Housing

City officials in Valdez are pursuing an all-of-the-above solution — and they’re hoping to serve as a model for other communities.

Kaia Quinto is the new executive director of Juneau Housing First Collaborative, also known as the Glory Hall.

The tax assessment portion of the bill was originally introduced in a separate measure by Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl and in the Alaska House by Anchorage Republican Rep. Julie Coulombe.

Gastineau Human Services was granted a conditional use permit for a three-story apartment building with 51 long-term housing units in the Lemon Creek area.

Many on stage and in the crowd knew Kissack before he was shot by law enforcement, and they were there to mourn him and to call for change.

The city now estimates that at least 290 Juneau homes, including apartments and condos, were damaged by last week’s glacial outburst flooding.