Emily Goodykoontz

The Anchorage Assembly approved a contract with nonprofit Henning Inc. to open a 50-person warming area on the eastern side of downtown.

Z.J. Loussac Library in Midtown Anchorage on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Popp is “being brought on to add critical, unique capacity to the work already being done,” the mayor’s office said.

Historic City Hall in downtown Anchorage in March 2024. The city is moving forward with plans to establish a public library branch at the location on Fourth Avenue in downtown. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Vincent John Wulf who said he has been homeless about five years, places wood from a pallet into a warming barrel burning at Town Square Park on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Anchorage residents won't see a sales tax proposal on the ballot in the April city election.

A homeless shelter operates out of the former site of the city's Solid Waste Services administration building on Friday, Jan. 17, 2024 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Significant pressure points remain, according to an economic forecast released by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, including spiking housing costs and declining numbers of working-age residents.

Municipality of Anchorage City Hall building in downtown on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Downtown Anchorage, photographed on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Loren Holmes / ADN)