Walnut Creek ‘listening session’ praised, but healing remains in shooting’s wake

City officials and members of the Walnut Creek community offered mostly praise Tuesday night for the city’s “Community Listening Session” program, established following the shooting death by police of Miles Hall in 2019.

But while optimism was palpable at Tuesday’s special City Council meeting to discuss the now-concluded Community Listening Session series of meetings, those same people said there is still substantial work ahead to advance the healing process in Walnut Creek following Hall’s death.