Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Jeremy Hsieh covers Anchorage with an emphasis on housing, homelessness, infrastructure and development. Reach him at jhsieh@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8428. Read more about Jeremy here.
Anchorage community activists vent and try to find consensus on policing reforms
At a community meeting, there was collective interest in civilian police oversight and funding for special mental health crisis teams.
An Anchorage engineer thinks there’s a way to satisfy all parties competing for water in Eklutna Lake
The pitch comes as the governor weighs how to balance demands for hydroelectric power, drinking water and restoration of fish habitat.
Anchorage police to incorporate virtual reality into training with emphasis on de-escalation
A federal grant created in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020 will cover the cost of APD's virtual reality system.
Anchorage patrol officer shot homicide suspect before special team could be sent, police say
Patrol officers responded first to a 911 call about an immediate threat Friday, leading to the city's seventh police shooting this year.
Bellwether trial in Kroger-Albertsons merger begins Monday
Most Alaskans live in a community where the companies’ Fred Meyer and Safeway or Carrs stores directly compete with each other.
Suspect wanted in Anchorage shooting death near camp
It’s unclear what connection, if any, the suspect, victim and homeless camp off 5th Avenue have to each other.
How ‘the license plate bill to end license plate bills’ finally passed
Lawmakers have long criticized the inconsequential bills. But they also weren’t willing to stop spending time on them -- until this year.
Anchorage’s local government has a cash flow problem
It's another consequence of city bookkeepers’ delayed, but inevitable corrections to tangled and inconsistent financial recordkeeping.
Family of man killed by Anchorage police files wrongful death lawsuit
“There appears to be a real failure to train these officers on when to use deadly force,” an attorney for Kristopher Handy’s family says.
The parent companies of 2 of Alaska’s grocers want to merge. Here’s what we know.
The companies have made sweeping statements about the benefits of merging, but there isn’t anything in place to hold them to those promises.
Anchorage officials order ‘intolerable’ Midtown encampment cleared
APD Chief Sean Case says a recent citywide policing effort included an undercover element at the Fairbanks Street encampment.
Anchorage officers cleared in Kristopher Handy killing, as police release body camera video
A state investigation released Wednesday "generally corroborated" officers' accounts of events leading up to Handy's May 13 shooting.
In third act of Anchorage’s accounting ‘cautionary tale,’ a CFO races to close $147M deal
The city nearly missed a critical window to secure huge amounts of capital needed to pay for voter-approved infrastructure projects.
Third executive joins Anchorage Mayor LaFrance’s team from Berkowitz era
Ona Brause is the new mayor’s director of the Office of Management and Budget. She was previously chief of staff to Mayor Ethan Berkowitz.
Anchorage police now have a 45-day deadline to release certain body camera footage
The policy does not include an appeals process if the chief declines to release recordings, which the Anchorage Assembly had asked for.
Anchorage shelter contract extended as leaked text investigation stews
Assembly Chair Chris Constant said he’s seen a draft of the investigation report and has been discussing next steps with city lawyers.
Anchorage Assembly to APD: Publish recordings of recent police shootings and revise body camera policy
Police Chief Sean Case said he intends to discuss changes at the end of the week and have the new policy in place on July 22.
Assembly confirms Anchorage’s new police chief and municipal attorney
Assembly members lauded both Police Chief Sean Case and Municipal Attorney Eva Gardner. They were confirmed in 10-0 votes.
A proposed Anchorage sales tax could fund projects from a children’s museum to a public sauna
Supporters of Project Anchorage told a business-minded audience Monday that the 3% tax could be used to improve residents’ quality of life.
As encampment settles in next door, Anchorage nonprofit to build 6 tiny homes for the homeless
The leader of the nonprofit says there has been a lot of positive interest in the project. She hopes other groups emulate it.