1. Why are you running for mayor?
DAVE BRONSON: I’m running for mayor because the city that I’ve lived in for 30 years, where I’ve raised my kids and where I intend on growing old, has become unrecognizable. I can no longer just sit on the sidelines and enjoy the benefits of living in this great city as it deteriorates. It’s time for me to get involved and change the direction of Anchorage.
FORREST DUNBAR: I’m running for mayor because I want to make Anchorage an even better place to live, and because we need fact-based leadership to beat COVID and get our economy back on track. I believe Anchorage can be an exciting city with strong public safety, thriving businesses, good-paying jobs and a top-tier education system. My time on the Assembly, as well as the work I’ve done with the Muldoon Farmers Market, Anchorage Park Foundation and Scenic Foothills Community Council, has prepared me to hit the ground running on Day One. Our community has advantages few cities share, i
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Print article Gov. Mike Dunleavy has picked Chugiak attorney Timothy Terrell for a new seat on Alaska’s Court of Appeals. Dunleavy’s office announced the pick in a written statement on Friday morning. Terrell will fill the new fourth spot on the state appeals court. The Alaska Legislature approved the creation of that seat in March, after the Alaska Court System said the appeals court was receiving new cases faster than it could hear them. The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a question asking why the governor picked Terrell over the other two nominees, Trisha Haines of Fairbanks and Brooke Berens of Anchorage. All three were nominated by the nonpartisan Alaska Judicial Council in mid-November after a series of interviews, public meetings and a survey of Alaska attorneys.