The city’s epidemiologist and longtime medical officer also resigned over the summer, and the reproductive health officer was fired.
Local Government
A year after Haines’ deadly landslide, signs of recovery but still work to do
It’s been a year since heavy rains and deadly landslides swept through Haines. The small community mustered an extensive recovery effort, but some people don’t have homes to return to, and it’s clear that there’s still more work and more healing to do.
Two weeks into job, Anchorage’s new homelessness director is mum on plans
D’Amato has been on the job for two weeks, but the city hasn’t answered questions about his experience or his vision for tackling one of the mayor’s most urgent priorities.
Juneau residents split over city’s response to impacts of tourism, according to survey
About 2,400 Juneau residents weighed in on the effects of tourism on the community.
With reserve fund depleted from 2018 earthquake, Anchorage’s credit rating drops
S&P Global Ratings dropped Anchorage’s rating from AAA to AA+ last week, citing a decline in the city’s available funds during recovery from the 2018 earthquake and the coronavirus pandemic.
Lingít aluminum canoe sculpture now a permanent fixture at Juneau’s Overstreet Park
The 20-foot-long sculpture was made by Lingít artist Robert Mills last year during the pandemic
Federal officials pass on Juneau’s bid for grant money to electrify cruise ship docks
A local port engineer who worked on the grant says his takeaway is that aging marine infrastructure in Haines and Cordova were higher priority than improving Juneau’s relatively new cruise ship docks to reduce emissions.
Anchorage homelessness response stumbles amid overcrowding, staff turnover and bitter cold
Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration has seen a half dozen or so resignations or firings recently weeks among officials working on the city’s response to homelessness.
Juneau property owners have lost every commercial property assessment appeal heard so far
A representative of many property owners with appeals say they intend to keep fighting their assessments in state court.
Ketchikan’s City Council may declare an emergency to cope with internet issues
Ketchikan recently suffered slowdowns after Canadian fiber optic cables connecting Ketchikan with Seattle were severed in at least two places.