A beekeeper, thespian, world traveler, vintner, gourmand, cigar afficianado and consummate conversationalist, Lokey was passionate about life and loved to fly. But his first love was politics. Lokey had been executive director of an East Side health clinic in the 1970s, and a longtime advocate for the Family Health Foundation of Alviso. Instead, he championed family wineries, silicon breast implant victims and community nonprofits, often pro-bono or for reduced fees. He authored and obtained passage of emergency legislation in 1991 to correct a sales tax levied on free newspapers that would have put many small student and community-based newspapers out of business.
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Read Her Lips Eye has learned that anti domestic partners crusader Pat Shrum is exporting her taxpayer revolt. Eye-watchers may recall that with the assistance of the religious right, Shrum gathered 60,000 signatures to force a referendum on Santa Clara County's proposed domestic partners registry, which could appear on next year's ballot. Shrum, of course, insists that she doesn't concern herself with the morality side of the issue, rather, she just don't like taxes. Touchy-feely liberals rejoicing Shrum's departure should be made aware that she'll be back in time to run the campaign to defeat Santa Clara's registry next year. She Said, He Denied Rowena Smith , a board member of the California School Employees Association, is in a dither this week after getting royally snubbed by Assemblyman Pete Frusetta when she recently visited the Capitol.