The Party for Socialism and Liberation in Anchorage has kicked off a “Housing for All” campaign, presenting a sweeping platform of demands aimed at addressing the city’s mounting homelessness and housing crisis. The group, part of a national Marxist–Leninist party, is calling on the Municipality of Anchorage to take immediate action.
Here are the six key demands at the start of their campaign:
Designate the Anchorage Golf Course as a transitional housing area.
PSL proposes using the municipal Golf Course land to host temporary shelters and facilities for people experiencing homelessness, arguing that underused city land could serve urgent public need. The 18-hole public golf course is located on O’Malley Road, far from social services.
Most of Anchorage’s homeless population is made up of criminals, vagrants, and drug- and alcohol addicts who have already taken over many city parks and have used them for criminal activities including arson.
Ban all short‑term housing rentals.
They want the city to prohibit Airbnb-style rentals citywide, claiming such conversions reduce affordable housing stock and drive up rents.
Create a municipal housing authority.
PSL calls for a publicly controlled agency to oversee housing allocation, development, and regulation.
This proposal would likely lead to rent controls as in San Francisco and other socialist-run cities.
Seize abandoned properties through eminent domain.
The group advocates using city powers to take over ownership of unused buildings and land, then repurposing them for public housing.
Build social housing units.
PSL demands the development of municipally or publicly funded housing stock available at “affordable rates” that prioritize low-income residents.
Declare housing a public health emergency and a human right.
They urge the Assembly to pass resolutions recognizing the housing crisis as a health emergency—and ally it with a human‑rights framework.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is a Marxist–Leninist political party associated with hardline Democrats that emerged nationally in 2004. It aims to replace capitalism with a socialist economy where basic needs, like housing, healthcare, and education, are guaranteed for all. In Anchorage, the PSL has been active in housing advocacy, staging winter shelter events and highlighting inequities in rental and homelessness trends.
Housing for all?
Let’s import the nations homeless population and solve everyone’s problem.
Bernie Sanders for president!
At least the squatters could play a round of golf after a morning meth hit and before toddy time after a nap on the green.
Ha ha. Amen Andy. Party of socialism lord knows socialism has worked well around the globe. These people must be on the pipe too. Meth pipe that is. Ah and making demands ha ha. I demand they can all go straight to hell.
Anchorage……All- American City. And contender host for the next US Open.
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Congratulations. Anchorage has become a laughing stock city.
Unreal and Not reality based. So maybe the PSLs and their sympathizers should all be the first to donate their Own houses and properties to the cause. That is, if they have any… And why stop there? Give everyone a free house, just like Oprah: You get a house, and You get a house, and You get a house…
If there is single defining characteristic of radical leftist extremism, it is its complete divorcement from reality.
The only PSL we need are Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
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Ha HA! These people are funny. Brain dead but still funny.
’cause all of those idea have worked so well in other cities…
Pfft. You’re not the original John Galt.
Lock them ALL up. They are a danger to themselves and the community. There, I said it. All together now!
I would rather kick them off the city dock with an outgoing tide.
It would be cheaper to ship the commies and their number one cheerleader, Senator Elvi Gray Jackson to Russia or China…
The land and government of their dreams‼️
Old EGJ creepy blue eyes. Demonic people.
Naturally, a group like this would be interested in eliminating businesses and subsequent employment when the architects and members of said group don’t want to work or create employment opportunities for anyone.
The end game, while in plain sight to thinking humans, is the death of the host (businesses and the employed) thus, eliminating their source of funding altogether. Once complete, the people championing this lifestyle will eat themselves thus ensuring their Lord of the Flies demise.
Unfortunately, I’m sure that our Assembly (George Martinez of Occupy Wall Street fame) might be in full support of this.
Anchorage doesn’t have a large homeless problem, it has a huge substance abuse, mental illness, and leftist democrat problem.
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Actually it has a lack of enforcement problem due to lack of will by our assembly/mayoral leadership. If we enforced all the ordinances regarding public intoxication, camping in parks, lewd behavior and criminal conduct (there is no way some of these folks BOUGHT all those bicycles parts or tarps) etc. we would not be in this predicament. Yet two sets of rules apply. Those for regular citizens and those for homeless individuals the police MAY arrest, but the Muni prosecutors neglect to indict/prosecute.
How many of these dear party members have worked their way through college, paid off their student loans, and purchased and maintained their own homes?
How many have paid for their own car insurance or health insurance before they graduated college?
How many of them volunteer at homeless shelters or give their time and talents helping out at Beans Cafe, Downtown Hope Center, or Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission?
How many of them know what it means to “be the change you want to see in the word,” instead of demanding that the City or State step in to re-distribute others’ money to provide housing and healthcare for those who refuse to make the effort to get clean and sober and hold down jobs to provide for themselves?
How many entitlement-addicted, bottle-fed brats in Anchorage belong to the Party for Socialism and Liberation? Where are their parents? Were they raised in day care centers and public schools and after school care programs since they were six weeks old, now molded into brainwashed puppets who don’t know what it means to live a truly human life?
Honest questions.
Great comments. I remember a comment my wife saw on Facebook by a newcomer to Anchorage- she marveled at how nice the city looked and wanted to stay. She asked if there was a program she could apply for to get a house in Anchorage. No idea she could get a job and buy her own house- too many of these people in Alaska already.
Funny how these American communists never take the plunge and move to China, or Cuba? Come on: set an example for us!
I like how these groups always “demand” all their wants. No suggestions or commentary. I guess that’s how communists work. Also, no mention of how they would plan to pay for and administer these wonderful ideas.
Let them live IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. Let them live at the Rasmussen Art Museum. The Unionist Left wants to Destroy all opposition. They have done it to our schools—-Second lowest performance in the Nation. They have Destroyed the Union Public Workforce—-It use to be called Public Service because the PAY wasn’t so hot, now it is a Union Political Machine gobbling up Land, PFD CHECKS, Golf Courses, and any opposition.
Not “Second”, First, Don’t cheat our standing, Cheers
Socialism is evil.
R buy how they don’t take them in THEMSELVES, what happened to ” be the change you want to sed in the world”??? Nobody leading by examp!e with these walking piles of excrement!!!!
Caving to this crap would lead to less private investments in Anchorage properties. Why would you invest in something that you have little control of what will you charge, who will be your customers, what will be the terms of the contracts, what you can do if the customer doesn’t pay, and other basic business considerations?
If you’re trying to improve the overall quality of life for the residents and the city budget doesn’t have the funds to cover improvements and maintenance for all public spaces (including free housing and loss of future property taxes), then these demands should be filed in the garbage can.
You gotta hand it to them, it only took what a decade or so to come up with an idea…don’t expect much out of a group who stood on the street corner supporting hamas.
If the PSL were to get its way, who do you think would profit financially? Look at LA – the people in charge there are cleaning up with “donations” from the CCP folks. Follow the money….
Commie rats never give up.
Give them the LAND FILL.
It was sad when Carrs on Gamble closed. The homeless lost their oasis of food, booze and weed. I imagine Voodoo Cannibis has had a major drop in sales. The large crowds of homeless have moved on to better pickings elsewhere. Most likely down to Northern Lights. The piles of trash, cheap vodka travel bottles, syringes, blunt tubes, bags of clothes and piles of #2 have simply vanished. Simply bliss.
I have asked the Assembly to consider higher taxes on Air BnB’s to fund low income housing loans as AirBnB’s do increase housing costs
I hope the assembly ignores you. They won’t, though. They’re all for more taxes. AirBnBs do not increase housing costs. The owners of those homes still own them and still pay taxes on those properties. The young who are just starting out will never be able to afford those homes at their current prices until they accomplish something with their lives, move up in the world and increase their income. And the bums, well, the assembly’s previous bums will always be there doing bum things, increasing the blight on our city and crapping on public sidewalks.
Tax hard working, property owning business people providing a service to visitors to pay for people who make bad decisions, and cannot and choose not to figure life out.
Yeah, you ARE a Socialist. GTFO.
Since you’re so concerned about the homeless, why don’t you take a few into your home? Instead of asking tax payers to pay for your pipe dream of free housing for the homeless, why don’t you step up and take in 2-3 homeless? It would lessen the tax burden on your friends and neighbors and would show how responsible and compassionate you are for those down-trodden. Liberals such as yourself never want to take personal responsibility and do what is right, you expect society to pay pay pay so that you can feel good. Until you personally start taking care of 2-3 homeless by bringing them into your home and feeding them at your table, please shut your pie hole.
Typical leftist.
Punish the successful in order to fund whatever cause makes them look benevolent.
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A socialist is someone who wants everything you have EXCEPT your job.
Simple answer: “No.”
I will be willing to discuss things further when Barack Obama agrees to discuss entitlement reform.
I do believe they have drunk the Kool-aid of ALL TIMES..They were getting worse and worse, BUT THIS TAKES THE CAKE..ALL GOLFERS,(which I am not) UNITE.This takes the cake and you must unite or you WILL LOSE your only golfcourse, that’s work playing in. THEY have just drunk something? on steroids!!.
This are not socialists. Those are communists.
How about getting the names of The Party for Socialism and Liberation and let them house the people they care for so much. They could be their foster parents.
Anchorage has become a dump. It is badly managed in every way possible. Let’s see the PSL letvthe homeless stay with them in their homes and on their property. Whatever happened to Hard Luck Manor? Oops…I meant to ssy Karluck Manor where they housed the inebriates and allowed them to drink and do drugs on the property.
Maybe they could come to the realization that abiding by the laws and being a responsible citizen, and willing to work if able is the first step to a harmonious society. Maybe they could come to the realization that rewarding bad behavior is not a good policy. But probably not. Not till it’s too late. Sorry Anchorage but it looks like you’re screwed, and we are dangerously close to that tipping point in Juneau. God help us.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out, because I was refueling the helicopters….
Fire Island, send them there! Put in a fred meyers to steal from, bikes & propane takes all over to take, bus stops to sleep in, free booze & drugs!
If these commies look anything like the protesters in Palmer last week they will get tangled up in their walkers and fall down at the first lunge. That was the sorriest looking demonstration I have ever seen., very disappointing actually.
I have no particular interest in this O’Malley Road golf course, except that I have long felt a strong desire to gallop a fine thoroughbred horse from the first tee to the eighteenth green. But lemme know if and when the PSL Bolsheviks become ensconced on this golf course, because then ‘we the people’ will promptly repurpose it into a fine public rifle range.
How about, after getting their names, we get them one-way tickets out of here. If they come back, we deport them to El Salvador.
Could it be “hole in one” means something entirely different to some segments of Anchorage’s population?
The solution is simple… Just ban alcohol… Make ANC a dry village… Most of the problem will go away by itself after that… ***
What caught my eye was item 4’s “imminent domain” – not even a typo, but a major misuse of the word! Yo, PSL, it’s EMINENT. Although since they demand the action, maybe they used “imminent” on purpose – they want the domain now, or they’ll hold their breath and turn blue.
I have little doubt that this party and its platform will soon succeed in fully transforming Anchorage into S**t Francisco North, given the usual dismal voter turnout. When only activists vote, the activists will always win.
Wow – no more private property rights! But if everything belongs to the government-where will they get their taxes?
Designated hitter rule extended careers of old ballplayers; AI did the same for old speechwriters
A golf course is,A misuse of a,potential rifle range
If one were to look up new Assembly member Erin Baldwin-Day’s pre-Assembly activities (along with two other assembly members), she was involved in similar activities pertaining to housing as espoused by the PSL’s drivel. It wouldn’t surprise me if she, Zalatel and others were knee deep in this.
Welll,maybe after the homeless wreck thecourse,Trump might buy it super cheap!!! He tried to pick one up near where I used to live. Till the left stirred up so much crap,that the,deal fell through. Th course in that case is still nothing but dirt and weeds. Great job, idiots they wanted to ” save ” it, but ended up with a,large eyesore c vacant alkali flatlot where there had been a course laid out and all but completed