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Civic rights
attorney Holli Thier, the fourth-place candidate for the hotly contested
2002 Democratic nomination in the 13th Assembly District was tooling down
Polk Street the other day in her beige 1989 Honda Accord. Like a true Mrs.
Toad adventure, Holli's wild ride from Capp's Corner in North Beach to
City Hall for a press conference went down in nothing flat. Reviewing prepared
materials and applying her visage at the same time, Thier's hands didn't
touch the wheel from Jackson Street to California on Polk. Mister SF will
forgive her for risking his life if you will. Almost from the moment she
announced her candidacy, Thier - who had just returned from Africa, where
she spoke to women about civil rights - was set aside by a lot of our political
scribes as an also-ran. That's too bad, because the intelligent and funny
Thier, whose message never got further than the standard, "I'll work hard
on behalf of the people," is one who actually meant it. Sometimes the person
who wins isn't always the person who gets the most votes. Thier, a past
president of the League of Women Voters, ran with integrity from start
to finish and refused to go negative while Harry Britt and Mark Leno duked
it out. She's figured out that in the City on Golden Hills, the high road
leads to beautiful vistas. Just try to get there alive, Holli, and keep
your hands the wheel!
Heart
of the City 03/12/02
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