Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigns, effective Oct. 23

[brooklynite]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

A day after disclosing a “consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship” with a local television anchor, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigned Tuesday, effective at the end of next week.

The announcement was made during a meeting of the Anchorage Assembly. Berkowitz was not in attendance.

Berkowitz, who is married, announced his resignation in a statement read by his chief of staff, Jason Bockenstedt:

“It is with profound sadness and humility that I resign as Mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage. My resignation results from unacceptable personal conduct that has compromised my ability to perform my duties with the focus and trust that is required. I know my conduct has done great injury to my family, my staff, to Municipal employees, and to the people of our community, and for that, I am deeply sorry. To make this transition as smooth as possible, my resignation will be effective Friday, October 23 at 6:00 p.m.”


Read more: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/10/13/anchorage-mayor-ethan-berkowitz-announces-resignation/

[hamsterjill]

1. Can't these idiots just wait until they are out of office to be "bad"

Good grief.

[frazzled]

2. Why men be so stupid?

We should have a name (like we have the name “Karen”) that describes men in power who just believe they can do anything., or that rules don’t apply to them.

[gopiscrap]

3. how about Ken

[frazzled]

4. I dunno

My recollection is that Ken didn’t have genitals. It’s probably why Barbie looked so put off all the time.

[2naSalit]

5. How about Dick.

Or Chester.

[sandensea]

8. Donnies

Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

[frazzled]

12. A real possibility

[Progressive Jones]

6. This stuff never ceases to amaze me. nt

[Baclava]

7. Posting "inappropriate photos on an underage girls website?", is that for real? I bet not

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[Warpy]

9. Another Democrat is forced to resign over behavior Republicans yawn at in their own

As long as the behavior isn't illegal, it's none of our business.

I'm sick of this shit. If a Democrat commits an actual crime, then charge him. This petty sex scandal stuff has got to stop. It concerns only the parties involved plus any spouses. I don't want to know, I don't need to know, and I certainly don't think it disqualifies anyone from holding office.

[Jose Garcia]

15. Who forced him to resign?

[Warpy]

16. The usual behind the scenes suits

and professional tut-tut journalists and preachers. It's not easy to stay out in public when there's a dogpile behind the scenes.

Ever notice Democratic men are being held to the same double standard women are?

This really has got to stop. Enough. I don't want to know this shit. If it's not illegal, it's NOT NEWS.

[Jose Garcia]

18. Perhaps he was simply embarrassed and wanted to get out of the public eye

[Baclava]

10. As Anchorage Turns... holy shit she's threatening to kill him, lots going on here, lol

[pfitz59]

11. Likely another resignation on tap

that was .... wow!

[Zorro]

13. She seems nice

[marble falls]

14. She'll end up a shock jock.

[maxsolomon]

17. One hopes that Ms. Athens also leaves her position.

She comes off as a tad vindictive:

In the voicemail Athens accuses Berkowitz of pedophilia, says she’s going to “expose” him in a TV story “and win an Emmy.” “You either kill yourself, turn yourself in or do what you need to do,” she said. She then threatened to “personally” kill Berkowitz and his wife. “You Jewish piece of living f--king s--t,” she said on the voicemail. “You have met your match.”