Anchorage mayoral candidates describe city in decline during Alaska Public Media-ADN debate

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Over 90 minutes, the four major candidates answered a series of questions related to topics like homelessness, an impending natural gas shortage and climate change.

The four major candidates for Anchorage mayor discussed a range of topics at a candidate debate Thursday night by Alaska Public Media and the Anchorage Daily News. 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.“As a mom of three, my kids are growing up in a different Anchorage,” LaFrance said.

Popp gave a similar answer, and added that some areas of city government, like snow removal, may need to adapt to a changing climate. “We need to invest in our university, invest in science and technology there,” Tuck said. “And then go one step further with the prototype and materials development institute.”

“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.

 

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