “bye” to departing businesses, hasty firing of a City Light superintendent, and strained relationships with the City Council. Wilson reacted by shuffling her cabinet. She traded Chief of Staff Kate Brunette Kreuzer for Esther Handy, an experienced staffer. She put council relations fully under Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt and made changes to her communications staff. She replaced Seferiana Day as a mayoral spokesman with...

With Mayor Katie Wilson’s honeymoon period over, Seattleites are grading her six-month performance as the city’s mayor. Opinions range from a few sour remarks to positive comments that credited Wilson working to chart a new pathway for the left. There is no disputing Wilson began badly. She committed three initial rookie mistakes: bidding “bye” to departing businesses, hasty firing of a City Light superintendent, and strained relationships with the City Council. Wilson reacted by shuffling her cabinet. She traded Chief of Staff Kate Brunette Kreuzer for Esther Handy, an experienced staffer. She put council relations fully under Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt and made changes to her communications staff. She replaced Seferiana Day as a mayoral spokesman with...