Enjoying lunch with the business community at today's Make It Monday forum, hosted by the Anchorage Chamber. Mayor Bronson is giving a State of the City report.

Just a few clarifications: 🧵 1. Mayor starts with snow. Says this year's heavy snow that overwhelmed our response was "unprecedented." Except for last year's big early snow.
So, the "plan" was an emergency on day 1.

He also "added $1.5 million for contractual services." Not for Muni staff. Just outsourcing.

BUS PARADE! Celebrating the inaugural ride of new Route 85 with @ancpeoplemover! 🚏Downtown 🚌 🚏West Anc 🚌 🚏Loussac Library 🚌 🚏 Dimond Center Mall! #ANCgov Also, this is definitely the cleanest city bus system I've used! And the best name "People Mover"

Adding to the pile: Both the #ANCgov scandals today show a lack of understanding AND will to address our housing problems. We "solve" homelessness with housing options. We grow and renew our community with more housing. It benefits everyone. 1/4 To callously leave hundreds of houseless people with no amenities, while they are sleeping, and assume a smooth transition of an abrupt change in facility operator is possible, is wrong. It fails to perform a basic duty of government in a public facility. 2/4