Assembly members call for resignation of Anchorage commission member for ‘appalling and racist’ comment

Jim Crawford speaks at a Housing, Homelessness and Neighborhood Development Commission on March 1, 2023.

At the start of a Thursday meeting of the Assembly’s Committee on Housing and Homelessness, its chair, member Felix Rivera, said he thought it was a “very appalling and racist statement.” Reached by phone and asked what he meant by “in the event that homelessness is caused by mental deficiency in our Native communities,” Crawfordof him making the comment, when offered, saying he’d already clarified what he meant.“It was not my intent to cast aspersions in any way upon the Native community. I work with the Native community all the time,” Crawford said.

In an emailed response to questions from the Daily News, the mayor’s office said, “Mayor Bronson disagrees with Mr. Crawford’s statement. Mental illness crosses all boundaries of race, ethnicities and economic status.”“Racism has no place in government, especially racism towards Indigenous communities,” he said in an emailed statement.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

CGWilliamsauth He must resign.

Anyone who knows Jim Crawford's history (failing up) should not be surprised by this at all.

Saying its drugs and not a housing issue is racist? Would his statements cut back on the money that Meg Zalatel gets in her day job? My mistake, her side job? Would it be a conflict of interest for an assembly member to be in an organization that recieves city funds?

He must have spoken the truth…

🤣😂🤣🤣 yes...but failure to do the job you are paid to do....is somehow not grounds for termination?

In this administration?

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