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Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigns over ‘unacceptable personal conduct’ Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz delivers a COVID-19 community briefing on July 17, 2020 at City Hall. Berkowitz on Tuesday announced that he would resign, effective Oct. 23. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive) 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 fa...