Revak appointment may not be confirmed til November

Alaska State Senate will wait til late November to confirm Josh Revak to the senate if Pop goes the Cathy Giessel decides that he could join their club.  It will be interesting if Josh Revak is chosen and not Laddie Shaw even though they both have the same thinking that both support a fully funded PFD.  But then having Josh would allow Pat Higgins to capture the seat in 2020 against a very weak Republican opponent.  The other reason is because by not confirming before then.  The governor will not be able to call a special session before the regular session. 

Merchant charging the customer for a bag is voluntary

According to the Ordinance 2018-63 it is voluntary that the merchant can charge the customer to put the item in a paper bag.  The fines are only if a plastic bag appears at the check out line.  Here is the link proving the charge is voluntary http://www.muni.org/Departments/SWS/Customer_Service/Documents/plastic%20bag%20ordinance.pdf

Please rename this road to honor Chris Birch

Please tell the Anchorage Assembly to rename Birch Road to Chris Birch Road.  The addresses would stay on Birch Rd just the name of the road to honor Chris Birch. 

Anchorage Police should not be counting homeless people in Anchorage

Anchorage Police should not be counting homeless people.  They need to fighting crime instead the homeless coordinator should have teams count the homeless instead.  If this is what the extra 120 officers were hired for then we have 120 too many.  Please call the mayors office at (907) 343-7103 demand he issue a proclamation to clear the homeless camps which is 72 hours. 

Meg Zaletel's solution to the homeless camp problem

Meg Zaletel's solution to the Anchorage homeless problem is to put a portable toilet where a homeless camp is located.  Let's also do other things like give them an address make them property tax payers for instance.  There is a homeless camp on the Chester Creek Trail near Arctic Blvd.  Meg's solution let's put a portable toilet there.  I have an idea let's give it an address like 724 W. Chester Creek Trailhead and send the camp a tax bill this way they pay property taxes.  If you see a portable toilet on the trail in the future it is help future voters of Anchorage who want to keep the city filfthy.  Remember the law says 72 hours to clear a homeless camp in Anchorage. 

El Paso Walmart shooting was planned due to company design

The real reason El Paso Walmart shooting was successful because Walmart has a blanket design for each type of there stores.  He already knew the layout by studying his local Walmart near Plano in suburban Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.  He drove 880 miles to El Paso to commit this racist act down Interstate 20 then Interstate 10. He also had mental issues and racist motive against Mexicans.  Donald Trump had nothing to do with this shooting.  Gun control would have not prevented this shooting.  Just remember criminals do not follow the law so increased background checks would have not prevented this tragedy.  These killers have a bad mental state.  

Those who favor that oil companies pay their fair share are also I want to tax you crowd

Do you notice that the people promoting this Fair Share initiative are the same people who do not believe that you need to not have a complete Permanent Fund Dividend.  They also think an income tax is an awesome idea impose on the state of Alaska.  The oil taxation under SB 21 passed in 2013 works very well will eventually will put the Alaskan economy back on track.  We just the right people in the right places in the legislature to fulfill this common sense approach.  

It is just like recently Jason Grenn who was defeated in a recent election against Sara Rasmussen has proposed rank choice voting for primary elections.  Had he observed how this was an failure in Pierce County in my home state of Washington this is where Tacoma resides in.  He would though twice about this idea.  This is make sure Alaska becomes more like the Lower 48.   Most people left the Lower 48 not to return to its policies.  Had he proposed the Cajan primary idea this idea actually works and has not changed the elections in Washington state at all.  

If this comes back on the ballot again please vote it down because it is necessary to do so.