Under Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, the vagrancy problem in Anchorage is worsening. While Democrats blamed the former mayor because he was a Republican, their chosen leader has all-but failed to address the problem of criminal vagrancy and chronic homelessness among the population of inebriates, drug addicts, and parolees.
Since LaFrance was sworn in on July 1, 2024, the vagrant encampments have exploded around the city.
A conservative estimate shows that Anchorage has spent at least $14.66 million for specific homelessness-related programs and services in 2024, in addition to other unspecified costs, such as camp abatement, administrative costs, or other grants, which would drive that figure far higher.
We took a tour of some of them this week to show you just what Anchorage residents are having to deal with this summer, as they avoid trails, green spaces, and local parks. Here is the photographic evidence of Anchorage, a city in crisis in 2025:
See our previous coverage of the city in decline, with more photos, at these links:
There’s an old saying, “if you build it, they will come”. The leftist assembly and non-voting residents built it so here they come!
They look just like the camps in WA state. Lots of trash, plastics, tarps, stolen bicycles, burned out cars, and I presume lots of human waste to complement all this with a wonderful aroma. Very third world, which is the goal.
This is the proud work of the Anchorage assembly.
The area south of Davis Park is about the scariest place imaginable; a monument to Suzanne LaFrance, Chris Constant, Meg Zalatel and their Comrades on the Assembly. They must be so proud.
These diseases are all very preventable. Stop voting Democrat.
Just look at LaFrance. She is a poster child of an unhealthy woman who should not be anywhere near leadership duty.
You can see it with your own eyes. Remember during the pandemic when she was so afraid of breathing air she would slingshot her mask back into place after each drink of water?
If a leader uses fear as their tool to control the masses, then they are not leaders at all. They are a disease.
Stop electing disease.
I remember one of her campaign angles being she had a solution for homelessness in the first one hundred days.
Well…….we’re waiting.
I just got back from Orlando Florida and saw zero homeless (or worse, keffiyehs).
Hey guys, we have nothing to worry about. Our downtown will be REVITALIZED if we just incorporate a sales tax. It will also fix the issue of outmigration in our town. Everyone knows that the reason people leave Anchorage is the lack of sales tax. Maybe next time it gets proposed we will be lucky and get it passed. I really can’t believe people are not flocking to Anchorage with our wonderful downtown occupiers, tremendous school system, and constantly increasing taxes which seemingly solve every issue we’ve ever had. I know for a fact that the tourists see these downtown conditions and instantly make plans to move here.
the savior is not doing her job. Should be an investigation. I see that dump all the time when i go store. All of them should be recalled. It’s disgusting what they did and continue destroying Anchorage. When you have people continuing going there and giving out handouts. There going to stay. Seen a hope truck there today handing out bags. It’s a racket and how the Military base lets this continue on. When it is there land we lease. Wheres the health department, camping enforcement, epa etc.. they don’t care.
What I don’t get is all the people of anchorage who don’t vote to get this changed out. No one cares.
A friend decided to have a picnic in Valley of the Moon park. As soon as the grill was fired up and meat was on the homeless showed up and asked for food. Of course, they said yes. The homeless then helped themselves to a piled up plates and sat with the group. They went back for seconds before they left! I doubt they will be back for such an event!
Humorously, there are some monster encampments along the Chester Creek and Cambell Creek greenbelts. Some are rather sophisticated: stolen outhouses, shower tents, generators, dedicated cooking areas… I suppose those are the smart homeless people, who stay out of the way and probably have jobs but like to live outside. However, after having about $5k stolen just this year from my family’s business, it is intolerable and unforgiveable. What a useless woman the mayor is. Grandstanding egomaniac constantly pushing progressive bullcrap. I’m about to start sending bills to the Muni for lost merchandise because it is ridiculous that they have done nothing about this.
Davis Park is so SAD! All three of my girls played softball there. Everything has changed for the worse. Watch out Anchorage we are becoming San Francisco. Tourists be careful!