Mayoral candidates Dave Bronson, Suzanne LaFrance, Bill Popp, and Chris Tuck participated in a debate hosted by Alaska Public Media and Anchorage Daily News on Thursday, March 21, 2024 moderated by Lori Townsend and Tom Hewitt. is a former Anchorage representative who served in the Legislature for 14 years and on the Anchorage School Board for two.All four have lived in Anchorage for decades and described Anchorage as a city in decline in need of revitalization.
“A better snowplow strategy that takes into account that things are changing instead of looking backwards and assuming that whatever happens over the last 10 years as an average is what you plan for,” Popp said. Bronson highlighted his administration’s efforts to reduce energy use by turning down thermostats and turning off lights in city buildings, but questioned how effective some climate change responses would be.
“I proposed a 1,000-person shelter,” Bronson said. “The Assembly led by Suzanne LaFrance as the Assembly Chair killed that project. So now we’re stuck two years later, and on June 1, we have 874 homeless people hitting the street.”, pushed back on the mayor’s claim, noting that she initially supported the mayor’s proposal for a pared-down, 150-person homeless shelter and navigation center.
Meanwhile, Popp criticized the political divide in city government, and described himself as nonpartisan.
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