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Housing that stays affordable
Legalize modest multi-family homes near transit, protect existing tenants, and fund the city's housing trust at its charter level.
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A district that
works for
everyone.
Ari Calderón is a housing planner and neighborhood volunteer running for City Council in District 4 — with a plan built from three years of block meetings, not a consultant's slide deck.
On the ballot
November 3, 2026
Housing planner
12 years
Neighborhood
Fulton Heights
District 4
3 council terms
Four priorities, in order.
2026 platform02
Streets that work for everyone
Fix the District 4 sidewalk gap, add protected lanes on the Corridor, and make the 14 and 22 bus lines run every fifteen minutes.
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Small business without red tape
A 30-day permit guarantee for storefront improvements under a fixed threshold, plus a dedicated small-business navigator.
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A district prepared for heat
Shade trees, cooling centers, and resilience upgrades prioritized in the neighborhoods that run hottest in August.
Why run
“The district doesn't need another plan. It needs someone who reads the plan and then files the paperwork.”
Ari spent twelve years in the city's housing office, where he managed the affordable housing pipeline and rewrote the permit guide that residents still use today.
He serves on the Fulton Heights neighborhood association and coaches a youth soccer team on Saturdays. He and his partner, Elena, have lived in District 4 for eighteen years.
Upcoming
- Thu, Oct 15
District 4 housing roundtable
Fulton Branch Library
- Sat, Oct 24
Walk the Corridor with Ari
Meet at Juniper & 8th
- Wed, Nov 4
Neighborhood budget workshop
Larkspur Community Hall
In the news
Oct 6
Calderón publishes a district-level sidewalk priority map
The map ranks 41 missing segments by school-route risk and cost.
Sep 28
Small business walk reaches 120 storefronts
Conversations across the Corridor produced a short list of permit fixes.
Sep 12
Campaign opens a District 4 office on Juniper Street
Open Tuesday through Saturday, with weekly constituent hours.
Two hours a week is enough to change a district.
Canvass shifts, phone banks, and yard signs across District 4.
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