Since her primary defeat in mid-September, Council member Maria Baez has been conspicuously absent from events and Council meetings.
Baez went on vacation directly following the Sept. 15 primary, but recently, Baez fell ill and was even hospitalized for a short time, according to one of her top staffers.
For the last two years, Baez has maintained the worst attendance record in the entire City Council, a distinction that may have cost her the primary. Baez attributed her poor record in 2008 to health problems, but announced herself fit as she ran for re-election this fall.
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