Grassroots for District 4 · November 2026
Marcus knocked on 3,200 doors this year. He's just getting started.
Not vague promises — specific commitments Marcus will carry into council, written from 3,200 doorstep conversations across District 4.
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Marcus will co-sponsor the Rent Stabilization Ordinance capping annual increases on District 4 rentals at 4% plus CPI, with just-cause eviction protections enforced by the city’s tenant office — not by landlords’ lawyers. He brokered the 2024 Cedar Street Apartments agreement that kept 61 families in their homes when the building was sold out of state.
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The Elm Street branch has been shuttered for 19 months; Marcus’s budget amendment reopens it seven days a week with two full-time librarians and restored after-school hours by January 2027. He will fight to lock its operating funding into the base budget so one bad revenue year never darkens the branch again.
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Route 9 has seen three pedestrian fatalities in four years, and Marcus backs a continuous protected bike lane from the Fifth Street bridge to the district line, with curb extensions at every school crossing. On council, he’ll hold DOT to the 2027 construction timeline Community Board 4 already voted for — no more studies.
Want to hold Marcus to these positions in person? Every town hall is open to every District 4 resident — no ticket, no fundraiser, no dress code.
See upcoming town hallsThis is the actual map on the war-room wall at HQ on Fifth Street. Every marigold pin is a knocked door — a real conversation about rent, the shuttered Elm Street branch, and the crosswalks on Route 9.
No spreadsheet told Marcus what District 4 needs. 3,200 doorsteps did — and the map isn't finished. There are 11,000 doors in this district, and he intends to meet every one of them.
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Marcus committed to a town hall every month of the campaign. Join one coming up soon. RSVP so we know how many chairs we need.
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Marcus walks through the rent stabilization ordinance he’ll introduce on day one of council. Bring your lease questions—we’ll answer them all.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
The Elm Street branch has been dark for 20 months. Marcus shares the reopening timeline and why it matters for District 4 families.
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Two days before the election, Marcus makes the case for protected bike lanes on Route 9. Families who’ve lost neighbors join the conversation.
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3,200 doors were knocked by Marcus and 140 volunteers who gave a Saturday morning or a weekday evening. That's the whole secret — no consultant can buy what a clipboard and a genuine conversation can.
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3,200+
Doors knocked
140
Volunteers
7,800
To go
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