Open Letter to Eric Koenigshofer

Dear Eric,

What has happened to you? I’ve known you for over 30 years and have considered you a friend. I respected your zeal and participation in the local political process even though I don’t always agree with your positions. You have always seemed to care about Sonoma county and the process of good local governance and discourse in the community. However, your latest foray into local politics with your support of Lynda Hopkins has gone beyond the pale.

We are currently experiencing a presidential election that has sunk to a depraved, loutish level, characterized by bluster and outright lies from a racist, misogynistic moron. It is sad and worrisome that our national discourse has sunk to this abject level. Money talks and democracy suffers when a billionaire bully can try to buy an election with bottomless funds.

Your intentionally misleading and thoroughly dishonest newspaper ads attacking Noreen Evans are bringing the bile of the national election to our home community in Sonoma county. Your work raising money from self-interested outside sources in an effort to buy this election is all about greed. Those so-called supporters just want to have their way with the county as they seek to turn us into L.A. north.

Lastly, you may not agree with Noreen Evans but she has been a tireless public servant with high integrity working for us for the past several decades and she does not deserve to have lies spread about her just to meet your client’s needs. You owe her an apology.

Sincerely,

David Katz