Simon Lopez
Reporter at KBBI-AM (Homer, AK)
Articles
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6 days ago |
kbbi.org | Simon Lopez
Snowmelt and sunshine typically herald the arrival of spring – but for the Kenai Peninsula’s public employees, it’s also budget season; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough won’t ask state lawmakers to expand its taxing powers – for now. KBBI's evening news is supported by Homer Real Estate, now celebrating 40 years of helping buyers and sellers in Ninilchik, Happy Valley, Anchor Point, Homer, and across the bay achieve their real estate dreams.
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1 week ago |
kbbi.org | Simon Lopez
The City of Homer is moving forward with a long-planned road and water project in Old Town. But at last night’s city council meeting, the project drew opposition from area business owners and residents, who said the timeline could hurt their operations during the summer season; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries last week.
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1 week ago |
kbbi.org | Simon Lopez
A Town Hall meeting, with District 6 Representative Sarah Vance attending remotely, took place on Saturday morning at the Kenai Peninsula College, Kachemak Bay Campus, with the anticipation of an overflow crowd; and if countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests they invest in Alaska’s Liquified Natural Gas project.
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2 weeks ago |
kbbi.org | Simon Lopez
Thousands on the Kenai Peninsula lost power Sunday after a power plant in Anchorage went offline; the Kenai Peninsula School District has been offering Mass Band, an opportunity for schools to come together for a workshop and performance since the early 1980’s. This evening the event is being held at Homer High School; and Soldotna Republican Reps. Bill Elam and Justin Ruffridge have introduced their first bills of the 34th Alaska Legislature.
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2 weeks ago |
kbbi.org | Simon Lopez
Thousands on the Kenai Peninsula lost power Sunday after a power plant in Anchorage went offline. Mary Bowe (bohw), public relations strategist for Homer Electric Association — which serves about 37,000 locations — said five circuits went offline. “At the peak time, it was 4200 customers, ranging from out East End Road in Homer to Kasilof,” Bowe said. She said the outage triggered the grid’s automatic protections.
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