Juneau elections

City leaders say taxpayer money should be spent on a building the city owns, not on rent and expensive renovations. Opponents say now isn’t the time.

Friday’s forum came the day after ballots were mailed to registered voters.

The League of Women Voters of Juneau, KTOO, KINY and the Juneau Empire joined forces to host two candidate forums featuring candidates for Juneau Assembly, School Board and a discussion on the local ballot measure.

Thursday’s forum was the latest in a series of public events featuring municipal candidates.

Candidates shared how they would increase access to housing, child care and competitive wages for first responders.

This year’s pool of candidates is far more crowded than last year’s, when five incumbents were the only candidates running and automatically won reelection.