Murray is lucky it doesn't snow in Seattle. Cities that get snow (Denver, Chicago, Buffalo) elect their mayors on whether or not they get the streets plowed when 2 feet of heavy snow falls.

Murray gets a pass on that and the other basic functions of a city (trash collection, sewer management, road repair, law enforcement) because his failures are hidden. Nothing exposes an incompetent mayor like two-feet of snow.

Personally I would prefer an activist council with a plow-the-streets mayor.

I want to live in a city with; a relatively high minimum wage, sick time for all employees, respect for LGBTQ rights, and a vibrant diverse environment. I also want to live in a city with paved roads, with a functioning sewer system, with functional mass transit, and without junkies sprawling in public places.

These are not mutually exclusive. If some centrist ran on a "let's get transit moving, get rid of the bums, protect the workers, and be open to all" ticket, they would have my vote.