From homeless to housed in Anchorage: A look at one woman's journey

Plus: Anchorage Assembly set to make major decisions on future costs and designs at Port of Alaska ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, July 24. In today's newsletter: - One woman's yearlong [journey from homelessness to housed in Anchorage]( took place against the backdrop of the city struggling to shelter a rising homeless population. - Over two meetings this week, Anchorage Assembly members will take votes that have big implications for [how the critical infrastructure at the Port of Alaska functions]( for decades to come. - The Anchorage Assembly is considering [removing or revising the law that gives police authority]( to impound vehicles driven by people with more than $1,000 worth of driving or equipment citations. Most Alaskans are familiar with glaciers, and may have even hiked or kayaked near one. But how many can say they've been to a rock glacier? With examples in the Brooks and Alaska ranges and in the Wrangell Mountains, a rock glacier is a stream of rocks held together with ice. Science writer Ned Rozell details a trip to this different kind of glacier in [his most recent column](. Anchorage weather The warm weather we enjoyed over the weekend is slated to continue early this week, with a high near 71 degrees today. Hazy conditions are hanging around Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska due to drifting wildfire smoke, and that haze is forecast to last through the middle of the week. Daytime temperatures should remain in the high 60s to low 70s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [One woman’s long road from homeless to housed in Anchorage →]( A Daily News reporter and photographer followed Alaskan Monique Crespo on a yearlong journey out of homelessness. In that time, her life changed in ways both triumphant and devastating. Anchorage changed, too. ADVERTISEMENT [Anchorage Assembly set to make major decisions on future costs and designs at Port of Alaska →]( The dock terminals at the port are aged and badly eroded, and municipal officials have struggled for years to redevelop them amid warnings that one well-placed earthquake or environmental disaster could easily bring it down. [Anchorage Assembly to consider removing or revising scofflaw program →]( Some officials believe Anchorage’s scofflaw program unfairly punishes drivers who are unable to pay fines, and misses the mark on improving public safety. APD Chief Michael Kerle said he believes it takes dangerous drivers off the streets. [Officials identify pilot and 3 state workers killed in helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope →]( A dive team deployed to the North Slope lake where a helicopter carrying a pilot and three state workers crashed last week recovered the bodies of the four deceased Sunday morning. [Photos: Silver salmon fishing heats up at Bird Creek →]( Multiple fishermen at Bird Creek enjoyed success catching silvers during Sunday’s outgoing tide, in bright sunshine with the air temperature in the 70s. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Driver fleeing troopers involved in head-on collision near Seward →]( [Anchorage’s Nate Thompson announces retirement after 15-year NHL career →]( [‘NBC Nightly News’ will broadcast live from Anchorage on Monday →]( [Travel: Booking an international trip starting from a city outside Alaska can save you big bucks →]( [IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers to protect worker safety and combat scammers →]( 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