Anchorage's new mayor says focus is on transparency, accountability

And: Denali National Park wildfire scrambles plans for thousands of tourists on a ‘trip of a lifetime’ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, July 2. In today's newsletter: - Suzanne LaFrance was officially [sworn in as Anchorage's new mayor]( on Monday, and said she’s focused on building “good government,” transparency and accountability. - A wildfire that closed Denali National Park and Preserve over the weekend has [dashed the dreams of thousands of tourists]( who had the park high on their travel itinerary in Alaska. - A woman found dead after a standoff at her East Anchorage home last month [was shot and killed by a SWAT officer]( who fired during the encounter, police said this week. George-Louis Leclerc was an 18th-century French naturalist and author who believed the animals and Indigenous people of the Americas were inferior to others. Thomas Jefferson sought to set the record straight and, as historian David Reamer explains in [his latest column]( he used a moose to make his point. Anchorage weather It's partly sunny today with a high near 66 degrees. We'll see much of the same on Wednesday, but clouds will arrive in time for Independence Day with a chance of rain that evening. The outlook for the end of the week calls for rain as well, and daytime temperatures will hover in the mid-60s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Suzanne LaFrance sworn in as Anchorage mayor →]( LaFrance, who defeated incumbent Dave Bronson in a runoff election in May, is the first woman elected to lead Alaska's largest city. Among her priorities, she said, are fully staffing city departments — especially police — balancing the budget, addressing homelessness and improving public safety. ADVERTISEMENT [Wildfire that closed Denali National Park scrambles plans for thousands of tourists on a ‘trip of a lifetime’ →]( Many had to shift their travel and lodging plans amid a lack of electricity and running water in nearby Glitter Gulch, a jumping off point to the park with hotels, shops and restaurants, after the Riley Fire triggered a power outage, tourism representatives said. [Autopsy confirms woman was killed by officer’s gunfire during standoff at Anchorage home, police say →]( The police department had not previously said what caused the 58-year-old woman's death. [Dunleavy vetoes millions intended to solve Alaska’s dispute with feds over education funding equity →]( Alaska's governor vetoed the funds legislators set aside to settle a dispute between state education officials and their federal counterparts over whether the state spent pandemic relief equitably. (via Alaska Beacon) [Alaska North Slope group sues Biden administration over oil-development limits in NPR-A →]( A coalition of North Slope local and regional governments, tribal governments and Native corporations has sued to overturn new environmental protections in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. (via Alaska Beacon) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Melting of Juneau Icefield rapidly accelerating, study concludes →]( [Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, scholars say →]( [Costco’s rotisserie chicken is now sold in a bag. Some customers have panicked. →]( [Book review: Pulling traditional legends into the modern world, ‘Chickaloonies 2′ is a giant leap forward →]( [Is there really such a thing as a healthy soda? →]( [‘Quiet’ vacationing: A hidden challenge for employers →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States