Leland Yee honors elementary school teacher as Woman of the Year

Bay City News Service

March 19, 2006

Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Leland Yee, D-San Francisco/Daly City, announced this week that a member of the Jefferson Elementary School board has been named the 2006 12th Assembly District Woman of the Year.

Daly City resident Annette Hipona serves as an elected member on a district-wide parent advisory committee, is a member of the Peninsula Library System board and serves as an officer and fundraiser for the Friends of the Daly City Library, Yee's office reported.

"Whether it is protecting pedestrians from dangerous intersections or volunteering to help students in the classroom, Annette is always leading and empowering others,'' Yee said in a statement. "Annette does not shy away from hard work, but instead steps up to the plate whenever our children and community need her leadership.''

In addition to serving on multiple boards, Hipona also organized a citywide parking summit to address the parking crisis in Daly City, Yee's office reported.

The state Assembly will honor Hipona and other women at a ceremony in the Assembly chambers of the state Capitol on March 20 at 11 a.m.

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