More on Higgins absense from the mayoral forum....
Higgins drew further scorn in the online community after posting on Twitter during the forum that she was instead enjoying the all-day India Fest, which other candidates had also visited earlier Sunday.
Higgins said she had other gatherings to attend Sunday -- she was an emcee at Expo Latino later that afternoon -- and that she doesn't regret her decision to skip the forum.
"We made a decision today that we really wanted to stay at India Fest and meet people one on one," she said in an interview. Higgins noted she was at the two other mayoral forums earlier this month, and that there are several more planned before the vote.
Higgins' absence was notable not only because of her high-profile status, but also because she's made far fewer policy statements than most other candidates.
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