Posts by Lynda Banks

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | October 16, 2018 Marin voters should read the whole Marin IJ editorial (Oct. 7) about who it’s endorsing for Marin County district attorney (Lori Frugoli) — and then make up their own minds about who’s the better candidate. Anna Pletcher, it says, has an “impressive” resume. She’s prosecuted “bank robbers, gang members,…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | October 16, 2018 — In a recent article about experience in the Marin D.A.’s race, candidate Lori Frugoli acknowledged the obvious, that the office needs change. After 80 years of insiders running the office, there is no transparency and no public accountability. Frugoli goes on to say, “I’m here to change it.…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | October 10, 2018 — Anna Pletcher is probably the most qualified candidate for district attorney that Marin has ever had. Her education at Yale and Berkeley, her professional experience and training as an assistant chief in the Department of Justice’s San Francisco office, her leadership and involvement in many community organizations…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | October 3, 2018 — Thank you for recognizing that Dick Spotswood’s Sept. 22 column regarding the Marin district attorney’s race contained multiple errors. Although you appropriately acknowledged and corrected some of his errors, the column still contains Mr. Spotwood’s assertion that D.A. candidate Anna Pletcher’s experience was limited to “civil anti-trust…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | September 27, 2018 — Dick Spotswood wrote in his Sept. 23 column that the two-way runoff for Marin district attorney is the most important Marin County race on the ballot. He fails to tell us why. Here’s why: The two candidates differ on significant issues that have relevance for Marin residents.…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | September 18, 2018 —  Anna Pletcher earns voter support the honest way. She offers fresh ideas on pressing issues, and she lets her accomplishments speak for themselves. Unlike her opponent Lori Frugoli, she doesn’t pay $20,000-plus to appear in slate mailers, like the California Senior Voters Guide. I can speak firsthand to Anna’s…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | September 7, 2018 —  The IJ reported that Marin district attorney candidate Anna Pletcher will be allowed to keep a reference in her candidate statement to perhaps the county’s most prized endorsement: that of the Marin County Democratic Party. Ms. Pletcher’s endorsement came under fire following a challenge from her opponent Lori Frugoli’s…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | September 4, 2018 —  Marin County Superior Court Roy Judge Chernus properly ruled that Anna Pletcher, the district attorney candidate endorsed by the Marin County Democratic Party, can tell voters about that Democratic Party endorsement (IJ, Aug. 30). What’s surprising is that the campaign of her opponent, Lori Frugoli, tried to keep…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | June 1, 2018 — I write in support of Anna Pletcher for district attorney and to dispute Dick Spotswood’s column (May 22) on the DA race. I have practiced law for over 25 years in federal, state and tribal courts. I also serve as a tribal court judge. In my experience,…