Alaska Mayor Proposes Flying Homeless to California
By: Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska proposed sending its homeless on one-way tickets to Los Angeles, San Diego, ...
By: Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska proposed sending its homeless on one-way tickets to Los Angeles, San Diego, or other cities in warmer states to save the city money, citing the fact the cost of a one-way airplane ticket is cheaper than months of housing. Anchorage mayor David Bronson suggested the proposal in light of cold deaths last year, in which a record eight people died from exposure. This year, with an arena converted to a makeshift homeless shelter no longer available, new shelter is needed to keep people off the winter streets.