Danville Town Council · Nov 3, 2026
Pratima Sonavne
Candidate for Town Council
Pratima Sonavne is running for Danville Town Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 3 candidates are running for 2 seats.
Vote-by-mail ballots mailed · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDanville childcare business owner with more than 20 years of human resources and operations experience. She lost the 2026 county clerk-recorder primary.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Childcare provider
- Campaign website
- countonpratima.com
Robert Storer, Denton Carlson and Pratima Sonavne all took part in the September 14, 2026 candidate forum. DanvilleSanRamon candidate forum report (Danville Area Chamber reprint) · Sep 17, 2026
Where Pratima Sonavne stands: positions on the record
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder in the June 2026 primary and lost.
Own statementDanvilleSanRamon · Aug 24, 2026
License plate readers1 sourced position
Called for regular audits of license plate reader and other law enforcement technology.
“having regular audits to make sure that it is doing the right thing”
Forum answerDanvilleSanRamon candidate forum report (Danville Area Chamber reprint) · Sep 17, 2026
Regional transit measure1 sourced position
as reported by DanvilleSanRamon; not a direct quote
Said she does not agree with the regional public transit revenue measure but that public transit should be available.
Forum answerDanvilleSanRamon candidate forum report (Danville Area Chamber reprint) · Sep 17, 2026
Term limits2 sourced positions
Supported term limits for town government, including for herself.
“fresh blood coming in will bring a fresh perspective”
Forum answerDanvilleSanRamon candidate forum report (Danville Area Chamber reprint) · Sep 17, 2026
Proposes a lifetime cap on Town Council service.
“no more than 12 years of Town Council service in a lifetime, in any combination of terms, consecutive or not”
Own statementPratima Sonavne campaign site
Housing and traffic1 sourced position
Wants every major development evaluated against everything else already approved, proposed and coming.
“I want every major development evaluated against everything else already approved, proposed, and coming”
Own statementPratima Sonavne campaign site
Public safety1 sourced position
Said the recent downtown burglaries were a chance to reevaluate how police resources are used.
“reevaluate and reassess”
Forum answerDanvilleSanRamon candidate forum report (Danville Area Chamber reprint) · Sep 17, 2026
Also running for Town Council
- Denton Carlson
- Robert Storer (incumbent)
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