Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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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.
a woman in an audience holding a sign urging passage of body camera resolution

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.
A chief of police being sworn in.

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 woman in a beige blazer speaks at a podium,

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.
A woman gives out food.

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.
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Pennsylvania woman dies after rollover during guided Alaska rafting trip

Alaska State Troopers report that the Klutina River pinned the raft against landslide debris and it rolled over.
A tent with a gray tarp over over it set up with a kids playground in the distance.

Anchorage police arrest bail jumper for sexual assault of woman in tent

Two women reported attacks within a few days of each other at the same location and gave a similar description of their assailant.

APD confirms its SWAT officer killed East Anchorage resident in standoff 

This marks the department’s third killing and fourth shooting in two months.
a man with a backpack walks through a field with tents in it

‘It’s a good win,’ outgoing Anchorage mayor says of Supreme Court homelessness ruling

The ACLU of Alaska calls it "bleak and cruel." The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness calls it "disappointing."
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Anchorage Mayor Bronson’s final resignee warns about ‘time bombs’ in city’s bookkeeping

The outgoing budget director says significant accounting failures could hurt the city’s credit and saddle taxpayers with extra expenses.
A white man in a police uniform at a wooden desk

Anchorage’s incoming mayor has named a new police chief

Deputy Chief Sean Case will lead APD beginning July 1. He says he brings a different policing style, and wants to shift the culture.
an e-bike kitted out with cameras and a smartphone mount

Alaska ‘data bike’ proposal aims to reform how DOT assesses its sidewalks and trails

The idea is to get e-bikes kitted out with cameras and special smartphone software that captures how rough a path is, among other data.
Two people on a dog walk.

Anchorage records its warmest three-day stretch since 2022

From Friday through Sunday, the official three-day average high temperature was 71.3 degrees, the hottest since the summer of 2022.
a protected bike lane

Downtown Anchorage is getting a protected bike lane for the summer

Transportation officials will study before and after conditions. They’re predicting a safer, quieter road that will boost business.
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Suzanne LaFrance declares victory in Anchorage mayor’s race

After another 27,000 ballots were counted, LaFrance's lead over Dave Bronson narrowed by percentage points, but widened in absolute votes.
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Suzanne LaFrance poised to be Anchorage’s first elected female mayor

Partial, unofficial election night results show the former Assembly chair leading incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson by nearly 10%.
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Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election ends today. Here’s what to know. 

Anchorage voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return their ballots.
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Backlash to ‘cheese grater’ fence in Anchorage triggers changes to DOT outreach 

The state transportation department says the fence isn’t going away, but the minor drama will lead to more outreach on similar projects going forward.
A gray concrete building labeled Eklutna Power Plant along a snowy road

The governor has a big decision to make about the Eklutna River and hydro project. Here’s what to know. 

The governor has an Oct. 2 deadline to review the plan, comments, any alternatives, and try to smooth out any disagreements.
A campaign sign supporting Mayor Dave Bronson's reelection vandalized with "Free Palestine"

Anchorage woman charged with vandalizing Bronson campaign signs

Police charged a 27-year-old East Anchorage woman with two felonies and a misdemeanor in connection with 14 vandalized campaign signs.
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Hey Anchorage, who’s your pick for mayor? Why?

We spent a day talking to locals all over Anchorage, from Eagle River to Girdwood, about what matters to them.