Anchorage Assembly Seeks to Override Mayor Bronson's Veto
The Anchorage Assembly will seek to override Mayor David Bronson's veto of AO 2021-76 which would have created a 'Houseless Lived Experience Advisory Board.'
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Alaska State Sen. Lora Reinbold Promotes "Worldwide Rally."
Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold is promoting a 'Worldwide Rally For Freedom' in COVID-19 misinformation group 'Save Anchorage.' The flyer is also circulating on Anchorage's social media pages.
Anchorage ICU Capacity Plummets Over Weekend
This morning's data from the Municipality of Anchorage COVID-19 Dashboard shows that Anchorage is reporting 0 available staffed ICU beds.
On Friday, the Municipality reported that 7 staffed ICU beds were available in Anchorage hospitals, and by Saturday, that number had dropped to 1.
Dr. Clancy, an Anchorage
Mayor Bronson's Latest Library Director, Just as Unqualified as the Last: 'We Need to Demand A White Group'
After watching his first unqualified pick to head the Anchorage Public Library system get voted down by the Anchorage Assembly last Tuesday, Mayor David Bronson tapped another unqualified and controversial figure to do the six-figure job — Judy Norton Eledge.
Like Mayor Bronson's first appointee Sami Graham, Eledge is
Parent and Student Voices on Racism and Critical Race Theory
Join the Alaska Black Caucus this Sunday from 7-8 pm for a discussion with young people and their families, who will be sharing their perspectives on racism and critical race theory.
Assemblyman Rivera to Encourage Override of Mayor Bronson's Veto
Anchorage Assemblyman Felix Rivera issued a press release this evening writing that he was "astounded" Mayor Bronson had used his first veto on an ordinance that would have created a Houseless Lived Experience Board.
The proposed ordinance had been approved by a 9-2 vote of the assembly, which