Two years ago, District 4 elected Henry Foster III to make sure this district stopped being an afterthought at City Hall. Here's what that's looked like in practice.

Strengthening Our Communities

Delivered sustained growth for Black Arts & Culture District and Marie Widman Development Plan, including over $2 million for park upgrades.
Moved SD County Black Chamber of Commerce to the district, delivered $3.3 million for Small Business Enhancement programs
Voted YES to increase minimum wage for traffic control workers and $25/hr minimum wage for hotel, event-center and tourism workers
Led the repeal of Footnote 7, closing a land-use loopholes
Restored $900K in Community Grant funding and $750K for the Small Business Enhancement Program

Secured $37.3 million to fully fund and construct the new Oak Park Library
Voted NO on new trash collection fees, water rate increase, and MTS fare increase
Restored $3.33 million in funding to keep library hours and $4.83 million in recreation center hours after the Mayor proposed cuts
Resolved over 7,391 "Get It Done" service requests and held 24 community clean-up events, collecting over 650 tons of debris
Secured $33 million + to paved over 120 miles miles of District 4 roads
Delivered $3 million from the Community Equity Fund to help 287 families displaced by the January 2024 floods get back into stable housing

Secured over $800k for violence interruption programs reducing gang-related crimes citywide
Restored $1 million in youth drop-in program funding after it was removed by the Mayor
Delivered over $7 million for graffiti abatement program
Helped establish real civilian oversight of policing through the Commission on Police Practices