Rantz: Edmonds police chief hire out after one week, mayor triples down on racism Portrait of a white savior and hero, Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson. (Photo: City of Edmonds) A police chief candidate selected due to his skin color is now out of the job after only a week. Rather than fix the problem that caused this mess, the city’s mayor is tripling down on his racist policies. The controversy is unfolding in the city of Edmonds, where its condescending, racist Mayor Mike Nelson and enablers on the all-white city council decided to hire (and rescind employment opportunities) on the basis of race. They didn’t even try to hide it.