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Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, June 2.

In today's newsletter:

Top staffers in Anchorage’s city leadership team are shuffling around, with the municipal manager leaving her role to head legal affairs for Glenfarne Group, the company leading efforts to develop the Alaska LNG megaproject.
After several recent moose attacks in Anchorage involving people who got too close to calves, wildlife officials are recommending ways to avoid the dangerous encounters.
Two Anchorage Assembly members have drafted a new version of a divisive zoning concept that would add density to many of the city’s neighborhoods.

In the early 20th century, a plan was hatched to breed yaks with Galloway cattle, establishing an animal capable of surviving Alaska winters. In his latest column, historian David Reamer tells the story of the Alaska bovine breeding bust that left UAF students dining in disgust.

Anchorage weather

It's partly sunny today with a high around 70 degrees. The forecast calls for sunny skies on Wednesday and Thursday, and daytime highs will remain in the low to mid-70s for the next several days.

Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Anchorage municipal manager leaving for job with Alaska LNG developer Glenfarne →

As Becky Windt Pearson moves on, City Hall veteran Bill Falsey will take over as municipal manager.

Wildlife officials urge caution around edgy animals after 5 people injured in Anchorage moose encounters →

Since Memorial Day weekend, five people have suffered minor injuries in encounters with cow moose that occurred in the city’s green spaces. A state Department of Fish and Game biologist said the common denominator among the incidents was that people inadvertently got too close to cow moose and their calves.

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Anchorage Assembly resurrects zoning policy under new name, with changes →

The zoning proposal has been stalled since October. Now in its seventh iteration, the policy has a new name but shares many similarities with the previous version.