Katie Wilson Is Our Next Mayor: After more than a week of edging, we can finally call the mayor’s race, and it’s good news people. In the ballot drop yesterday, Wilson was up by 1,976 votes. It’s tight, but it’s mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up. Katie Wilson will be Seattle’s next mayor. Shortly after the ballots dropped, Bruce Harrell announced that he planned to address the city at noon today. He’ll probably concede.

So What’s Next? Contrary to the narrative Harrell wanted us to believe, Katie Wilson does have a job right now, and someone now has to replace her as the head of the Transit Riders Union. Then it’s transition time. Come January, we’re going to have a whole new government: two new City Council members, a new Council President, a new City Attorney, and a new

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