How did a crisis with homelessness come to dominate local politics in Alaska’s largest city? 

On this episode, ADN reporters Emily Goodykoontz and Michelle Theriault Boots explain the major policy changes in Anchorage that have kept homelessness in the headlines. From a pandemic emergency shelter in the Sullivan Arena to the Centennial Campground and scattered site facilities inside hotels, we discuss what happened, why, and what’s next. 

With winter weather just weeks away and the potential for hundreds of people to have no safe place to stay, this is a political story with deeply human consequences. 

For more local and state news, subscribe to ADN today.

This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee