About Sue Bierman
Lived 1924 – 2006 (aged 82). Sue Bierman was an American politician.
Sue Bierman (August 5, 1924 – August 7, 2006) was a civic leader in San Francisco, serving on the San Francisco Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors, and the Port Commission.
Born in Fremont, Nebraska, she moved to San Francisco in the 1950s with her husband Arthur K. Bierman. She became active in city politics as a leader of the "freeway revolt" of the 1960s, an effort to stop the expansion of the Interstate 80 freeway into the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. In 1964, she formed a council in her Haight-Ashbury neighborhood to campaign against the proposed "Panhandle Freeway". The expansion was halted in March 1966 when the Board of Supervisors voted 6–5 against it. are named in her honor.
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Who was Sue Bierman?
American politician active in San Francisco
When was Sue Bierman born?
Sue Bierman was born on 5 August 1924 in Fremont.
When did Sue Bierman die?
Sue Bierman died on 7 August 2006.
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Sue Bierman was a politician.
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Sue Bierman was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sue Bierman. https://biography.guide/sue-bierman/
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