Former Mayor Bill Overstreet is being remembered as a persuasive and successful spokesman for Juneau during the capital move fights of the 1970s and 80s.
Local Government
JPD chief candidates in Juneau; public invited
The team selected to rate candidates for a new Juneau Police Chief reads like a “who’s who” in criminal justice and public safety in the capital city.
Three finalists for JPD police chief
Three finalists for Juneau Police Chief will come to the capital city next week to compete in person for the job. They hope to replace Juneau Police Chief Greg Browning, who is retiring at the end of May. Nineteen men, including two from Juneau, applied for the job. That list was whittled to six candidates,…
City ignored Veterans for Peace settlement offer
A settlement proposal that could have stopped litigation against the Juneau Planning Commission was never acknowledged by the city.
Sales tax extension, bond proposition add to FY 14 budget
The City and Borough of Juneau’s budget for Fiscal Year 2014 would be about 2.5 percent larger than a preliminary version approved last year under a proposal by the city administration. The CBJ Assembly Finance Committee kicked off a series of hearings on the spending plan Wednesday with an overview by City Manager Kim Kiefer…
Juneau Assembly considers City Manager evaluation criteria
Juneau City Manager Kim Kiefer has officially been on the job for a year, meaning it’s time for her annual evaluation by the CBJ Assembly.