Anchorage’s new mayor inherits high COVID-19 case counts, uncertainty around schools and businesses, and residents who are more politically divided than ever.
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With Anchorage’s mayor stepping down, a successor will be chosen Friday
Several Assembly members who were reached on Wednesday said that the election of a new chair is wide open.
With ‘moral authority’ compromised during a pandemic, Anchorage mayor steps away
The mayor’s decision leaves a leadership void in Alaska’s largest city as daily COVID-19 cases climb to record highs.
Anchorage mayor apologizes for years-old ‘inappropriate messaging relationship’
Berkowitz’s statement suggested that he will not resign.
Anchorage Assembly bans conversion therapy
Conversion therapy has been discredited and condemned by the American Psychological Association and many other medical and civil rights organizations.
‘We’re all angry’: Anchorage restaurants lay off workers and shut down dine-in, while others defy order
The Anchorage Assembly will meet Friday to consider using federal money to help small businesses.