Nancy Pelosi’s high-security shoe-shopping trip
Matier & Ross July 4, 2016 Updated: July 4, 2016 6 a.m.
They’re still buzzing up in the Wine Country over House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s VIP ride — complete with flashing lights — to a swank St. Helena shoe boutique.
As local businessman Thomas “Paul†Smith first described in a letter to the hometown St. Helena Star, he was chatting with friends on Main Street on a recent Saturday afternoon when he spotted “a large, perfectly polished and gleaming black SUV†approaching from a side street.
“The big black SUV then darts out across both lanes of traffic with (red and blue lights) flashing in both front and rear windows,†Smith wrote. “It goes directly into the red zone/fire hydrant area†and stops in front of Footcandy — a shoe store frequented by the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Victoria Beckham, where a pair of shoes can set you back anywhere from $100 to more than $1,000.
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