Candidate for
Council Member; City of East Palo Alto

Patricia Foster has been an EPA Council Member since 1999.
She is known for being fair-minded, independent, quietly competent, a parent, and consistent in her care for community.

What Patricia Foster has done:

• Increased resident participation on Boards and Commissions.
• Facilitated City support for small businesses and EPA merchants association.
• Initiated a gang-prevention strategy involving governmental, school, and community organizations.
• Supported Senior Center by providing staff to enhance services.
• Spearheaded the rescue of Community Services Department.
• Established community forums on local issues.

Public Safety

• Guarantee after-school programs for every child in the community.
• Maximize the success of agencies helping at-risk youth.
• Build an effective, citizen-friendly police department based on community policing and proactive problem solving.
• Implement an aggressive program for traffic safety.

• Promote tolerance that welcomes newcomers while taking care of long-term residents.
• Create quality affordable housing.

• Encourage residents to participate.
• Support increased accountability and wise use of all city money.
• Host quarterly community meetings by city departments.
• Establish monthly city newsletter to keep residents informed.