...Assembly member Jim Powell in this fall's municipal election. A military journalist who headed the city's Urban Bear Committee, Farmer said he'd like to examine growth and development issues and keep a focus on Juneau's bear problem...

...garbage problem. Assembly member Marc Wheeler suggested it might be time to bring back the now-disbanded ad hoc Urban Bear Committee. Mayor Sally Smith said that bears got on top of and smashed the garbage container she uses, despite clips and...

...of term limits. Incumbent Assembly member Jim Powell and Mark Farmer, chairman of the city's now disbanded Urban Bear Committee, have said they plan to run. District 1 Assembly member Cathy Muoz has not indicated whether she will run for...

...limits. Incumbent areawide Assembly member Jim Powell and Mark Farmer, chairman of the city's now disbanded Urban Bear Committee, have said they plan to run. Two seats are open on the Juneau School Board. Incumbents Stan Ridgeway and Mary...

The city's Ad Hoc Urban Bear Committee can go back to work under an order from Juneau Mayor...again." Mark Farmer, the chairman of the city's Urban Bear Committee who has been tracking bears as part of an "Urban...

...recommendations for building a bear-resistant structure, city environmental zoning officer Dan Garcia said. The city's Urban Bear Committee officially was reinstated Tuesday. The panel meets for a work session at 5 p.m. Thursday at the city hall conference...

The city's urban bear committee suggested Thursday that some of Juneau's bears be killed or relocated, but emphasized that more public education, enforcement...

...and throwing rocks at the animals. "It's not sensible for people to be chasing bears around," she said. Urban Bear Committee Chairman Mark Farmer said he chased a bear off his roof in Douglas this weekend. "It's too bad that they have...

...begin informal patrol to document urban bear activity. November 2000: Mayor Sally Smith organizes the ad hoc Urban Bear Committee. The group meets and offers first recommendations. May 2001: Juneau Assembly passes garbage ordinance. June...

...of the bear patrol and the chairman of Juneau's Urban Bear Committee. "This is a public safety hazard. Can you imagine...Juneaubears.com, is independent of Juneau's Urban Bear Committee. Farmer and Costello have funded the entire operation...