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Matthew Beck

Anchorage, Alaska

Ahead of Assembly Meeting, Members Take to Messaging

Ahead of Assembly Meeting, Members Take to Messaging

Tonight's Anchorage Assembly Meeting (5 p.m.) is certain to be Anchorage's must-watch TV as it's the first meeting in which David Bronson will be attending in his official capacity as Anchorage Mayor.

Unbuilt 'Bronsonville' Now Enormous Money Sucking Black Hole

Unbuilt 'Bronsonville' Now Enormous Money Sucking Black Hole

According to former Anchorage Municipal Attorney Bill Falsey, who knows how to math, Mayor Dave Bronson's proposed mass shelter appears to cost nearly ten million dollars more than originally thought. In a series of tweets, Falsey wrote that according to Dr. Morris's letter of July 11,

Identity's Executive Director: Allard's Transphobic Rhetoric, "Worrisome and Dangerous"

Identity's Executive Director: Allard's Transphobic Rhetoric, "Worrisome and Dangerous"

Last Friday, on the Dan Fagan show, Eagle River Assembly Person Jamie Allard made concerning comments about Anchorage's transgender community as a whole. “I truly believe those who are transgender are mentally ill,” Allard said, sharing with listeners that if one were to “mutilate your body and cut

This Week In Sanity: July 11, 2021

This Week In Sanity: July 11, 2021

It's only July and the Alaska QOP has come out swinging. Before we dive in, a friendly reminder to quit sending me emails offering to slit my throat for me. Thanks. This week's leadoff was a tough choice, but I'm going with Jamie Allard

Jamie Allard - Keep Homeless Running & Transgender People Need Mental Health

Jamie Allard - Keep Homeless Running & Transgender People Need Mental Health

One of the difficult things about writing on local politics is having to endure listening to hours of right-wing propaganda others don't. We do this to convey elected officials' political perspectives on varied important issues—things they wouldn't dare say to the Anchorage Daily

Our Dark Year of Antisemitism

Our Dark Year of Antisemitism

We see you. Your orange idol has given you a license to be more public about it, and people are starting to notice. It's not a good look for you, the state, or Anchorage. Yet, you insist on wearing your hate like a badge of pride on your

$15 Million Appropriation Documents for 'Bronsonville' Released

$15 Million Appropriation Documents for 'Bronsonville' Released

The Bronson administration has released the appropriation documents for Mayor Bronson's mass shelter plan. The documents show that construction costs for the proposed mass shelter are estimated to be $10,824,773, while the cost of the structure itself is $3,511,551, with a total Phase 1