After six months on the job Mayor Katie Wilson is still learning. Although she campaigned as a democratic socialist, Wilson initially allayed concerns when...

After six months on the job Mayor Katie Wilson is still learning. Although she campaigned as a democratic socialist, Wilson initially allayed concerns when she appointed Brian Surratt, an experienced moderate, as her deputy mayor. She navigated her first few weeks with unusual transparency, even going public with personal news like her trip to a hair salon for a hair trim. But along the way, Wilson also has stumbled; she’s made at least three significant blunders. Her first mistake came early. Days after winning election as mayor, she showed up at a Starbucks labor rally and told striking baristas that, out of solidarity with workers, she wasn’t buying Starbucks and “neither should you.” Wilson compounded that...

After six months on the job Mayor Katie Wilson is still learning. Although she campaigned as a democratic socialist, Wilson initially allayed concerns when she appointed Brian Surratt, an experienced moderate, as her deputy mayor. She navigated her first few weeks with unusual transparency, even going public with personal news like her trip to a hair salon for a hair trim. But along the way, Wilson also has stumbled; she’s made at least three significant blunders. Her first mistake came early. Days after winning election as mayor, she showed up at a Starbucks labor rally and told striking baristas that, out of solidarity with workers, she wasn’t buying Starbucks and “neither should you.” Wilson compounded that...