Anna Brawley

Anchorage seeks 50 acres of JBER land for a waste-to-energy plant

New law ties Anchorage's federal housing grant to how fast it builds

“are we going to get punished for trying but not seeing the volume that we would see in Columbus, Ohio, or in a city in Texas, or things like that?”

Who controls Chugach access spending: trail advocates or the neighborhoods next door?

“they are all trails and parks advocates”

Anchorage Assembly rejects investigation into member Martinez's travel, 5-6

Audit of $11.8M in off-the-books Anchorage spending heads to the Assembly

Anchorage wants a public board to steer its Chugach access money — and set qualifications for who runs it

The Anchorage Assembly studied how to remove one of its own. It never has.

“I've consulted with the attorneys, and they have determined or advised that Mr.— Member Martinez may participate in this conversation as a member because it is about process”

Anchorage police oversight proposal dies without a second

Anchorage Assembly resolution seeks school-funding scenarios and deferred maintenance analysis

“I think because we keep uncovering billion-dollar deferred maintenance liabilities, so I think at some point we are attempting to put a number, even if that number is rough, on what our problems are and trying to characterize those.”

Anchorage Assembly studies removal process it has never used

“none of us have done this in these seats, and any predecessor who has taken this up or anything, any action of this kind, are all gone now”

Anchorage Assembly set to approve transfer of three marijuana licenses to sole ownership at one address

“the Assembly must enter any protest regarding the State of Alaska application to the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) within 60 days following the date the AMCO Director sends notice to the Municipal Clerk that the State transfer application is deemed complete”

Anchorage Assembly to hear third version of public safety commission ordinance July 21

Anchorage police and fire overtime budgets built on 2010 math, OMB says

Anchorage funded a program to fix 20 homes. It fixed one — and no one was penalized.

Anchorage keeps deferring a public safety commission it can't agree on

Fred Meyer owes Anchorage taxes, so its liquor licenses are on hold

Stalk Steakhouse in Eagle River must pay back taxes to keep its liquor license

Anchorage cuts a top City Hall job it just created

Fred Meyer owes Anchorage back taxes — so the city grabbed its liquor licenses

“Taxes are owed to the Municipality of Anchorage”

Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts. The office that oversees them has one employee.

Anchorage Assembly members call on Martinez to resign after APOC ruling

Anchorage budget trade-off: schools OR general government, not both, may be coming

Anchorage homeless residents tell Assembly: shelters worse than jail

Anchorage Assembly reviews missing middle housing overlay for transit corridors

“this policy has been written into the plan for 25 years. And so the question I keep asking the community is, if not this, then what?”

True North dropped crisis services from Fairview plan after months of pushback

Anchorage to issue $55.2M in bonds for roads, parks, fire equipment

“$2,500,000 to the Anchorage Fire SA CIP fund. $38,450,000 to the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area CIP fund.”

Anchorage Assembly postpones public safety commission to July

ASD projects $40M FY28 deficit — two months after voters rejected school bond and tax levy

“This is going to be certainly a topic of discussion”

Assembly to hear natural burial cemetery proposal for South Anchorage

Anchorage Assembly recognizes Gun Violence Awareness Day after contentious debate over statistics

“On a vote of 9 to 3 AR2026 144 passes the body.”

Anchorage Assembly continues public safety commission hearing to June 9 after criticism of advisory-only powers

“the intent of the sponsors is to bring a substitute version”

Anchorage School District to receive $37 million from state education funding increase

Anchorage secures $25M for Port of Alaska in state capital budget

Anchorage proposes second round of child care licensing code changes

“we have a public hearing on that that will come up on our May 26th meeting”

Anchorage faces $31M deficit across internal service funds

“as we look at these big long-term funds, it's kind of like a bathtub. You got to think about how much you're filling it up, how much is draining out, and ideally you're keeping the bathwater in there enough that it can cover those costs.”

Anchorage faces $1.3 billion stormwater infrastructure deficit

“I'm glad we have yet another billion-dollar liability. We keep adding them up.”

Assembly Approves $64.8M Bond Appropriation for Capital Projects

“On a vote of 12 to 0, this item has passed the body unanimously.”

True North Recovery proposes Fairview behavioral health center

Anchorage faces mobile home park crisis as South Park Estates closes

“we basically have a type of housing where the structure and the land are legally distinct, right? So, I mean, and I think there's the issue of the asset and this asset that you have, but it's fundamentally not attached to the land unless you happen to also own the land.”

Assembly rejects resolution seeking larger Basher Trailhead parking lot

Assembly Approves Study of Wildfire Service Area for High-Risk Zones

“I would also request, and again, not amending, but in the analysis to look at potential for an area-wide, meaning the entire municipality, in addition to kind of looking at the different service areas.”