After covid-19 scare, Anchorage Assembly will continue masking hearing Wednesday
Things are set to get back on track this week.
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Supermajority support gels on Anchorage Assembly for proposed mask mandate
It’s unclear when the Anchorage Assembly will finally reach a vote on its proposed mask mandate thanks to an outbreak of covid-19 among Bronson’s administration, but when it does it will almost assuredly have a veto-proof supermajority.
After riling up anti-science mob, Bronson administration comes down with covid-19
The Bronson administration and its allies have been using the hearings to rile up anti-mask and anti-science testimony over the course of the last two weeks.
Hate-filled backlash is making it harder to want to run for office. And that’s the point.
Its’ becoming increasingly clear that the plan is to make the job of serving the public so difficult and hostile that it’ll drive away anyone not ready to rubberstamp Bronson’s agenda.
Testimony blasts Bronson for backing anti-science mob. ‘The pilot here doesn’t understand our plane is crashing.’
We talked with Travis Neff about his fiery testimony from Monday night’s hearing that put Bronson and his allies on blast for encouraging and supporting a “plagued arena of science-denying bullies.”
The Anchorage Assembly’s pending mask mandate is a big deal
The stage is set for the Anchorage Assembly to make a push on masking, which sets the stage for a major showdown with hands-off Mayor Dave Bronson, which all has some other interesting twists.
‘Hate has no place in Anchorage,’ says mayoral candidate Dunbar amid anti-Semitic attacks
Anchorage Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar joined the chorus of voices denouncing a pair of anti-Semitic license plates reading 3REICH and FUHRER that fellow Assemblywoman Jamie Allard defended as harmless foreign language.
ZALETEL: The opportunity for real change is now
‘Continuing to sequester services downtown will not bring about change in Midtown. Homelessness services need to be integrated into our community so that individuals can utilize public transit for jobs, access health care and look for more permanent housing.’
RIVERA and QUINN-DAVIDSON: Leading the Alaskan way
“The coronavirus has laid bare systemic issues in our society. We must be thoughtful about how we use any funds the Municipality receives to address COVID-19. Our values as a community should be reflected in the decisions we make in the coming months.”
ZALETEL: New Revenue? Yes. Rushed Revenue? No
“I am asking my colleagues to slow down and ask some critical questions of the taxes before us.”