Under the proposed rules, a property would only be eligible for use as a short-term rental if it’s the applicant’s primary residence.
KCAW - Sitka
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New dashboard warns Sitkans of landslide risk
A landslide warning system developed in Sitka is now available to the public as an online dashboard.
After an eye-opening supply-run, a former Sitkan fundraises for friends in Ukraine
When a former Sitka music teacher finally made it to Kyiv, he realized that the suitcase of medical supplies he’d brought wasn’t enough.
Court ruling on endangered killer whales could force a rewrite of federal fisheries policy
A federal judge ruled that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act when it published research on the Southeast king harvest that failed to address its impact on killer whales in Puget Sound.
Despite near-record job availability, more recent arrivals are choosing to leave Alaska
People have been staying in Alaska for less and less time since the 1990s, with the exception of residents who were either born in Alaska or turned eighteen here.
Sitka Tribe researchers are studying how far herring eggs travel when they get shared
An estimated 87% of eggs harvested out of Sitka are given away.