This is in response to Supervisor Tom Wheeler’s recent letter to the editor. Unfortunately, there continues to be misinformation and inaccurate reporting in the media, which has distorted the truth about lawsuits filed against me and the County of Madera. To begin with, no fault or liability was ever found as a result of the lawsuits. As has been the ...

Running the office of district attorney of any county is not stting in a court room presenting evidence to get a convitction. The hard part is putting a team together to do that job at the higest level. That type of leadership and guidence comes from years of successes and oh yes failures. This job includes contacts with the Board ...

A recent letter, regarding the two candidates for Madera County Sheriff, Chief Jay Varney and Undersheriff Michael Salvador, warrants some clarification. The letter states: “Mr. Varney lacks the experience needed in managing a large department.” While serving as Chief of Police of the City of Chowchilla, Chief Varney also served as Acting City Administrator for approximately 2 years and recently ...

Dear Editor: I have known David Linn for over twenty years, both personally and professionally. I have watched and worked with him as he has helped improve Oakhurst and the Eastern Madera County community. He is a community leader.

Dear Editor, The Madera County District Attorney’s Department is one of the most problem-ridden departments in our County. Our current DA, Michael Keitz, has cost the taxpayers more than $1.5 million. Let me explain:

I am supporting Michael Keitz for re-election as our Madera County district attorney. Mr. Keitz’s 22 years of service as a prosecutor makes him a clear and obvious choice. Mr. Keitz’s opponent, David Linn, has 40 years of absolutely no prosecutorial experience and expects us to turn the leadership of a 41 person office over to an inexperienced slip and ...

Madera County needs, and deserves, an experienced District Attorney as our chief law enforcement officer. That is why I have endorsed Michael Keitz and urge voters to join me in reelecting him as our District Attorney. There is no substitute for experience and for the past 22 years, Michael has proven himself to be one tough prosecutor. Even in the ...

Election time: It is time to watch the ads, signs, and the debates. This year we have the Sheriff candidates and others. I want to talk about the Madera County District Attorney Office candidates, current incumbent DA Michael Keitz and David Linn. Of all things about these two men, they must have integrity that is beyond a shadow of doubt, ...

As Election Day approaches, Madera County voters have choices to make, and one of the most important votes they cast will be for District Attorney. I have attended numerous debates and events where both candidates, District Attorney Michael Keitz and Attorney David Linn, have sparred. During these debates many accusations were made and defended. Much of what has been said, ...

Formerly I worked for the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. At the time of my retirement I was a Supervising Deputy District Attorney in charge of the Gang and Homicide Units for the Southwest part of the county. Since March of this year I have been employed as a Senior Deputy District Attorney working on certain special circumstance murder cases ...