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  Donna Frye viewed as key in upcoming mayoral race
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Last EditedSummer Intern  Jan 23, 2004 01:01am
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MediaNewspaper - San Diego Union-Tribune
News DateFriday, January 23, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn normal times, Donna Frye roams the lonely frontiers of the San Diego City Council, at odds with Mayor Dick Murphy on a host of issues, on the short end of many 8-1 council votes, left behind when the mayor hands out goodies such as committee leadership posts.

Frye is a product of San Diego's beach culture, with a bedrock following among environmentalists and labor unions, and seems a breed apart from San Diego's political establishment.

But these are not normal times – a mayor's race is under way, the political winds are unsettled, one-third of the council is under federal indictment – and Frye's populist qualities have suddenly made her a hot political property.
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