Anchorage Cabs should be allowed charge an additonal fees for credit cards transactions

Alaska Yellow Cab has submitted a proposal to charge customers an additional fare for processing credit cards.  This is not a bad idea.  Most businesses are able to pass this cost to their customers.  Cab companies should also be able to pass this cost to their customers as well.  Anchorage Checker Cab should also be able to add a surcharge for their customers.  Cab companies also should not have to take credit cards for fares under $10 the reason is the cost of processing credit card transactions.  Cab companies should be able to charge a $3 fee maximum for each credit card transaction with tip included over $10 cab fare.  Most customers will pay the extra fee to allow them to use their credit card.  Please allow the cab companies to charge a fee for them using a credit card.  Please tell your assembly you want the cabs to be like other business to charge a surcharge for credit card transactions.

Rendon proposal will actually make the Anchorage taxicab industry a true monopoly

Rendon proposal will make the Anchorage Taxicab Industry into a real monopoly that the Anchorage Taxicab Permit Associations claims they are not.  One problem with Rendon proposal.  Permit owner do not own their permits the Anchorage Municipality does.  He says that he should be paid $23 million by city taxpayers with money for annual staffing.  Problem is Title 11 only would give $230,000 with no money for staffing.  This also would give him control of the Anchorage Taxicab market this would be a monopoly.  This would allow him to jack up the price for Anchorage customers.  Bad for the consumer no competition which is something that the Anchorage Taxicab Permit Owner Association would rather have complete control.  This would not benefit Anchorage the cab industry.  Please attend the Anchorage Transportation Commission meeting on Monday, October 26th at 6pm at Loussac Library speak against the Rendon proposal this is bad for industry.  Would not benefit customers, indusry, travelers and the public.  This would create higher prices on the industry and Anchorage customers.

Donald Trump has a Ross Perot type of personality

Donald Trump has taken the advice of Ross Perot.  He will take no salary while in public service.  Due to IRS laws he must still pay taxes on it.  He also has the personality that is made for television.  When you are a reality television star and been a CEO of a corporation for many years.  We need a chief executive in the White House.  Donald must understand thought that government is not a boardroom that congress and US Senate is the Board of Directors.  He will also get right to work get the agenda of the American people.  He also has the wit and funny personality that Ronald Reagan possessed.  He also has a likable personality.  He has had many marriages so did Reagan.  He was married twice.  Maybe America will wake up and support this guy for president.

Northwest Arctic Borough Mayor will be decided by runoff election November 2nd

Northwest Arctic Borough mayor race will be decided by a runoff election on November 2, 2015.  The top two candidates are Clement Richards, Sr and Wendie Schaeffer.  It is amazing that with Reggie Joule jumping out the mayors race at the last minute can create a runoff since neither candidate garnered the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff.  I will make no endorsement.  Both candidates are qualified for this office.  People in NW Alaska go vote for who you think is the best qualified candidate for the North Slope Arctic Borough. 

Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz and Assembly please keep Bragaw Street name north of Northern Lts Blvd

On Monday evening the Anchorage Planning Commission over the objections of college students and environmentalist approve the Elmore extension.  Please do not allow Bragaw Street to be renamed at this point.  This is historic name.  You had extended Elmore all the way to where it turns into Providence Drive.  Have Elmore go through Alaska Pacific University at the four way stop keep it Bragaw Street.  Please contact Pat Flynn at (907) 278-8462, Paul Honeman (907) 947-0500 at and Pete Petersen at (907) 240-1049 and express you keep the name Bragaw Street this keeps the character of the Mountain View neighborhood of Anchorage. 

Anchorage Planning Commission approves Elmore extension unamously

As recently reported by the Alaska Dispatch News late Monday night on October 5, 2015 the Anchorage Planning Commission recently voted after hearing from Anchorage's socialist mayor Ethan Berkowitz that this would save lives in East Anchorage and Mountain View neighborhoods.  Give Alaska Pacific University front door access on Anchorage People Mover like the students at University of Alaska Anchorage.  The environmentalist lost common sense prevailed.  Let's hope we need to keep the name Bragaw Street north of Northern Lights that is historic name you imagine the Red Apple in Mt View be 131 S Elmore Road.

North Pole state representative Tammie Wilson loses by a landslide in Fairbanks North Star Borough race

With 100 percent of the results in the Fairbanks North Star Borough Tammie Wilson a state representative from North Pole lost the election by 22 percent I guess people Fairbanks do not want a person who has Amy Demboski like qualities in state government.  I am hoping Karl Kassel does not have Ethan Berkowitz type qualities wants to like turning Anchorage into the next San Francisco or Portland or Seattle.  I apologize for not promoting my friend Tammie like I did Amy earlier this year in Anchorage.  Tammie Wilson will continue to serve North Pole at the state level in the state legislature.