Midterm Performance Report
LaFrance Administration
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance took office in July 2024 with promises to: fix the mess at City Hall and provide better city services, improve safety on Anchorage’s streets and trails, and make Anchorage a better, more affordable place to live.
As Mayor LaFrance reaches the midpoint of her term, this performance report is meant to help residents track the administration’s actions on the big issues facing Anchorage.
You can also provide your own ideas and input on the LaFrance administration’s progress so far by filling out the survey here.
Homelessness
Mayor LaFrance has described her homelessness strategy as an all-of-the-above approach that’s compassionate but firm, including: increasing mental health and addiction treatment, expanding access to shelter and affordable housing, while also cleaning up and dismantling homeless camps and prosecuting street level crime.
Public safety
Mayor LaFrance has said public safety is the top priority of her administration. Her administration has focused on reducing crime and increasing accountability, hiring more public safety personnel, expanding resources to help people in crisis, and increasing public safety presence in high-traffic areas like downtown, parks, and trails.
Housing
Mayor LaFrance has set a goal of 10,000 homes in the next 10 years in Anchorage to increase housing and make housing more affordable in Anchorage. Her administration has prioritized actions the city can take to make it easier to build new housing and rehabilitate vacant properties into housing.
Good government
When Mayor LaFrance took office, vacancy levels in city departments were as high as 40%, scandals and ethics violations had become common, and city services like snow removal were underperforming. Mayor LaFrance came into office with a commitment to “get the basics right”: to staff up departments, run a transparent and fiscally responsible government, and provide better city services.
Share your feedback
Mayor LaFrance is just about halfway through her term as mayor, which began in July 2024. The survey below is meant to gather your feedback on Anchorage’s top issues and how you think the city is doing in addressing them.