Colette Thibodeau
95:40 - 95:59
"Over the last couple of summers, I have watched homelessness in my neighborhood become more visible and more desperate. I live near Pine DeBar in Bergah. I was I watched the Pine Street encampment grow larger and larger, Davis Camp as well"
“Over the last couple of summers, I have watched homelessness in my neighborhood become more visible and more desperate. I live near Pine DeBar in Bergah. I was I watched the Pine Street encampment grow larger and larger, Davis Camp as well”
- Speaker
- Colette Thibodeau
- Timestamp
- 95:40 – 95:59
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 21, 2026
From the transcript
Okay, so my name is Colette Thibodeau and I've been a resident of Russian Jack for nearly 40 years since I moved to Anchorage in 1989. I do not know as much as Jamie knows, so please understand that he's been doing this a lot longer. Over the last couple of summers, I have watched homelessness in my neighborhood become more visible and more desperate. I live near Pine DeBar in Bergah. I was I watched the Pine Street encampment grow larger and larger, Davis Camp as well, so I'm just gonna paraphrase.
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