Atherton cancels November election, appoints four to City Council
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The oligarchy selecting its own leadership.
It appears the number of candidates equals the number of seats open on the city council. It doesn’t necessarily refute your point about who are the candidates, but if more people were running they would have held the election.
https://www.athertonca.gov/746/November-3-2026