Mathew Gordon to run against Henry Foster III in Council District 4

Mathew Gordon Photo from his LinkedIn profile Group leader and political aide Mathew Gordon declared Friday that he will challenge incumbent San Diego City Councilmember Henry Foster III in District in the southeastern part of the city Gordon was an aide to former Councilmember Myrtle Cole and later president and CEO of The Blue Heart Foundation which helps underserved Black and Brown youth achieve academic success District is one of San Diego s the bulk diverse resilient and vibrant communities Gordon commented But for too long our residents have been underserved and overlooked Our neighborhoods deserve the same opportunities the same investments and the same quality of services as any other part of the city My Opportunity Prosperity Agenda is designed to deliver just that He proposed data-driven solutions to improve quality of life expand economic opportunities and make local cabinet more accountable to residents This would include new plans for key corridors including Reo Drive Euclid Avenue Area Street and the I- corridor He stated his housing agenda calls for banning junk fees standardizing deposits creating safety deposit payment plans and penalizing prolonged corporate vacancies Born and raised in Southeast San Diego Gordon overcame homelessness and life in a single-parent household to become a political and district leader Foster former chief of staff to Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe was elected in to his first term on the council