Print article In the nonpartisan race for Anchorage mayor, homelessness is a top priority in several candidates’ platforms. With 15 candidates, opponents say they will take varying and in some cases, quite different approaches to the city’s homelessness crisis. Some candidates, including former Anchorage municipal manager Bill Falsey and former Assembly member Bill Evans,
have specific ideas to address
the visible aspects of homelessness, such as homeless camps. At the East Anchorage Mayoral Forum this week, Falsey criticized the city’s past response to cleaning up camps and said that he has been “very frustrated with the municipality’s pace of progress.”
In a crowded race, many candidates for Anchorage mayor say they’re aiming to make it to an expected runoff
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Print article This year, no fewer than 14 candidates are running for Anchorage mayor, each trying to convince voters that they are the best candidate to lead the city out of the pandemic and into economic recovery. Many say that there’s little chance that one will win outright in the April 6 election, and that they expect a runoff election in May. “I’m 100% certain there’s going to be a runoff,” said candidate Bill Evans, a former Anchorage Assembly member. “I don’t think it’s possible for any of the candidates to get 45% with this many candidates on the field.”
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