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.
