Exhibit 16.1

	Perry-Smith LLP
	400 Capitol Mall \| Suite 1200
	Sacramento, CA 95814
	www.perry-smith.com
	916.441.1000

November 4, 2011

Office of the Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N. E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of Central Valley Community Bancorp and Subsidiary dated November 4, 2011 and filed November 4, 2011, and are in agreement with those statements.

		Very truly yours,

cc:	Mr. Steven McDonald
	Audit Committee Chair
	Central Valley Community Bancorp and Subsidiary

Sacramento | San Francisco