Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson sparred over Harrell’s tenure and Wilson’s activism in a bruising debate Friday night as their contest to lead Washington’s biggest city entered its final month.

Harrell and Wilson also tackled questions about affordability, policing and homelessness in the live debate hosted by The Seattle Times and KING 5, which included intense exchanges between the candidates.

Harell repeatedly accused Wilson of lacking managerial experience, saying she “has never hired one employee,” while Wilson knocked Harrell for making inadequate progress on crime and homelessness, saying voters can look with their “own eyes and see what we’re doing right now is not working.”

The debate played out at a crucial time for Harrell and Wilson, who are racing he

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