Chief of staff for the Anchorage mayor resigns

Plus: Preliminary election results for Anchorage Assembly, school board and city bonds and ballot propositions ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's Sponsor: Matson]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, April 5. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s chief of staff, Adam Trombley, has resigned. His departure is the latest in a string of recent firings and resignations of the mayor’s top executives. - Anchorage Assembly incumbents and all but one candidate generally aligned with the current majority had wide leads in high-stakes races for seven Assembly seats, according to preliminary election results. - Also in Anchorage's municipal election, both incumbent school board members held wide leads to retain their seats, and early results showed strong support from voters for bonds and ballot propositions. Alaskans have a pretty heightened awareness when it comes to earthquakes, and with good reason (the 1964 Good Friday earthquake comes to mind). As historian David Reamer explains, there was another monstrous and deadly quake just a few years prior. In 1958, an earthquake generated [the largest tsunami in recorded history]( a megatsunami that struck Lituya Bay. Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with a high near 39 degrees and a slight chance of snow showers this afternoon. Thursday will start off overcast before becoming sunny later on, and we should see sunny skies on Friday. Daytime highs will range from the low to mid-30s over the next few days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com Editor's note: We recently changed email systems, which is why this newsletter may look a little different from what you're used to. But we want to make sure that we're only sending you the emails that you'd like to receive. To manage your preferences, visit the link at the bottom of this email. Have feedback or other questions? Email us at [newsletters@adn.com](mailto:newsletters@adn.com?subject=Newsletter%20feedback). [Anchorage Mayor Bronson’s chief of staff resigns]( Mario Bird, who Bronson once appointed as acting municipal attorney, will serve as acting chief of staff in the wake of Adam Trombley's departure. Bird has been working for the mayor’s office as a senior policy director since the Assembly rejected him as city attorney last year. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Anchorage election results show strong leads for candidates aligned with current Assembly]( Even in what campaigns have perceived to be some of the most competitive races — in Midtown, West Anchorage and South Anchorage — candidates aligned with the current Assembly majority held striking leads over their opponents. • Related: [View all preliminary results from the 2023 Anchorage municipal election]( [Read More]( [Early returns show strong support for bonds and ballot measures in Anchorage election]( In the first round of votes counted in Tuesday’s elections, all bond proposals appear likely to pass, along with all but one ballot measure put before voters. [Read More]( [Incumbents hold wide leads in Anchorage School Board races]( In the race for Anchorage School Board, incumbents Dave Donley and Andy Holleman hold wide leads over their respective challengers in preliminary results released on election night. [Read More]( [Conquering the cube: Alaskans try their hand against some of the West Coast’s best]( More than 80 Rubik’s Cube solvers converged on downtown Anchorage over the weekend for the Up in the North competition, which had doubled in size since the last event in 2019. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [➡ Americans are working less than they were before the pandemic]( [➡ ‘Frustrated and upset,’ Trump goes silent, then seethes]( [➡ Anchorage’s David Carle named head coach of 2024 U.S. National Junior Hockey team]( [➡ Paying for paradise? Hawaii mulls fees for ecotourism crush]( [➡ UAA men’s basketball team signs Anchorage high school star Sloan Lentfer of Grace Christian]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [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. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States