Mayor's winter shelter plan involves portables, grants and a downtown hotel

Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro meet in first U.S. Senate debate Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Alaska Navigator]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, September 2. In today's newsletter: - Alaska’s rollout of its historic U.S. House election results came in the form of a blurry live video. Still, voting advocates and political observers noted how smoothly Alaska’s first ranked choice election went. - Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has released details of his administration's plan for sheltering people this winter. It's not yet certain exactly what measures the city Assembly will agree to implement. - Faced with record high use while operating with a shoestring budget and less than 10 full-time employees, Chugach State Park is feeling the strain of growing popularity. Summer fun is quickly being ushered out by fall activities. It's the final weekend of the Alaska State Fair, which still has several big musical acts lined up from Barenaked Ladies to Brothers Osborne. If you're sticking closer to Anchorage [this weekend](, there are plenty of First Friday art events and the Girdwood Fungus Fair is just down the road. 🌤️ Anchorage weather Today is mostly sunny with a high of 60 degrees. It's forecast to get cloudy later on today, with a slight chance of showers. Rain is likely Saturday, but it'll be mostly cloudy for the second half of the weekend. Temperatures will be in the low 60s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska’s historic U.S. House election results rollout was ‘blurry,’ but ranked choice voting advocates are hailing the election as a success]( [Alaska’s historic U.S. House election results rollout was ‘blurry,’ but ranked choice voting advocates are hailing the election as a success]( The live video announcement that made Democrat Mary Peltola the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House election was described by viewers as “blurry,” “laggy” and “disappointing.” Still, ranked choice voting advocates and political observers commented on how smoothly Alaska’s first ranked choice election had gone, in a special election that came together in less than six months. [Read More]( [Anchorage Mayor Bronson outlines emergency winter homeless shelter proposal, says he will work with Assembly on plan]( [Anchorage Mayor Bronson outlines emergency winter homeless shelter proposal, says he will work with Assembly on plan]( Mayor Bronson's administration also said a navigation center and shelter in East Anchorage will be ready for partial occupancy by late November. The winter shelter plan outlined this week involves four tactics: - Lodging residents in 20 portable buildings - Distributing city grants to groups and churches that stand up their own shelter sites - Continuing to shelter people in rooms at the Aviator Hotel - If needed, sheltering people in two city-owned community recreation centers [Read More]( [With record use, Chugach State Park feels new pressures]( [With record use, Chugach State Park feels new pressures]( Anchorage’s backyard wilderness is experiencing a surge in users that shows no signs of letting up. Driven in part by social media and location tracking apps, more people are recreating in historically less-used parts of the park than before. [Read More]( [Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro meet in first U.S. Senate debate]( [Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro meet in first U.S. Senate debate]( In their first debate, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka presented their visions for representing Alaska. The differences were just as pronounced in style as they were in policy, with Murkowski highlighting the federal funding she's secured for the state and Tshibaka presenting a vision of resisting the Biden administration. [Read More]( [A ‘good day to be Yup’ik’: Alaska Natives celebrate Peltola’s win in U.S. House special election]( [A ‘good day to be Yup’ik’: Alaska Natives celebrate Peltola’s win in U.S. House special election]( Indigenous Alaskans from around the state flooded social media with exuberant messages, reflections and recollections after Mary Peltola’s victory in the special U.S. House race was announced. “I feel like it’s just going to open so many doors for rural Alaskans and Alaska Natives,” one woman said. [Read More]( More from the ADN [ADN Politics podcast: How Mary Peltola won Alaska’s special election for U.S. House ]( [ADN Politics podcast: How Mary Peltola won Alaska’s special election for U.S. House]( [Read More]( [Wasilla state lawmaker stays on ballot for now amid challenge over Oath Keepers membership]( [Wasilla state lawmaker stays on ballot for now amid challenge over Oath Keepers membership]( (Via Alaska Beacon) [Read More]( [As the weather cools, Alaska gardeners have some early tasks to complete before first frost]( [As the weather cools, Alaska gardeners have some early tasks to complete before first frost]( [Read More]( [Kurka calls on Pierce to drop out of governor’s race, citing unconfirmed harassment claim]( [Kurka calls on Pierce to drop out of governor’s race, citing unconfirmed harassment claim]( (Via Alaska Beacon) [Read More]( [Four teens suffer serious injuries in Palmer T-bone collision, troopers say]( [Four teens suffer serious injuries in Palmer T-bone collision, troopers say]( [Read More]( [Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure]( [Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure]( [Read More]( [Alaska’s state revenue commissioner is resigning]( [Alaska’s state revenue commissioner is resigning]( [Read More]( [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. 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