Mayor Katie Wilson once again failed to commit to blocking a major expansion to the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance capabilities that the City approved last fall, but has yet to implement. Wilson sided with advocates for immigrants rights, reproductive justice, and civil liberties, opposing the expansion the former Mayor championed and the City Council passed during her campaign. But now, while she still holds concerns about privacy for vulnerable populations, Wilson said she’s “moved” by arguments that surveillance will help solve crime, echoing the position long held by her cop-tech-loving predecessor and the council’s moderate bloc. At minimum, this blurs the distinction between Wilson and the administration voters thought they were replacing.