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Anchorage changed how it counts its homeless population during the pandemic. The number doubled.
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 19—For a long time, Anchorage's estimate for how many people were homeless in the municipality was based on a crude tool: a citywide canvass in the depths of winter to figure out who was ...
Anchorage's late financial audit leaves key programs 'hanging in the balance'
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 1—An annual audit of the Anchorage municipality's 2022 financials is late by about 10 months. That's caused a cascade of problems and put the city at risk of losing millions in grant funding ...
Anchorage Assembly to weigh final measures to open Golden Lion as supportive housing
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 10—The Municipality of Anchorage is close to opening a supportive housing facility inside of a city-owned property that's been at the heart of contentious debates over housing and homelessness ...
Anchorage School District recommends program cuts and consolidations, plus repurposing plans for...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 4—Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, Anchorage School District, ASD On the heels of announcing potential school closures, Anchorage School District officials this week said they were recommending ...
Anchorage's city bus driver shortage brings cancellations and delays for riders
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 10—Anchorage residents who rely on the city's People Mover buses will be contending with increased delays for the next couple months in the wake of an ongoing bus operator shortage. Last ...
Anchorage Mayor Bronson appoints municipal attorney with history of supporting right-wing causes
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 22—Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Tuesday appointed an outspoken right-wing lawyer, Mario Bird, as Anchorage's new municipal attorney, filling outgoing city attorney Patrick Bergt's position ...
Sullivan Arena will reopen for events this year, Anchorage Mayor Bronson says
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 31—Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Monday announced that the Sullivan Arena will be reopened this fall for entertainment and sporting events. "The municipality has come to an agreement ...
Developers say oversight on Anchorage tax break is costing them, threatening future housing projects
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 18—Anchorage real estate developers who applied for a city program offering a tax break say it falls short of what was promised, threatening some projects and imperiling interest in future ...
A ballot proposition aims to put Anchorage marijuana tax revenue toward easing the city's child care...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 22—An Anchorage ballot proposition aims to address the city's lack of child care through its existing marijuana retail tax. Proposition 14, which advocates call the "Care for Kids" measure ...
Anchorage Mayor Bronson reverses course on plan to use Spenard and Fairview rec centers for...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 14—anchorage assembly, Loussac Library In a sudden change of course, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Tuesday announced that the city will not use its recreation centers in the Spenard and ...