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Mayor in Alaska proposes sending homeless people to warmer US cities this winter

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco, on the newest of 2 developments

Homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska could get a free one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warmer climates this winter under a proposal announced by Anchorage's mayor.

ABC 7 San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Alaska mayor wants to send homeless people to L.A.

    Headline from KTLA Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    Mayor in Alaska proposes sending homeless people to warmer US cities this winter

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

4 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Anchorage mayor wants to give homeless people a one-way ticket to warm climates before Alaska winter (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    An unfunded proposal by Anchorage’s mayor to pay for plane tickets to warmer climates for homeless people who would otherwise be forced to winter outside in the bitter cold has caused a stir in Ala…

  2. Fox News

    Alaskan mayor proposes sending the homeless on a one-way ticket to warmer climate ahead of winter (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, proposed giving plane tickets to homeless people to send them to warmer climates ahead of the cold winter.

  3. KTLA Los Angeles

    Alaska mayor wants to send homeless people to L.A. (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska – the state’s largest city – floated the idea of sending some of the city’s homeless population to Los Angeles and other cities with more temperate climates earlier t…

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Mayor in Alaska proposes giving homeless people one-way plane tickets to LA this winter (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

    Published

    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska could get a free one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warmer climates this winter under a proposal announced by Anchorage's mayor.

  5. NBC Chicago

    As Alaska homeless face cold and bears, a mayor's plan to offer one-way airfare out reveals a bigger crisis (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A proposal last week by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to buy one-way plane tickets out of Alaska’s biggest city for its homeless residents gave Steik a much-needed glimmer of hope. He would move to the relative warmth of Seattle.

  6. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Mayor in Alaska proposes sending homeless people to warmer US cities this winter (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

    Published

    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska could get a free one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warmer climates this winter under a proposal announced by Anchorage's mayor.

  7. Voice of America

    Alaska’s Offer to Homeless of One-Way Airfare Out Reveals a Bigger Crisis (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    A proposal by mayor of Anchorage to fly homeless people to warmer climates or other Alaska cities underscores homeless crisis affecting the state's largest city, and very unique dangers faced by unsheltered in extreme environment

  8. Foxla

    Alaska mayor wants to give homeless one-way ticket to Los Angeles, other warmer climates (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's new proposal would pay for plane tickets to ship homeless people to warmer climates. “My job is to make sure they don’t die on Anchorage streets," he said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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