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Assembly Health Policy Committee Meeting Offers Public Testimony Opportunity

Assembly Health Policy Committee Meeting Offers Public Testimony Opportunity

Anchorage Health Director Joe Gerace released a video on the Anchorage Health Department Facebook page (under the cloak of darkness) late last evening in what appears to have been an attempt to reassure the public that "the current covid testing in the city of Anchorage really is in a

Bronson’s Bungled Homeless Response: How We Got Here

Bronson’s Bungled Homeless Response: How We Got Here

Puppet Master Robert Marbut When he ran for Anchorage mayor, David Bronson, along with his pro-Bronson Save Anchorage supporters, made the topic of homelessness a divisive one. Bronson's campaign platform included extensively monitoring the city's homeless population and increasing drug arrests around Anchorage to crack down

Warming tents for Anchorage's homeless due to arrive today

Warming tents for Anchorage's homeless due to arrive today

On her last day as director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, Jasmine Boyle said “People are gonna freeze to death this weekend."

Anchorage’s Homelessness Director Resigns. No Clear Path for Unhoused Families This Winter

Anchorage’s Homelessness Director Resigns. No Clear Path for Unhoused Families This Winter

The resignation of Dr. John Morris, a local anesthesiologist turned Bronson administration homelessness coordinator, wasn't all that surprising to those involved in the negotiations between the administration. Rumors have swirled in recent weeks that his departure was potentially imminent. When Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance called on Morris to

Anchorage Health Department Said to Be Seeking Militarization of Sullivan Arena

Anchorage Health Department Said to Be Seeking Militarization of Sullivan Arena

Anchorage Assembly member Meg Zaletel sent an email to other members of the Assembly this morning, and it's a doozy because the email includes references to "drug-sniffing dogs" and the militarization of the Sullivan Arena! In her email, Zaletel conveyed a list of "issues and

American Academy of Pediatrics letter to Anchorage Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Savitt

American Academy of Pediatrics letter to Anchorage Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Savitt

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sent a scorching letter today to Anchorage Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Savitt regarding his deceptive misrepresentation of COVID-related information at a recent Anchorage Assembly meeting. In their letter, the AAP first took issue with a response he gave to Assemblymember Jamie Allard, in

Bronson Administration Opposes Mandating Mitigation Strategies to Help Protect Municipal Employees

Bronson Administration Opposes Mandating Mitigation Strategies to Help Protect Municipal Employees

views and position on COVID-19 mandates are "very clear" and that his administration has "no intention" of placing mandates on businesses, mandating masking, or supporting mandated COVID-19 vaccinations.