The Board of Supervisors has advanced 5 applicants for further consideration for the vacant position of District Attorney. Those applicants will be invited to a public forum on August 15, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors Chamber at 651 Pine Street in Martinez. A public comment period will be held prior to the forum; if you would like to attend and provide your comments, that portion of the event will begin at 5:00 p.m.
You're invited to provide public comment or suggest questions to be asked in advance on the District Attorney Recruitment Information website. Questions and public comment will be taken on the evening of the 15th, but electronic submissions will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 10.
The five applicants who are continuing in the process are: Diana Becton, Danielle Douglas, Paul Graves, Thomas Kensok and Patrick Vanier.
If you are interested in reviewing the applications submitted by those five as well as the other seven who applied, you can also find those on District Attorney Recruitment Information website.
Additional details are also available in the news release.