Anchorage candidates can file for mayor or school board starting Jan. 15
Anchorage residents who aim to run for mayor or school board can officially file for office on Friday, Jan. 15. The April 6 election will include the selection of a new mayor, four school board members and various Service Area Board of Supervisor seats.
Under mounting pressure, acting mayor agrees to revisit plan to reopen Anchorage restaurants
She’s late to the game, but Anchorage’s unelected Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson is now intently interested in a plan to partially reopen the city’s bars and restaurants. First developed and presented to her by Anchorage restaurant and bar owners
Athens disappears after claiming she had a story to tell about former Anchorage mayor
It appears former local FOX/ABC reporter Maria Athens either has nothing more to share about former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz or is unwilling to actually go public. Nearly a month and a half after posting a video claiming she had evidence that Berkowitz
Reporter who accused Mayor Berkowitz of posting X-rated photos of himself claims her ‘redemption’ comes Dec. 1
Seven and a half weeks after posting a bombshell video claiming that former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz had “posted x rated photos on an underage girl’s website,” local news reporter Maria Athens has reemerged on Twitter claiming that her
Palmer mayor welcomes more public comment on controversial mask mandate proposal
If last week’s Palmer City Council meeting is any indication, local residents have strong opinions over a proposed citywide mask mandate. While the in-person public comment period concluded after nearly three hours on Nov. 18, Palmer Mayor Edna DeVries
Some Anchorage Assembly members want a Jan. 26 special election for mayor
Anchorage Assembly members Crystal Kennedy, Jamie Allard and Kameron Perez-Verdia have submitted a resolution asking their colleagues to approve a special mail-in election on Jan. 26 to allow Anchorage residents the opportunity to choose a new mayor to
Conservative running for Anchorage mayor to announce candidacy at tonight’s protest rally
A major announcement will be made today regarding a candidate for Anchorage mayor. The news will be delivered at the start of the protest rally outside the Anchorage Assembly chambers at 4:30 p.m. Notice of the pending announcement was made via email by
Assembly to consider Anchorage mayor’s request for ‘equity officer’ to enforce social agenda
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has asked the Anchorage Assembly to approve a $180,000-a-year Chief Equity Officer to monitor, track and enforce his so-called “equity agenda” on the citizens of Anchorage. Berkowitz submitted an ordinance to this effect, which is
Municipal Attorney: Anchorage mayor’s new order doesn’t apply to churches
In imposing his latest COVID-19 mandate Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s emergency order made no mention of religious entities. According to July 24 email Municipal Attorney Kathryn Vogel, however, churches are still under a previous order in which gatherings of 500
Mayor’s latest emergency order again treats Anchorage churches as non-essential
Update from editor: While the actual text of Mayor Berkowitz’s latest emergency order makes no mention of churches or religious exemptions, his legal department clarified on July 23 that churches will be allowed to operate under a previous order which
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