I think the article gives Durkin far, far too much credit. She's doing her best to keep the CHAZ alive, while having to pretend she doesn't like the lawlessness. In fact, she doesn't give two shits about the well-being of her constituents who live and work in the dump located in her city.
Don't kid yourselves, she's loving this attention, and she's not doing diddly squat to stop it. She's just trying to give Inslee a bit of breathing space to prevent him from being forced to use the State resources to crack down on the criminals of CHAZ.