Town Talks with the Mayor

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in this month’s Town Talks installment, Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich discusses mental health, how access to mental health resources is improving and how the community can access mental health resources in Danville and locally.

Mayor Arnerich is joined by Shawn Kumagai, the District Director for Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan; Dr. Nitsa Dimitrakos, Clinical Director Discovery Counseling Center; Dr. Chad Pierce, Contra Costa Health Services; and Jim Selover, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection Deputy Chief.

In this month's Town Talks installment, Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich is joined by Chief of Planning David Crompton, Deputy Development Services Director Diane Friedmann, and Administrative Analyst Cat Bravo to discuss the latest on Danville's Housing Element Update and the current phase of community outreach. Mayor Arnerich and Town staff answered questions from residents as Danville confronts the task of planning for at least 2,241 new homes in the next eight-year Housing Element cycle (2023-2031).

For more information on the Housing Element Update, visit www.danvilletowntalk.org/housingelement.

In this month's Town Talks installment with Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich, the discussion will spotlight the Town Council's goals for 2022 and upcoming events in Danville. Vice-Mayor Robert Storer will join the Mayor for this community-focused webinar, and both will be on-hand to answer questions from residents.

November is the month we thank and honor our veterans. In this month’s Town Talks installment, Danville Mayor Renee Morgan will talk with local Viet Nam veterans, a Gold Star Mom, and veteran organizations about current topics facing military personnel, veterans, and their families. Mayor Morgan will also discuss Danville’s National Purple Heart Designation presentation scheduled for November 11, 2021.

Murder, mystery, and DNA! In this month’s Town Talks installment, Danville Mayor Renee Morgan chatted with the former cold-case investigator, writer, and podcaster, Paul Holes about the Golden State Killer case that Holes helped solve using advancements in DNA profiling and genealogy technology. Paul Holes was an investigator for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office in Martinez, California. Holes’ contributions led to the arrest of the Golden State Killer, the first public arrest obtained through genetic genealogy. Recently Holes launched a true-crime podcast called The Murder Squad that explores evidence and discussions of current unsolved murders, unidentified remains, and missing persons cases.

On the August 6 episode of Town Talks with the Mayor, Mayor Renee Morgan discusses the increasingly sophisticated threat of digital fraud and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim. Among the guests joining the Mayor on August 6, will be Sid Patel, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for FBI San Francisco, Dave Mathers, Senior Inspector for Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, and Clancy Priest, Town of Danville’s Chief Technology Officer. Find out about elder scams, romance scams, and phishing scams. The discussion will also include what to look out for, and most importantly how you can protect yourself and vulnerable friends and family from becoming victims of fraud.