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Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson is attempting to sway voters by leaning into Suzanne LaFrance’s association with the Assembly.
Former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has a sizable advantage in the amount of money being spent by independent expenditure groups in support of her mayoral candidacy.
Alaska Public Media and the Anchorage Daily News are co-hosting a mayoral runoff debate between Suzanne LaFrance and Dave Bronson. The last day to vote in the runoff election is Tuesday, May 14.
The census launched May 1 and is available to not only musicians but also anyone who works in a music-related or music-adjacent industry.
Here’s what the candidates had to say about their priorities and many of the issues Anchorage voters said they care about most.
Here are opportunities for residents to pitch in as part of the yearly effort to rid streets, trails and waterways of winter detritus.
Front-end loaders began clearing portions of the homeless camp around Anchorage’s Cuddy Park on Tuesday. It may take up to three weeks to clean the camp, an official said.
The lakeside path will be closed to four-wheelers so crews can complete the first phase of a project to double the size of an existing lot, state parks officials say.
Voters can expect ballot packages in their mailboxes by May 7 or sooner, according to the clerk’s office. The last day to submit ballots in the runoff election is May 14.
In campaign messaging to voters and during debates, LaFrance and Bronson have promised to lead the city in starkly different ways.
The motorcycle struck a Chevrolet hatchback that was turning onto Lake Otis Parkway on Friday night, according to police.
Police said an initial investigation found that a Chevy Spark was turning north onto Lake Otis Parkway from East 56th Avenue when it collided with a motorcycle heading south.
The woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, police said, and inbound traffic was limited to a single lane for several hours.
The utilities said they made “substantive revisions to the program,” but it still drew blowback from groups that wanted water restored to the full length of the river.
Alaska’s professional opera company closes its 61st season with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Meet five people among the dozens who make it happen.
Attorneys for the Assembly on Wednesday also appealed a decision by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska that has left the municipality without voting rights over the plan to restore the river.
The southbound highway was closed for several hours after the single-vehicle rollover between the South Eagle River and Hiland Road exits, Anchorage police said.
The rezone will allow the land to be developed into high-density multifamily housing, such as apartments, along with some commercial uses.
The district plans to announce in October or November which schools it proposes closing, and the Anchorage School Board would vote on whether to approve that plan in December.
The Assembly on Tuesday certified the results of the April regular city election.
John Snelson, chief of code enforcement for the municipality, said the incident was not politically motivated.
A decision in the case will have implications for how cities across the Western U.S., including Anchorage, regulate homeless camps.
The man was transported to a hospital in a serious condition, police said.