Teen speaks about trouble navigating Alaska’s mental health system

Under the assembly proposal the site would have room for 30 - 60 people to camp in vehicles and tents and eventually, small structures called pallet shelters.

The Anchorage fire, police, and health departments are all facing critical shortages, which some may say can mean the difference between life and death during an emergency. An Anchorage Assembly member says the problem lies with the city administration and — due to what they call the toxic environment at City Hall — few people want to work for the City of Anchorage. As a result, the public suffers.

This year's point-in-time count in Anchorage showed 335 individuals living outdoors. That number is not considered a full, accurate count of the unsheltered, but it is the number used when communities report the number of people living on their streets to the federal government. There are other estimates that up to 700 individuals might be living on Anchorage's streets at times.

JBER personnel speaks at "Make it Monday" forum.

APD is estimating that they will have a fully equipped staff by either the end of the year or early 2024.

Moments after the vote, however, meeting attendees burst out in applause after borough Mayor Edna DeVries vetoed the ordinance calling it “bad public policy.”