By Miriam Raftery
March 31, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) — Kathleen Hedberg is best known locally as an outspoken advocate for ratepayers on the Helix Water Board. But in February, Hedberg’s outgoing ways–along with a bright yellow banana costume–caught the eye of Let’s Make a Deal’s host.
Hedberg was chosen as a contestant on the popular TV game show’s 50th anniversary airing — and won a gleaming new 2014 Chevrolet Spark car for her “a-peeling” efforts.