Sunnyvale City Councilmember RICHARD MEHLINGER has long been an advocate for bicycle and pedestrian issues. It was part of his pitch to voters when he first sought election to his governing body three years ago, and he has been a steadfast vote for more bike lanes and other street safety measures ever since.

So, the irony was not lost on the queer and bisexual South Bay leader when he was injured by a car driver who hit him while biking home this summer. He was on his e-bike at the time, returning from brunch with several of his constituents.

“Right after the car did,” Mehlinger, 38, quipped about it hitting him how ironic his accident was.

It occurred at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, August 30, on California Avenue about a block from his townhouse he owns in the Cannery Park neighborhood. The r

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