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Bronson Betrays NIMBYs, Former Golden Lion Hotel Converted Into Low-Income Housing

Bronson Betrays NIMBYs, Former Golden Lion Hotel Converted Into Low-Income Housing

Despite previously making promises to his NIMBY supporters, Mayor Bronson has made quite the stunning reversal. Instead of following through on his campaign promise to close down the former Golden Lion Hotel, he announced today that the property would open as low-income housing. Bronson made the announcement at a press

Bronson Admin Wishy-Washy on WEKA Business Model

Bronson Admin Wishy-Washy on WEKA Business Model

The former Golden Lion Hotel was not used by a "for profit" company, according to Director of Office of Economic & Community Development Adam Trombley. Trombley made his comments at the Navigation Center listening session last evening in response to questions presented to him by Anchorage Action co-founder

Documents: Mayor’s Office Prepared Sweetheart Deal for Bronson Campaign Megadonor-Owned WEKA

Documents: Mayor’s Office Prepared Sweetheart Deal for Bronson Campaign Megadonor-Owned WEKA

As The Blue Alaskan previously and rather extensively documented, since March 14, Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has sought details about the Municipality of Anchorage's (MOA) lease/use agreement of the former Golden Lion Hotel with WEKA Medical, a Bronson megadonor-owned for-profit business that the mayor heavily promoted

Alaska DHSS Reportedly Fielding Bronson Megadonor-Owned WEKA Billing Complaints

Alaska DHSS Reportedly Fielding Bronson Megadonor-Owned WEKA Billing Complaints

WEKA's Evusheld SNAFU In March, EndPoints News Editor Jason Mast reported on Anchorage resident Scott Selman’s experience with WEKA Medical. Selman underwent a double lung transplant in 2011 and took immunosuppressants to prevent his body from rejecting the organs that saved his life. When the highly contagious

Stonewall Bronson: Emails Show Demboski Ignoring Repeated Requests for WEKA Document

Stonewall Bronson: Emails Show Demboski Ignoring Repeated Requests for WEKA Document

Emails obtained by The Blue Alaskan show that Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski has repeatedly refused to respond to requests for information sent to her by Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance over the past several weeks. Since March 14, LaFrance has sought details about the Municipality of Anchorage's

This Week In Sanity: 'WEKA's Quick Rise'

This Week In Sanity: 'WEKA's Quick Rise'

I first wrote about WEKA last year when the for-profit business's name appeared in a September APOC complaint. I soon discovered that WEKA owners Todd and Crystal Herring and through their various businesses, donated thousands of dollars to David Bronson's mayoral campaign and the pro-Bronson Independent

Alarming Allegations About Bronson Mega Donor WEKA Medical Emerge

Alarming Allegations About Bronson Mega Donor WEKA Medical Emerge

On March 23, I received an unsolicited email from David Horne, WEKA's former Operations Supervisor, who asked that I contact him about my March 21 piece detailing Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance's attempts to obtain information about the city's agreement with WEKA for the use