The new manager of the historic Bergmann Hotel in Juneau is working to clean up the tenement building.
Housing
Deadly Oakland fire may spur crackdown on off-the-grid artists’ spaces
Rents in the Bay Area are among the highest in the country, pushing many artists into illegal work/live spaces like the Ghost Ship, where a fire left 36 dead. Now, officials vow to step up regulation.
Alaska prepares public housing smoking ban
A new federal rule will ban smoking in public housing nationwide. The notice was released Wednesday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will take effect in 18 months. But Alaska is looking to do that a lot sooner.
Juneau Assembly derails affordable housing plan
In a 5-4 vote, the Juneau Assembly voted to exclude a housing action plan from the city’s comprehensive plan. It was written specifically to be included in the plan.
Juneau’s Housing First project takes shape
Juneau is getting a new kind of apartment building, designed to provide safe, affordable housing to the city’s most vulnerable homeless individuals.
With Little Housing Growth, Native American Families Live In Close Quarters
The two tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming are experiencing a population boom, but the amount of housing hasn’t increased leading to severe overcrowding.