Staff at the city’s emergency warming shelter for unhoused residents relocated operations three times in two days.
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Residents at a mobile home park in Juneau go weeks without adequate water pressure
Amid record-breaking snowfalls and unusually low temperatures, some residents at Thunder Mountain Mobile Park have been without enough water to take a shower for more than two weeks.
Western Alaska evacuees in Anchorage slowly moving to temporary housing
The transition is complicated by financial and logistical hurdles, according to state officials.
City plans to demolish Telephone Hill neighborhood before a lawsuit to save it goes to trial
City Attorney Emily Wright said, as it stands legally, nothing is holding the city back from continuing with demolition before the trial is scheduled to begin next August.
Juneau’s homeless shelter resumes day services after months-long pause
The Glory Hall is once again offering daytime meals and other services after stopping them in August due to safety concerns.
Construction workshop gives Kipnuk storm evacuees new skills, new hope
It wasn’t in the budget, but Alaska Works Partnership managed to put together a construction workshop for Western Alaska disaster evacuees, who hope to use their new skills to rebuild after Typhoon Halong.
Judge gives city OK to refile eviction cases against Telephone Hill residents
The city wants to demolish the homes on the hill this winter to make way for denser housing, but some tenants are refusing to leave and filed a lawsuit to prevent demolition and preserve the homes.
Judge dismisses Telephone Hill eviction cases pending outcome of lawsuit
The remaining tenants on the hill will be able to continue to live in their units. The lawsuit seeks to stop the city’s demolition of the historic neighborhood and stop the evictions.
‘Let’s get ugly’: Tenants continue to fight Telephone Hill eviction cases as judge delays decision
The motion asks the court to delay the evictions pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by tenants against the city.
Unhoused campers kicked off Teal Street say they have few options
The city says it’s concerned that people camping near roads will be at risk from snow plows. But the people living there are frustrated they’re being forced to leave, without clear guidance on where to go.