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'{{Short description|City in San Mateo County, California}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Atherton, California | official_name = Town of Atherton | settlement_type = [[List of municipalities in California|Town]] <!-- images, nickname, motto --->| image_skyline = Holbrook-Palmer Park Atherton California.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Holbrook-Palmer Park | image_flag = | flag_size = | flag_alt = | flag_link = | image_seal = Seal of Atherton, California.png | seal_alt = Tree on a yellow background | seal_link = | nickname = | motto = <!-- maps and coordinates ------> | image_map = File:San Mateo County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Atherton Highlighted 0603092.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Atherton in San Mateo County, California | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[California]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in California|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] | coordinates = {{coord|37|27|31|N|122|12|0|W|region:US-CA_type:city(7000)|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS Detail">{{Cite GNIS |id = 1657960 |name = Atherton |access-date = August 21, 2009}}</ref> | pushpin_map = California#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States | pushpin_label = Atherton <!-- established --------------->| established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = September 12, 1923<ref name="Atherton History">{{cite web|title=Atherton History|publisher=Town of Atherton|date=April 27, 2007|url=http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/history.html|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912044753/http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/history.html|archive-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> | founder = | named_for = [[Faxon Atherton|Faxon Dean Atherton]]<ref name="Atherton History"/> <!-- government type, leaders -->| government_type = | leader_title = [[City council]]<ref name="Atherton city council">{{cite web|title=City Council|publisher=Town of Atherton|url=http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=135|access-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref> | leader_name = {{plainlist| * [[Mayor]] Rick DeGolia * [[Vice Mayor]] Bill Widmer * Elizabeth Lewis * Robert Polito * Diana Hawkins Manuelian }} | leader_title2 = [[California State Assembly|Assemblymember]] | leader_name2 = {{Representative|caad|24|fmt=sleader}} ([[California's 24th State Assembly district|24th]])<ref name=swd>{{cite web|url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html|title=Statewide Database|publisher=UC Regents|access-date=December 29, 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2021}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 5.05 | area_land_sq_mi = 5.02 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.03 | area_total_km2 = 13.07 | area_land_km2 = 12.99 | area_water_km2 = 0.08 | area_water_percent = 0.63 | area_note = <!-- elevation -----------------> | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS Detail"/> | elevation_m = 18 | elevation_ft = 59 <!-- population ---------------->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 7193 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_density_sq_mi = 1433.01 | timezone1 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]] | utc_offset1 = −8 | timezone1_DST = PDT | utc_offset1_DST = −7 <!-- postal codes, area code --->| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]<ref name="USPS ZIPs">{{cite web|title=USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City|publisher=[[United States Postal Service]]|url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830184307/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp|archive-date=August 30, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref> | postal_code = 94027 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbering plan|Area code]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do;nanpaid=z20cKF7WNycJChhrcl2QTf5PqcpThWlMThGYCn15JrtFqXzgHQcw!1335039869?method=displayData|title=NANP Administration System|publisher=[[North American Numbering Plan Administration]]|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922182833/http://nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do%3Bnanpaid%3Dz20cKF7WNycJChhrcl2QTf5PqcpThWlMThGYCn15JrtFqXzgHQcw%211335039869?method=displayData|archive-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> | area_code = [[Area code 650|650]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = {{FIPS|06|03092}} | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs | blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1657960}}, {{GNIS 4|2411651}} <!-- website, footnotes -------->| website = {{URL|www.ci.atherton.ca.us}} | footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 553.28 }} '''Atherton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|θ|ə|r|t|ə|n}}) is an [[List of municipalities in California|incorporated town]] in [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]], [[California]], United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. Atherton is known for its wealth; in 1990 and 2019,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/silicon-valley-suburb-snags-richest-spot-in-u-s-for-third-year | title=These Are the Wealthiest Towns in the U.S. | publisher=Bloomberg | access-date=2018-08-18 }}</ref> Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. towns that have a population between 2,500 and 9,999,<ref name="1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page">Archive of [https://web.archive.org/web/20080323094358/http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html "1990 CPH-L-126. Median Family Income for Places with a Population of 2,500 to 9,999, Ranked Within the United States: 1989"], [[United States Census Bureau]]. [https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html 1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page]</ref> and the area covered by its zip code is regularly ranked as having the highest cost of living in the United States.<ref name="Forbes20102">{{cite news|last=Levy|first=Francesca|date=27 September 2010|title=America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/27/most-expensive-zip-codes-2010-lifestyle-real-estate-zip-codes-10-intro_slide_3.html}}</ref><ref name="Forbes20132">{{cite news|last=Brennan|first=Morgan|date=16 October 2013|title=America's Most Expensive Zip Codes In 2013: The Complete List|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45egddm/1-94027-atherton-ca/#6703c66f6b80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019025325/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45egddm/1-94027-atherton-ca/#6703c66f6b80|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sharf|first=Samantha|date=8 December 2016|title=Full List: America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2016|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2016/12/08/full-list-americas-most-expensive-zip-codes-2016/#533ec754353a|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=SFGATE |first1=Sam Moore |title=Bay Area town named most expensive ZIP code for 6th year |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bay-area-atherton-most-expensive-17604394.php |website=SFGATE |date=22 November 2022}}</ref> == History == The entire area was originally part of the [[Rancho de las Pulgas]]. [[File:José Darío Argüello.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Californio]] politician [[José Darío Argüello]]; owner of Rancho de las Pulgas from 1795.]] During the 1860s, Atherton was known as '''Fair Oaks'''. In 1923, it was decided to rename the town in honor of [[Faxon Atherton|Faxon Dean Atherton]], a former 19th century landowner on the south peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/96/History-of-Atherton|title=History of Atherton, California}}</ref> === Lawsuit against the electrification of Caltrain === The town has been involved in lawsuits to block or delay the introduction of high-speed rail in California.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-11 |title=Atherton Wealthy Will Still Maybe Try To Block High-Speed Rail |url=https://sfist.com/2016/07/11/atherton_wealthy_will_still_maybe_t/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=SFist - San Francisco News |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805195755/https://sfist.com/2016/07/11/atherton_wealthy_will_still_maybe_t/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cabanatuan |first=Michael |date=2015-02-10 |title=Atherton, high-speed rail foes sue to block electrifying Caltrain |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Anti-high-speed-rail-groups-sue-over-Caltrain-6071826.php |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref> Atherton was an early and vocal opponent of the electrification of the U.S. commuter railroad [[Caltrain]], which serves cities in the [[San Francisco Peninsula]] and [[Silicon Valley]]. Residents opposed electrification and the proposed high-speed rail route because the overhead electrical lines would require tree removal and the town could potentially be divided by the closing of the two grade crossings at Fair Oaks Lane and Watkins Avenue.<ref name="SFC-040725">{{cite news |author=Whiting, Sam |date=July 25, 2004 |title=End of an Era / Caltrain's electrification plans threaten Atherton's railroad charm |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/End-of-an-Era-Caltrain-s-electrification-plans-2738949.php |access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> In February 2015, shortly after the project received environmental clearance from the state, Atherton sued Caltrain, alleging the agency's environmental impact review was inadequate and that its collaboration with the CHSRA should be further vetted.<ref name="SFC-150210">{{cite news |author=Cabanatuan, Michael |date=February 10, 2015 |title=Atherton, high-speed rail foes sue to block electrifying Caltrain |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Anti-high-speed-rail-groups-sue-over-Caltrain-6071826.php |access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> In July 2015, the suit proceeded after Caltrain's request to the [[Surface Transportation Board]] to exempt it from [[California Environmental Quality Act]] (CEQA) guidelines was denied. Atherton reiterated its opposition to electrification on the basis that overhead wires would require removing a significant number of heritage trees, and city representatives asserted that "newer, cleaner, more efficient diesel trains" should supplant plans for "century-old catenary electrical line technology". Atherton mayor Rick De Golia was quoted as saying "Caltrain is locked into an old technology and 20th century thinking".<ref name="SJMN-150708">{{cite news |author=Orr, John |date=July 8, 2015 |title=Atherton lawsuit against Caltrain over electrification project clears one hurdle |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/08/atherton-lawsuit-against-caltrain-over-electrification-project-clears-one-hurdle/ |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> After Caltrain issued infrastructure and rolling stock contracts in July 2016, Atherton representatives did not file a temporary restraining order to halt those contracts, preferring to let the suit proceed to a hearing.<ref>{{cite news |author=Orr, John |date=July 11, 2016 |title=Atherton won't seek temporary injunction in fight with Caltrain |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/11/atherton-wont-seek-temporary-injunction-in-fight-with-caltrain/ |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In September 2016, [[Contra Costa County Superior Court]] Judge [[Barry Goode]] sided with Caltrain, ruling that the electrification project did not hinge on the high-speed rail project's success, and was thus independent from the latter.<ref name="SMDJ-160927">{{cite news |author=Weigel, Samantha |date=September 27, 2016 |title=Judge gives Caltrain electrification green light: Atherton loses lawsuit, claims local project was too closely tied to high-speed rail |newspaper=San Mateo Daily Journal |url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/judge-gives-caltrain-electrification-green-light-atherton-loses-lawsuit-claims/article_f71026d7-ae96-5e00-a569-785db51990f2.html |access-date=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Wood, Barbara |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Atherton loses lawsuit over Caltrain electrification project |publisher=The Almanac |url=http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2016/09/28/atherton-loses-lawsuit-over-caltrain-electrification-project |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> Atherton sued CHSRA again in December 2016, stating that using bond money intended for high-speed rail for CalMod was a material change in usage and therefore was unconstitutional because such a change would require voter approval first.<ref name="SMDJ-161215">{{cite news |author=Weigel, Samantha |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Caltrain supporters unfazed by high-speed rail suit: Officials believe bond sale, electrification will stay on track despite new case |newspaper=San Mateo Daily Journal |url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/caltrain-supporters-unfazed-by-high-speed-rail-suit-officials-believe/article_328b5a11-6f56-5fd7-abe5-69533f74a57f.html |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In response, the [[California State Legislature|California Legislature]] allowed the funding to be redirected by passing Assembly Bill No. 1889, which had been championed by Assemblymember [[Kevin Mullin]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2016 |title=An act to add Section 2704.78 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1889 |publisher=[[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]}}</ref> Mullin noted "this entire Caltrain corridor is the epicenter of the innovation economy and it's a job creation and economic engine. This electrification project, I would argue, is monumental with regard to dealing with [increased traffic and environmental impacts] effectively and efficiently."<ref name="SMDJ-161215" /> The [[Atherton station|Caltrain station]] closed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swartz |first=Angela |title=Atherton signs off on Caltrain proposal to permanently close its train station |url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2020/01/17/atherton-signs-off-on-caltrain-proposal-to-permanently-close-its-train-station |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=www.almanacnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Proposed Closure of Atherton Caltrain Station|url=https://www.caltrain.com/stations/athertonstation/Proposed_Closure_of_Atherton_Caltrain_Station.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.caltrain.com|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206022045/https://www.caltrain.com/stations/athertonstation/Proposed_Closure_of_Atherton_Caltrain_Station.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Land use and housing=== Atherton is the wealthiest city in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Locke |first=Taylor |title=These are the top 10 richest places in America |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/21/bloomberg-richest-places-in-america.html |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref name="1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page" /> According to the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', "the town’s ascendance stems largely from its single-family zoning, 1-acre-minimum lot sizes, flat land, streamlined permits and changing buyer demographics — which have translated into soaring house sizes and skyrocketing prices."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pender |first=Kathleen |date=2019-07-27 |title=Here’s how Atherton became the Bay Area’s most expensive city for housing — by far |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Here-s-how-Atherton-became-the-Bay-Area-s-14188989.php |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> There is no commercial zoning in the town, thus there are no restaurants, shops or grocery stores.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Vivian |date=2020-12-06 |title='Flexing their power': how America's richest zip code stays exclusive |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/06/atherton-california-wealthy-zip-code-zoning |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> There are no sidewalks in Atherton, only road lanes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Priscilla Yuki |date=2019-02-12 |title=Why are there no sidewalks in Atherton/Menlo Park? |url=https://www.kalw.org/transportation/2019-02-12/why-are-there-no-sidewalks-in-atherton-menlo-park |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=KALW |language=en}}</ref> Until 2022, the town’s [[Zoning in the United States|zoning regulations]] permitted only one single-family home per acre and prohibit sidewalks.<ref name="Griffith">{{Cite news |last=Griffith |first=Erin |date=2022-08-12 |title=The Summer of NIMBY in Silicon Valley’s Poshest Town |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/technology/nimby-housing-silicon-valley-atherton.html |access-date=2022-08-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Partly as a result of these regulations, the average home price in the city in recent years was more than 7.5 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atherton CA Home Prices & Home Values |url=https://www.zillow.com/home-values/30280/atherton-ca/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Zillow |language=en-US}}</ref> Many of the inhabitants have strongly opposed proposals to permit more housing construction.<ref name="Griffith" /> Among those include Golden State Warriors player [[Stephen Curry|Steph Curry]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Angela |date=2023-01-27 |title=Steph and Ayesha Curry oppose upzoning of Atherton property near their home |url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2023/01/27/steph-and-ayesha-curry-oppose-upzoning-of-atherton-property-near-their-home |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.almanacnews.com |language=en}}</ref> However, with the passage of [[California HOME Act|SB 9]] in 2022, the zoning regulations that limit how many units can be built on a property were nullified.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swartz |first1=Angela |title=Atherton: SB 9 applications start to trickle in |url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2022/05/09/atherton-sb-9-applications-start-to-trickle-in |website=www.almanacnews.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, the town blocked a proposal to build 131 multifamily housing units in the town in response to strong criticism of the proposal by the city’s inhabitants.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Demsas |first=Jerusalem |date=2022-08-05 |title=The Billionaire’s Dilemma |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/marc-andreessens-opposition-housing-project-nimby/671061/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> Advocates for the construction of additional homes have criticized Atherton as being a [[NIMBY]] town.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> In 2022, California Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] singled out Atherton in a speech for its restrictive housing policies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Varian |first=Ethan |date=2022-10-09 |title=Bay Area cities running out of time to convince the state they can build 441,000 new homes |language=en-US |newspaper=The Mercury News |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/09/bay-area-cities-running-out-of-time-to-convince-the-state-they-can-build-441000-new-homes |access-date=2022-10-12 |url-access=limited}}</ref> The mayor said in 2022 that they were focusing on building affordable housing for staff and teachers at the city’s eight schools.{{r|TMN 2022-08-19}} In February 2023, the Atherton City Council approved a housing plan with 348 mixed-income housing units. Under California law, the units must be built over the next eight years, and the city must reserve 148 units for occupancy by as "very low income" or "low income" individuals, 56 units for “moderate income” individuals, and 144 units for “above moderate income” individuals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Multifamily housing near Steph Curry's Atherton home gets approval |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/multifamily-housing-near-steph-currys-atherton-home-gets-approval |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=KTVU FOX 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> As of November 2022, Atherton's stated land-use goal is to “preserve the Town's character as a scenic, rural, thickly wooded residential area with abundant open space."<ref name="General plan">{{cite web | url = http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/documents/ViewtheAthertonGeneralPlanPartI.pdf | title = Town of Atherton General Plan | publisher = Neal Martin & Associates | pages = LU–1 | date = November 20, 2002 | access-date = August 22, 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091104032908/http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/documents/ViewtheAthertonGeneralPlanPartI.pdf | archive-date = November 4, 2009 }}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.63%) is water. Atherton lies {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]], and {{convert|18|mi|km}} northwest of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. The town is considered to be part of the [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco metropolitan area]]. ==Demographics== About 73% of the city’s inhabitants are ethnically non-Hispanic white;<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Atherton town, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/athertontowncalifornia |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> this makes it among the least ethnically diverse cities in Silicon Valley.{{r|TMN 2022-08-19}}{{US Census population |1930= 1324 |1940= 1908 |1950= 3630 |1960= 7717 |1970= 8085 |1980= 7797 |1990= 7163 |2000= 7194 |2010= 6914 |2020= 7188 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref> }} ===2000=== At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 7,194 people in 2,413 households, including 1,984 families, in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,467.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,505 housing units at an average density of {{convert|511.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> Of the 2,413 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 12.8% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.06. The age distribution was: 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.2 men. The median [[income]] for a household in the town was in excess of $200,000, as was the median family income. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $68,393 for females. The per capita income for the town was $112,408. About 0.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. ===2010=== At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Atherton had a population of 6,914. The population density was {{convert|1,369.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Atherton was 5,565 (80.5%) White, 75 (1.1%) African American, 7 (0.1%) Native American, 911 (13.2%) Asian, 45 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 95 (1.4%) from other races, and 216 (3.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 268 people (3.9%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603092|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023338/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603092|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Atherton town|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> The census reported that 6,529 people (94.4% of the population) lived in households, 385 (5.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 2,330 households, 787 (33.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,755 (75.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 109 (4.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (2.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 34 (1.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 15 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 321 households (13.8%) were one person and 178 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 1,912 families (82.1% of households); the average family size was 3.03. The age distribution was 1,543 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 579 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 966 people (14.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,264 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,562 people (22.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 95.3 men. The median household income was in excess of $250,000, the highest of any place in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | title= Highest Income Per Household In The United States By City | url= http://www.biggestuscities.com/demographics/us/income-per-household-by-city | access-date= November 2, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140627050346/http://www.biggestuscities.com/demographics/us/income-per-household-by-city | archive-date= June 27, 2014 | url-status= dead }}</ref> The per capita income for the town was $128,816. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. There were 2,530 housing units at an average density of 501.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,116 (90.8%) were owner-occupied and 214 (9.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.9%. 5,921 people (85.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 608 people (8.8%) lived in rental housing units. ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Atherton as second on its list of America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes in 2010, listing median house price as over $2,000,000.<ref name="Forbes2010">{{cite news |last=Levy |first=Francesca |date=27 September 2010 |title=America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/27/most-expensive-zip-codes-2010-lifestyle-real-estate-zip-codes-10-intro_slide_3.html}}</ref> ===2020=== At the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]] Atherton had a population of 7,193 and 2,252 households, the homeowner vacancy rate was 0%. The population density was {{Convert|1424.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There was an average 2.94 people per household, 89.2% of homes were owner occupied and 10.8% were renter occupied. The racial makeup of Atherton was 5,403 (75%) White, 1,655 (23%) Asian, 124 (1.7%) African American, 18 (0.3%) Native American, 107 (1.5%) Pacific Islander, 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 540 (7.5%) people. <br>The median age was 49. For every 100 females there were 100.1 men. The age distribution was 1,472 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 862 people (5.6%) aged aged 18 to 24, 932 people (12.9%) aged 25 to 44, 2,123 (29.5%) aged 45-64 and 1,813 people (25.2%) over the age of 65. Median income for a household was over $250,000. Males had a median income $102,192 versus $53,882 for females. About 1.1% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under the age of 18 and 1.1% of those 65 years or over. <ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Atherton town, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/athertontowncalifornia |publisher=[[United States Census]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818224211/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/athertontowncalifornia |archive-date=18 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=94027&y=2020&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP05 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=United States Census |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> Property Shark ranked first Atherton for the fourth year in a row as the most expensive ZIP code in the United States in 2022 with the median home price at $7,900,000. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Brenda |title=The 10 Most Expensive Zip Codes For Buying A Home |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2020/11/29/the-10-most-expensive-zip-codes-for-buying-a-home/?sh=35eb73982a92 |website=Forbes |access-date=23 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes: 2022 Shatters Last Year’s Records with 14 Zip Codes Surpassing $4 Million Median |url=https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/most-expensive-zip-codes-in-the-us/#For_the_full_list_of_2022s_top_100_most_expensive_zip_codes_in_the_US_explore_the_interactive_table_below |website=PropertyShark Real Estate Blog |access-date=23 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref> == Arts and culture == There are a number of active community organizations: the Atherton Heritage Association, the Atherton Arts Committee, the Atherton Tree Committee, the Friends of the Atherton Community Library, the Holbrook-Palmer Park Foundation, the Atherton Dames, the Police Task Force, and the Atherton Civic Interest League. There are also home owners' associations in various neighborhoods. The Menlo Circus Club is a private club with tennis, swimming, stables and a riding ring located within the town. There are also several tracts of contemporary [[Joseph Eichler|Eichler]] homes, most notably in the Lindenwood neighborhood in the northeast part of the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindenwood Eichler|url=http://lindenwoodeichlers.com/lindenwood.html|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> The [[Holbrook-Palmer Estate]], was once an active rural estate and [[Gentleman farmer|gentleman's farm]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2016-09-26|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/16000663.pdf|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior}}</ref> The Holbrook-Palmer Estate was donated to the city of Atherton in 1958 and now serves as a {{convert|22|acre||adj=mid| public park}} and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] for the architecture.<ref name=":1" /> The city is served by the Atherton Public Library of the [[San Mateo County Libraries]], a member of the [[Peninsula Library System]]. == Government == In the [[California State Legislature]], Atherton is in {{Representative|casd|13|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|24|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Atherton is in {{Representative|cacd|18|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|18}}</ref> ===Political Party Registration=== According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of March 11, 2022, Atherton has 5,063 registered voters. Of those, 2,192 (43.2%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 1,247 (24.6%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]] and 1,317 (26%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/88day-primary-2022/politicalsub.pdf|title= Report of Registration|publisher=California Secretary of State|date=March 11, 2022|access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref> == Education == Among Atherton's public schools, Encinal, Las Lomitas, and Laurel are elementary schools, while Selby Lane is both an elementary and a middle school. [[Menlo-Atherton High School|Menlo-Atherton]] is a high school. Atherton does not have its own public school system. Selby Lane is part of the [[Redwood City School District]], the high school is part of the [[Sequoia Union High School District]], Las Lomitas Elementary School is part of the [[Las Lomitas Elementary School District]], and both Encinal and Laurel are part of the [[Menlo Park City School District]]. Among the town's private schools, [[Sacred Heart Preparatory (Atherton, California)|Sacred Heart]] is an elementary, middle and high school, and [[Menlo School]] is a middle and high school. [[Menlo College]] is a private four-year college. ==Notable people== {{div col}} * [[Paul Allen]], late [[Microsoft]] co-founder.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meisenzahl|first=Mary|title=A Microsoft cofounder's $35 million mansion in the most expensive town in the US just sold — see inside|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-cofounder-paul-allen-atherton-california-mansion-2020-2|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Marc Andreessen]], co-founder of Netscape and general partner at [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Melia|title=We scouted the homes of the top tech executives, and they all live in this San Francisco suburb for the 1%|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/homes-of-tech-ceos-in-atherton-silicon-valley-2017-10|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Mohamed Atalla]], Egyptian-American engineer, inventor of [[MOSFET]] transistor, founder of [[Atalla Corporation]] * [[Gertrude Atherton]], American author * [[Faxon Atherton]], namesake of Atherton, California * [[CiCi Bellis]], tennis player * [[Lindsey Buckingham]], of [[Fleetwood Mac]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindsay Buckingham with Special Guest Stevie Nicks|url=https://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/lbuckingham/bio.htm|year=2005|work=Soundstage|publisher=HD Ready, LLC and WTTW|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303072209/http://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/lbuckingham/bio.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Nick Clegg]], [[Meta Platforms]] executive and former [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], and his wife, [[Miriam González Durántez]], a lawyer<ref>{{cite news|last=Lumley|first=Sarah|date=January 26, 2019|title=Nick Clegg swaps Putney townhouse for £7million California mansion ahead of new Facebook role|work=Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/26/nick-clegg-swaps-putney-townhouse-7million-california-mansion/|access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref> * [[Ty Cobb]], Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player * [[Stephen Curry]] and [[Ayesha Curry]], NBA star and his family moved to Atherton when the [[Golden State Warriors]] moved to San Francisco in 2019. * [[Timothy C. Draper]], venture capitalist and founder of [[Draper Fisher Jurvetson]]<ref name="BusinessWeek: November 6, 2000">{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3706169.arc.htm |title=Tim Draper's Voucher Crusade |last=Palmeri |first=Christopher |author2=Linda Himelstein |date=November 6, 2000 |work=BusinessWeek |publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. |access-date=June 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922115951/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3706169.arc.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> * [[Clay Dreslough]], game designer, raised in Atherton * [[Douglas Engelbart]], computer engineer * [[Drew Fuller]], actor, known for role on ''[[Charmed]]'' and ''[[Army Wives]]'' * [[Bill Gurley]], venture capitalist; general partner at [[Benchmark (venture capital firm)|Benchmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/11/06/atherton-uber-drivers-other-contract-workers-protest-outside-of-uber-investors-home|title=Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's home|last=Swartz|first=Angela|date=2019-11-06|website=Mountain View Voice|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> * [[Elizabeth Holmes]], former biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holmes and Balwani Created LLC to Buy $9 Million Silicon Valley House|url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elizabeth-holmes-trial-theranos/card/iOWfba6RlzRfX3yrAy3y|access-date=2022-02-21|website=WSJ|language=en}}</ref> * [[Ben Horowitz]], co-founder of [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/02/27/silicon-valleys-stealth-power/|title=Silicon Valley's stealth power|last=Helft|first=Miguel|work=Fortune|date=February 27, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> * [[Ron Johnson (businessman)|Ron Johnson]], former senior executive at [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] * [[Guy Kawasaki]], venture capitalist * [[Bobbie Kelsey]], [[Stanford University]] women's basketball assistant coach * [[Andy Kessler (author)|Andy Kessler]], author of books on business, technology, and the health field *[[Jan Koum]], co-founder of WhatsApp * [[Robby Krieger]], musician, former guitarist of [[The Doors]] * [[Charlie Kubal]], music producer, created 2010's Mashup Album of the Year, ''[[the notorious xx]]'', grew up in Atherton * [[Douglas Leone]] (born 1957), billionaire venture capitalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Douglas Leone|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/douglas-leone/|access-date=1 February 2018|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> * [[Andy W. Mattes]], CEO of [[Diebold]].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Cho | first1=Janet H. | title=New Diebold CEO Andy W. Mattes plans to be direct and ask lots of questions as he steers the company back on track | url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/new_diebold_ceo_andy_w_mattes.html | access-date=October 30, 2016 | work=The Plain Dealer | location=Cleveland, Ohio | date=7 June 2013 | quote=He has also worked in China and Brazil, and now lives in Atherton, Calif.}}</ref> * [[Willie Mays]], Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.si.com/vault/1969/12/31/105711864/willie-mays | title=Willie Mays | last=Taylor | first=Phil | date=14 July 2008 | work=Sports Illustrated | access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> * [[Rajeev Motwani]], professor, computer science, Stanford University<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/08/financial/f060447D45.DTL |title=Stanford computer prof. Rajeev Motwani found dead |last=AP Associated Press |date=June 8, 2009 |work=SFGate |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc. |access-date=June 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611052510/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Ffinancial%2Ff060447D45.DTL |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Farzad Nazem]], former chief technology officer of [[Yahoo!]] and one of its longest-serving executives, now an [[angel investor]] * [[Chamath Palihapitiya]], CEO of [[Social Capital (venture capital)|Social Capital]], and board member of [[Golden State Warriors|the Golden State Warriors]]. * [[J. B. Pritzker]], Governor of [[Illinois]] and co-founder of the Pritzker Group * [[Tom Proulx]], co-founder of [[Intuit]].<ref name="BusinessWeek">{{cite news|last=Cortese|first=Amy|date=August 7, 1997|title=My Jet Is Bigger Than Your Jet|work=BusinessWeek|publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/34/b354180.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=June 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108064147/http://www.businessweek.com/1997/34/b354180.htm|archive-date=November 8, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref> * [[Vivek Ranadive]], chairman, CEO and founder of [[TIBCO Software]]<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/21/LVT7184SGL.DTL|title=The Buzz – the week that was|date=June 21, 2009|work=[[SFGate]] |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc.|pages=K–1 of the San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> * [[Jerry Rice]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[gridiron football|football]] player<ref name="BDP">{{cite news|url=http://www.berkeleydaily.org/issue/2001-06-06/article/5297?headline=Jerry-Rice-becomes-newest-Oakland-Raider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922073745/http://www.berkeleydaily.org/issue/2001-06-06/article/5297?headline=Jerry-Rice-becomes-newest-Oakland-Raider |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |title=Jerry Rice becomes newest Oakland Raider |last=The Associated Press |date=June 6, 2001 |newspaper=The Berkeley Daily Planet |access-date=June 25, 2009 }}</ref> * [[George R. Roberts]], co-founder of [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]]. * [[Ted Robinson (sportscaster)|Ted Robinson]], sports broadcaster and former [[San Francisco 49ers]] play-by-play announcer * [[Maureen Kennedy Salaman]], author and proponent of alternative medicine * [[James R. Scapa]], co-founder, chairman and CEO of [[Altair Engineering]] * [[Eric Schmidt]], former executive chairman and CEO of [[Google]]<ref name="NYTIMES">{{cite news|last=Dolan|first=Kerry A.|date=n.d.|title=World's Billionaires List: The Richest in 2021|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> * [[Charles R. Schwab]], founder and CEO of the [[Charles Schwab Corporation]]<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|year=2009|title=#58 Charles R Schwab|work=The 400 Richest Americans|publisher=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/AX8B.html|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Komal Shah (art collector)|Komal Shah]], art collector, philanthropist, and businessperson * [[Shirley Temple]], child movie star and diplomat * [[Y.A. Tittle]], 49ers & Giants QB, NFL HOFer, resident until his death in 2017 * [[Bob Weir]], of the [[Grateful Dead]] and [[Ratdog]], raised in Atherton<ref name="mcnally">{{cite book | first=Dennis | last=McNally | title=A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead | location=New York | publisher=Broadway Books | date=2002 | isbn=978-0-7679-1185-6 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/longstrangetripi00mcna_0 }}</ref> * [[Steve Westly]], former [[State Controller of California]], major [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] fundraiser, and venture capitalist.<ref name="USA TODAY">{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-11-15-google-obama_N.htm | title=Google staffers quiz candidate Obama | date=November 15, 2007 | work=USA Today | publisher=USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. | access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Meg Whitman]], former president and CEO of [[Hewlett-Packard]], former CEO of [[eBay]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riponsociety.org/article/the-ripon-profile-meg-whitman-of-california-former-ceo-of-ebay-inc/ | title=The Ripon Profile — Meg Whitman of California, Former CEO of eBay Inc. | work=The Ripon Forum | date=November–December 2008 | access-date=2009-04-23}}</ref> *[[Dennis Woodside]], president of [[Impossible Foods]], former COO of [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] *[[Quadeca]], YouTuber/Rapper grew up in Atherton {{div col end}} == See also == {{Portal bar|Geography|United States|California|San Francisco Bay Area}} ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="TMN 2022-08-19">{{Cite news |last=Toledo |first=Aldo |date=2022-08-19 |title=One in 10 Bay Area neighborhoods is ‘highly segregated’ enclave of White wealth, new report says |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/19/one-in-10-bay-area-neighborhoods-is-highly-segregated-enclave-of-white-wealth-new-report-says |access-date=2023-01-25 |newspaper=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> }} ==External links== {{Commons category|Atherton, California}} * {{Official website}} {{San Mateo County, California}} {{SF Bay Area}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1923 establishments in California]] [[Category:Cities in San Mateo County, California]] [[Category:Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1923]]'
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'{{Short description|City in San Mateo County, California}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Atherton, California | official_name = Town of Atherton | settlement_type = [[List of municipalities in California|Town]] <!-- images, nickname, motto --->| image_skyline = Holbrook-Palmer Park Atherton California.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Holbrook-Palmer Park | image_flag = | flag_size = | flag_alt = | flag_link = | image_seal = Seal of Atherton, California.png | seal_alt = Tree on a yellow background | seal_link = | nickname = | motto = <!-- maps and coordinates ------> | image_map = File:San Mateo County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Atherton Highlighted 0603092.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Atherton in San Mateo County, California | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[California]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in California|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] | coordinates = {{coord|37|27|31|N|122|12|0|W|region:US-CA_type:city(7000)|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS Detail">{{Cite GNIS |id = 1657960 |name = Atherton |access-date = August 21, 2009}}</ref> | pushpin_map = California#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States | pushpin_label = Atherton <!-- established --------------->| established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = September 12, 1923<ref name="Atherton History">{{cite web|title=Atherton History|publisher=Town of Atherton|date=April 27, 2007|url=http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/history.html|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912044753/http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/history.html|archive-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> | founder = | named_for = [[Faxon Atherton|Faxon Dean Atherton]]<ref name="Atherton History"/> <!-- government type, leaders -->| government_type = | leader_title = [[City council]]<ref name="Atherton city council">{{cite web|title=City Council|publisher=Town of Atherton|url=http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=135|access-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref> | leader_name = {{plainlist| * [[Mayor]] Rick DeGolia * [[Vice Mayor]] Bill Widmer * Elizabeth Lewis * Robert Polito * Diana Hawkins Manuelian }} | leader_title2 = [[California State Assembly|Assemblymember]] | leader_name2 = {{Representative|caad|24|fmt=sleader}} ([[California's 24th State Assembly district|24th]])<ref name=swd>{{cite web|url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html|title=Statewide Database|publisher=UC Regents|access-date=December 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html|archive-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> | leader_title3 = [[California State Senate|State Senator]] | leader_name3 = {{Representative|casd|13|fmt=sleader}} ([[California's 13th State Senate district|13th]])<ref name=swd/> | leader_title4 = [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Rep.]] | leader_name4 = {{Representative|cacd|18|fmt=usleader}} ([[California's 18th congressional district|18th]])<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|18|access-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> <!-- display settings --------->| total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 5.05 | area_land_sq_mi = 5.02 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.03 | area_total_km2 = 13.07 | area_land_km2 = 12.99 | area_water_km2 = 0.08 | area_water_percent = 0.63 | area_note = <!-- elevation -----------------> | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS Detail"/> | elevation_m = 18 | elevation_ft = 59 <!-- population ---------------->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 7193 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_density_sq_mi = 1433.01 | timezone1 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]] | utc_offset1 = −8 | timezone1_DST = PDT | utc_offset1_DST = −7 <!-- postal codes, area code --->| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]<ref name="USPS ZIPs">{{cite web|title=USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City|publisher=[[United States Postal Service]]|url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830184307/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp|archive-date=August 30, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref> | postal_code = 94027 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbering plan|Area code]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do;nanpaid=z20cKF7WNycJChhrcl2QTf5PqcpThWlMThGYCn15JrtFqXzgHQcw!1335039869?method=displayData|title=NANP Administration System|publisher=[[North American Numbering Plan Administration]]|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922182833/http://nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do%3Bnanpaid%3Dz20cKF7WNycJChhrcl2QTf5PqcpThWlMThGYCn15JrtFqXzgHQcw%211335039869?method=displayData|archive-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> | area_code = [[Area code 650|650]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = {{FIPS|06|03092}} | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs | blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1657960}}, {{GNIS 4|2411651}} <!-- website, footnotes -------->| website = {{URL|www.ci.atherton.ca.us}} | footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 553.28 }} '''Atherton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|θ|ə|r|t|ə|n}}) is an [[List of municipalities in California|incorporated town]] in [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]], [[California]], United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. Atherton is known for its wealth; in 1990 and 2019,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/silicon-valley-suburb-snags-richest-spot-in-u-s-for-third-year | title=These Are the Wealthiest Towns in the U.S. | publisher=Bloomberg | access-date=2018-08-18 }}</ref> Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. towns that have a population between 2,500 and 9,999,<ref name="1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page">Archive of [https://web.archive.org/web/20080323094358/http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html "1990 CPH-L-126. Median Family Income for Places with a Population of 2,500 to 9,999, Ranked Within the United States: 1989"], [[United States Census Bureau]]. [https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html 1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page]</ref> and the area covered by its zip code is regularly ranked as having the highest cost of living in the United States.<ref name="Forbes20102">{{cite news|last=Levy|first=Francesca|date=27 September 2010|title=America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/27/most-expensive-zip-codes-2010-lifestyle-real-estate-zip-codes-10-intro_slide_3.html}}</ref><ref name="Forbes20132">{{cite news|last=Brennan|first=Morgan|date=16 October 2013|title=America's Most Expensive Zip Codes In 2013: The Complete List|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45egddm/1-94027-atherton-ca/#6703c66f6b80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019025325/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45egddm/1-94027-atherton-ca/#6703c66f6b80|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sharf|first=Samantha|date=8 December 2016|title=Full List: America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2016|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2016/12/08/full-list-americas-most-expensive-zip-codes-2016/#533ec754353a|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=SFGATE |first1=Sam Moore |title=Bay Area town named most expensive ZIP code for 6th year |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bay-area-atherton-most-expensive-17604394.php |website=SFGATE |date=22 November 2022}}</ref> == History == The entire area was originally part of the [[Rancho de las Pulgas]]. [[File:José Darío Argüello.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Californio]] politician [[José Darío Argüello]]; owner of Rancho de las Pulgas from 1795.]] During the 1860s, Atherton was known as '''Fair Oaks'''. In 1923, it was decided to rename the town in honor of [[Faxon Atherton|Faxon Dean Atherton]], a former 19th century landowner on the south peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/96/History-of-Atherton|title=History of Atherton, California}}</ref> === Lawsuit against the electrification of Caltrain === The town has been involved in lawsuits to block or delay the introduction of high-speed rail in California.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-11 |title=Atherton Wealthy Will Still Maybe Try To Block High-Speed Rail |url=https://sfist.com/2016/07/11/atherton_wealthy_will_still_maybe_t/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=SFist - San Francisco News |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805195755/https://sfist.com/2016/07/11/atherton_wealthy_will_still_maybe_t/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cabanatuan |first=Michael |date=2015-02-10 |title=Atherton, high-speed rail foes sue to block electrifying Caltrain |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Anti-high-speed-rail-groups-sue-over-Caltrain-6071826.php |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref> Atherton was an early and vocal opponent of the electrification of the U.S. commuter railroad [[Caltrain]], which serves cities in the [[San Francisco Peninsula]] and [[Silicon Valley]]. Residents opposed electrification and the proposed high-speed rail route because the overhead electrical lines would require tree removal and the town could potentially be divided by the closing of the two grade crossings at Fair Oaks Lane and Watkins Avenue.<ref name="SFC-040725">{{cite news |author=Whiting, Sam |date=July 25, 2004 |title=End of an Era / Caltrain's electrification plans threaten Atherton's railroad charm |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/End-of-an-Era-Caltrain-s-electrification-plans-2738949.php |access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> In February 2015, shortly after the project received environmental clearance from the state, Atherton sued Caltrain, alleging the agency's environmental impact review was inadequate and that its collaboration with the CHSRA should be further vetted.<ref name="SFC-150210">{{cite news |author=Cabanatuan, Michael |date=February 10, 2015 |title=Atherton, high-speed rail foes sue to block electrifying Caltrain |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Anti-high-speed-rail-groups-sue-over-Caltrain-6071826.php |access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> In July 2015, the suit proceeded after Caltrain's request to the [[Surface Transportation Board]] to exempt it from [[California Environmental Quality Act]] (CEQA) guidelines was denied. Atherton reiterated its opposition to electrification on the basis that overhead wires would require removing a significant number of heritage trees, and city representatives asserted that "newer, cleaner, more efficient diesel trains" should supplant plans for "century-old catenary electrical line technology". Atherton mayor Rick De Golia was quoted as saying "Caltrain is locked into an old technology and 20th century thinking".<ref name="SJMN-150708">{{cite news |author=Orr, John |date=July 8, 2015 |title=Atherton lawsuit against Caltrain over electrification project clears one hurdle |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/08/atherton-lawsuit-against-caltrain-over-electrification-project-clears-one-hurdle/ |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> After Caltrain issued infrastructure and rolling stock contracts in July 2016, Atherton representatives did not file a temporary restraining order to halt those contracts, preferring to let the suit proceed to a hearing.<ref>{{cite news |author=Orr, John |date=July 11, 2016 |title=Atherton won't seek temporary injunction in fight with Caltrain |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/11/atherton-wont-seek-temporary-injunction-in-fight-with-caltrain/ |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In September 2016, [[Contra Costa County Superior Court]] Judge [[Barry Goode]] sided with Caltrain, ruling that the electrification project did not hinge on the high-speed rail project's success, and was thus independent from the latter.<ref name="SMDJ-160927">{{cite news |author=Weigel, Samantha |date=September 27, 2016 |title=Judge gives Caltrain electrification green light: Atherton loses lawsuit, claims local project was too closely tied to high-speed rail |newspaper=San Mateo Daily Journal |url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/judge-gives-caltrain-electrification-green-light-atherton-loses-lawsuit-claims/article_f71026d7-ae96-5e00-a569-785db51990f2.html |access-date=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Wood, Barbara |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Atherton loses lawsuit over Caltrain electrification project |publisher=The Almanac |url=http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2016/09/28/atherton-loses-lawsuit-over-caltrain-electrification-project |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> Atherton sued CHSRA again in December 2016, stating that using bond money intended for high-speed rail for CalMod was a material change in usage and therefore was unconstitutional because such a change would require voter approval first.<ref name="SMDJ-161215">{{cite news |author=Weigel, Samantha |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Caltrain supporters unfazed by high-speed rail suit: Officials believe bond sale, electrification will stay on track despite new case |newspaper=San Mateo Daily Journal |url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/caltrain-supporters-unfazed-by-high-speed-rail-suit-officials-believe/article_328b5a11-6f56-5fd7-abe5-69533f74a57f.html |access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In response, the [[California State Legislature|California Legislature]] allowed the funding to be redirected by passing Assembly Bill No. 1889, which had been championed by Assemblymember [[Kevin Mullin]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2016 |title=An act to add Section 2704.78 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1889 |publisher=[[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]}}</ref> Mullin noted "this entire Caltrain corridor is the epicenter of the innovation economy and it's a job creation and economic engine. This electrification project, I would argue, is monumental with regard to dealing with [increased traffic and environmental impacts] effectively and efficiently."<ref name="SMDJ-161215" /> The [[Atherton station|Caltrain station]] closed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swartz |first=Angela |title=Atherton signs off on Caltrain proposal to permanently close its train station |url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2020/01/17/atherton-signs-off-on-caltrain-proposal-to-permanently-close-its-train-station |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=www.almanacnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Proposed Closure of Atherton Caltrain Station|url=https://www.caltrain.com/stations/athertonstation/Proposed_Closure_of_Atherton_Caltrain_Station.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.caltrain.com|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206022045/https://www.caltrain.com/stations/athertonstation/Proposed_Closure_of_Atherton_Caltrain_Station.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Land use and housing=== Atherton is the wealthiest city in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Locke |first=Taylor |title=These are the top 10 richest places in America |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/21/bloomberg-richest-places-in-america.html |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref name="1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page" /> According to the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', "the town’s ascendance stems largely from its single-family zoning, 1-acre-minimum lot sizes, flat land, streamlined permits and changing buyer demographics — which have translated into soaring house sizes and skyrocketing prices."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pender |first=Kathleen |date=2019-07-27 |title=Here’s how Atherton became the Bay Area’s most expensive city for housing — by far |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Here-s-how-Atherton-became-the-Bay-Area-s-14188989.php |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> There is no commercial zoning in the town, thus there are no restaurants, shops or grocery stores.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Vivian |date=2020-12-06 |title='Flexing their power': how America's richest zip code stays exclusive |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/06/atherton-california-wealthy-zip-code-zoning |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> There are no sidewalks in Atherton, only road lanes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Priscilla Yuki |date=2019-02-12 |title=Why are there no sidewalks in Atherton/Menlo Park? |url=https://www.kalw.org/transportation/2019-02-12/why-are-there-no-sidewalks-in-atherton-menlo-park |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=KALW |language=en}}</ref> Until 2022, the town’s [[Zoning in the United States|zoning regulations]] permitted only one single-family home per acre and prohibit sidewalks.<ref name="Griffith">{{Cite news |last=Griffith |first=Erin |date=2022-08-12 |title=The Summer of NIMBY in Silicon Valley’s Poshest Town |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/technology/nimby-housing-silicon-valley-atherton.html |access-date=2022-08-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Partly as a result of these regulations, the average home price in the city in recent years was more than 7.5 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atherton CA Home Prices & Home Values |url=https://www.zillow.com/home-values/30280/atherton-ca/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Zillow |language=en-US}}</ref> Many of the inhabitants have strongly opposed proposals to permit more housing construction.<ref name="Griffith" /> Among those include Golden State Warriors player [[Stephen Curry|Steph Curry]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Angela |date=2023-01-27 |title=Steph and Ayesha Curry oppose upzoning of Atherton property near their home |url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2023/01/27/steph-and-ayesha-curry-oppose-upzoning-of-atherton-property-near-their-home |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.almanacnews.com |language=en}}</ref> However, with the passage of [[California HOME Act|SB 9]] in 2022, the zoning regulations that limit how many units can be built on a property were nullified.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swartz |first1=Angela |title=Atherton: SB 9 applications start to trickle in |url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2022/05/09/atherton-sb-9-applications-start-to-trickle-in |website=www.almanacnews.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, the town blocked a proposal to build 131 multifamily housing units in the town in response to strong criticism of the proposal by the city’s inhabitants.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Demsas |first=Jerusalem |date=2022-08-05 |title=The Billionaire’s Dilemma |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/marc-andreessens-opposition-housing-project-nimby/671061/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> Advocates for the construction of additional homes have criticized Atherton as being a [[NIMBY]] town.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> In 2022, California Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] singled out Atherton in a speech for its restrictive housing policies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Varian |first=Ethan |date=2022-10-09 |title=Bay Area cities running out of time to convince the state they can build 441,000 new homes |language=en-US |newspaper=The Mercury News |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/09/bay-area-cities-running-out-of-time-to-convince-the-state-they-can-build-441000-new-homes |access-date=2022-10-12 |url-access=limited}}</ref> The mayor said in 2022 that they were focusing on building affordable housing for staff and teachers at the city’s eight schools.{{r|TMN 2022-08-19}} In February 2023, the Atherton City Council approved a housing plan with 348 mixed-income housing units. Under California law, the units must be built over the next eight years, and the city must reserve 148 units for occupancy by as "very low income" or "low income" individuals, 56 units for “moderate income” individuals, and 144 units for “above moderate income” individuals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Multifamily housing near Steph Curry's Atherton home gets approval |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/multifamily-housing-near-steph-currys-atherton-home-gets-approval |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=KTVU FOX 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> As of November 2022, Atherton's stated land-use goal is to “preserve the Town's character as a scenic, rural, thickly wooded residential area with abundant open space."<ref name="General plan">{{cite web | url = http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/documents/ViewtheAthertonGeneralPlanPartI.pdf | title = Town of Atherton General Plan | publisher = Neal Martin & Associates | pages = LU–1 | date = November 20, 2002 | access-date = August 22, 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091104032908/http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/documents/ViewtheAthertonGeneralPlanPartI.pdf | archive-date = November 4, 2009 }}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.63%) is water. Atherton lies {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]], and {{convert|18|mi|km}} northwest of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. The town is considered to be part of the [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco metropolitan area]]. ==Demographics== About 73% of the city’s inhabitants are ethnically non-Hispanic white;<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Atherton town, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/athertontowncalifornia |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> this makes it among the least ethnically diverse cities in Silicon Valley.{{r|TMN 2022-08-19}}{{US Census population |1930= 1324 |1940= 1908 |1950= 3630 |1960= 7717 |1970= 8085 |1980= 7797 |1990= 7163 |2000= 7194 |2010= 6914 |2020= 7188 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref> }} ===2000=== At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 7,194 people in 2,413 households, including 1,984 families, in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,467.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,505 housing units at an average density of {{convert|511.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> Of the 2,413 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 12.8% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.06. The age distribution was: 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.2 men. The median [[income]] for a household in the town was in excess of $200,000, as was the median family income. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $68,393 for females. The per capita income for the town was $112,408. About 0.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. ===2010=== At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Atherton had a population of 6,914. The population density was {{convert|1,369.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Atherton was 5,565 (80.5%) White, 75 (1.1%) African American, 7 (0.1%) Native American, 911 (13.2%) Asian, 45 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 95 (1.4%) from other races, and 216 (3.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 268 people (3.9%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603092|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023338/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603092|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Atherton town|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> The census reported that 6,529 people (94.4% of the population) lived in households, 385 (5.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 2,330 households, 787 (33.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,755 (75.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 109 (4.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (2.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 34 (1.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 15 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 321 households (13.8%) were one person and 178 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 1,912 families (82.1% of households); the average family size was 3.03. The age distribution was 1,543 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 579 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 966 people (14.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,264 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,562 people (22.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 95.3 men. The median household income was in excess of $250,000, the highest of any place in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | title= Highest Income Per Household In The United States By City | url= http://www.biggestuscities.com/demographics/us/income-per-household-by-city | access-date= November 2, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140627050346/http://www.biggestuscities.com/demographics/us/income-per-household-by-city | archive-date= June 27, 2014 | url-status= dead }}</ref> The per capita income for the town was $128,816. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. There were 2,530 housing units at an average density of 501.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,116 (90.8%) were owner-occupied and 214 (9.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.9%. 5,921 people (85.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 608 people (8.8%) lived in rental housing units. ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Atherton as second on its list of America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes in 2010, listing median house price as over $2,000,000.<ref name="Forbes2010">{{cite news |last=Levy |first=Francesca |date=27 September 2010 |title=America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/27/most-expensive-zip-codes-2010-lifestyle-real-estate-zip-codes-10-intro_slide_3.html}}</ref> ===2020=== At the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]] Atherton had a population of 7,193 and 2,252 households, the homeowner vacancy rate was 0%. The population density was {{Convert|1424.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There was an average 2.94 people per household, 89.2% of homes were owner occupied and 10.8% were renter occupied. The racial makeup of Atherton was 5,403 (75%) White, 1,655 (23%) Asian, 124 (1.7%) African American, 18 (0.3%) Native American, 107 (1.5%) Pacific Islander, 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 540 (7.5%) people. <br>The median age was 49. For every 100 females there were 100.1 men. The age distribution was 1,472 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 862 people (5.6%) aged aged 18 to 24, 932 people (12.9%) aged 25 to 44, 2,123 (29.5%) aged 45-64 and 1,813 people (25.2%) over the age of 65. Median income for a household was over $250,000. Males had a median income $102,192 versus $53,882 for females. About 1.1% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under the age of 18 and 1.1% of those 65 years or over. <ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Atherton town, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/athertontowncalifornia |publisher=[[United States Census]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818224211/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/athertontowncalifornia |archive-date=18 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=94027&y=2020&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP05 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=United States Census |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> Property Shark ranked first Atherton for the fourth year in a row as the most expensive ZIP code in the United States in 2022 with the median home price at $7,900,000. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Brenda |title=The 10 Most Expensive Zip Codes For Buying A Home |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2020/11/29/the-10-most-expensive-zip-codes-for-buying-a-home/?sh=35eb73982a92 |website=Forbes |access-date=23 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes: 2022 Shatters Last Year’s Records with 14 Zip Codes Surpassing $4 Million Median |url=https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/most-expensive-zip-codes-in-the-us/#For_the_full_list_of_2022s_top_100_most_expensive_zip_codes_in_the_US_explore_the_interactive_table_below |website=PropertyShark Real Estate Blog |access-date=23 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref> == Arts and culture == There are a number of active community organizations: the Atherton Heritage Association, the Atherton Arts Committee, the Atherton Tree Committee, the Friends of the Atherton Community Library, the Holbrook-Palmer Park Foundation, the Atherton Dames, the Police Task Force, and the Atherton Civic Interest League. There are also home owners' associations in various neighborhoods. The Menlo Circus Club is a private club with tennis, swimming, stables and a riding ring located within the town. There are also several tracts of contemporary [[Joseph Eichler|Eichler]] homes, most notably in the Lindenwood neighborhood in the northeast part of the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindenwood Eichler|url=http://lindenwoodeichlers.com/lindenwood.html|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> The [[Holbrook-Palmer Estate]], was once an active rural estate and [[Gentleman farmer|gentleman's farm]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2016-09-26|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/16000663.pdf|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior}}</ref> The Holbrook-Palmer Estate was donated to the city of Atherton in 1958 and now serves as a {{convert|22|acre||adj=mid| public park}} and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] for the architecture.<ref name=":1" /> The city is served by the Atherton Public Library of the [[San Mateo County Libraries]], a member of the [[Peninsula Library System]]. == Government == In the [[California State Legislature]], Atherton is in {{Representative|casd|13|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|24|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Atherton is in {{Representative|cacd|18|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|18}}</ref> ===Political Party Registration=== According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of March 11, 2022, Atherton has 5,063 registered voters. Of those, 2,192 (43.2%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 1,247 (24.6%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]] and 1,317 (26%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/88day-primary-2022/politicalsub.pdf|title= Report of Registration|publisher=California Secretary of State|date=March 11, 2022|access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref> == Education == Among Atherton's public schools, Encinal, Las Lomitas, and Laurel are elementary schools, while Selby Lane is both an elementary and a middle school. [[Menlo-Atherton High School|Menlo-Atherton]] is a high school. Atherton does not have its own public school system. Selby Lane is part of the [[Redwood City School District]], the high school is part of the [[Sequoia Union High School District]], Las Lomitas Elementary School is part of the [[Las Lomitas Elementary School District]], and both Encinal and Laurel are part of the [[Menlo Park City School District]]. Among the town's private schools, [[Sacred Heart Preparatory (Atherton, California)|Sacred Heart]] is an elementary, middle and high school, and [[Menlo School]] is a middle and high school. [[Menlo College]] is a private four-year college. ==Notable people== {{div col}} * [[Paul Allen]], late [[Microsoft]] co-founder.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meisenzahl|first=Mary|title=A Microsoft cofounder's $35 million mansion in the most expensive town in the US just sold — see inside|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-cofounder-paul-allen-atherton-california-mansion-2020-2|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Marc Andreessen]], co-founder of Netscape and general partner at [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Melia|title=We scouted the homes of the top tech executives, and they all live in this San Francisco suburb for the 1%|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/homes-of-tech-ceos-in-atherton-silicon-valley-2017-10|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Mohamed Atalla]], Egyptian-American engineer, inventor of [[MOSFET]] transistor, founder of [[Atalla Corporation]] * [[Gertrude Atherton]], American author * [[Faxon Atherton]], namesake of Atherton, California * [[CiCi Bellis]], tennis player * [[Lindsey Buckingham]], of [[Fleetwood Mac]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindsay Buckingham with Special Guest Stevie Nicks|url=https://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/lbuckingham/bio.htm|year=2005|work=Soundstage|publisher=HD Ready, LLC and WTTW|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303072209/http://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/lbuckingham/bio.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Nick Clegg]], [[Meta Platforms]] executive and former [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], and his wife, [[Miriam González Durántez]], a lawyer<ref>{{cite news|last=Lumley|first=Sarah|date=January 26, 2019|title=Nick Clegg swaps Putney townhouse for £7million California mansion ahead of new Facebook role|work=Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/26/nick-clegg-swaps-putney-townhouse-7million-california-mansion/|access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref> * [[Ty Cobb]], Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player * [[Stephen Curry]] and [[Ayesha Curry]], NBA star and his family moved to Atherton when the [[Golden State Warriors]] moved to San Francisco in 2019. * [[Timothy C. Draper]], venture capitalist and founder of [[Draper Fisher Jurvetson]]<ref name="BusinessWeek: November 6, 2000">{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3706169.arc.htm |title=Tim Draper's Voucher Crusade |last=Palmeri |first=Christopher |author2=Linda Himelstein |date=November 6, 2000 |work=BusinessWeek |publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. |access-date=June 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922115951/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3706169.arc.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> * [[Clay Dreslough]], game designer, raised in Atherton * [[Douglas Engelbart]], computer engineer * [[Drew Fuller]], actor, known for role on ''[[Charmed]]'' and ''[[Army Wives]]'' * [[Bill Gurley]], venture capitalist; general partner at [[Benchmark (venture capital firm)|Benchmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/11/06/atherton-uber-drivers-other-contract-workers-protest-outside-of-uber-investors-home|title=Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's home|last=Swartz|first=Angela|date=2019-11-06|website=Mountain View Voice|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> * [[Elizabeth Holmes]], former biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holmes and Balwani Created LLC to Buy $9 Million Silicon Valley House|url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elizabeth-holmes-trial-theranos/card/iOWfba6RlzRfX3yrAy3y|access-date=2022-02-21|website=WSJ|language=en}}</ref> * [[Ben Horowitz]], co-founder of [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/02/27/silicon-valleys-stealth-power/|title=Silicon Valley's stealth power|last=Helft|first=Miguel|work=Fortune|date=February 27, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> * [[Ron Johnson (businessman)|Ron Johnson]], former senior executive at [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] * [[Guy Kawasaki]], venture capitalist * [[Bobbie Kelsey]], [[Stanford University]] women's basketball assistant coach * [[Andy Kessler (author)|Andy Kessler]], author of books on business, technology, and the health field *[[Jan Koum]], co-founder of WhatsApp * [[Robby Krieger]], musician, former guitarist of [[The Doors]] * [[Charlie Kubal]], music producer, created 2010's Mashup Album of the Year, ''[[the notorious xx]]'', grew up in Atherton * [[Douglas Leone]] (born 1957), billionaire venture capitalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Douglas Leone|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/douglas-leone/|access-date=1 February 2018|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> * [[Andy W. Mattes]], CEO of [[Diebold]].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Cho | first1=Janet H. | title=New Diebold CEO Andy W. Mattes plans to be direct and ask lots of questions as he steers the company back on track | url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/new_diebold_ceo_andy_w_mattes.html | access-date=October 30, 2016 | work=The Plain Dealer | location=Cleveland, Ohio | date=7 June 2013 | quote=He has also worked in China and Brazil, and now lives in Atherton, Calif.}}</ref> * [[Willie Mays]], Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.si.com/vault/1969/12/31/105711864/willie-mays | title=Willie Mays | last=Taylor | first=Phil | date=14 July 2008 | work=Sports Illustrated | access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> * [[Rajeev Motwani]], professor, computer science, Stanford University<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/08/financial/f060447D45.DTL |title=Stanford computer prof. Rajeev Motwani found dead |last=AP Associated Press |date=June 8, 2009 |work=SFGate |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc. |access-date=June 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611052510/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Ffinancial%2Ff060447D45.DTL |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Farzad Nazem]], former chief technology officer of [[Yahoo!]] and one of its longest-serving executives, now an [[angel investor]] * [[Chamath Palihapitiya]], CEO of [[Social Capital (venture capital)|Social Capital]], and board member of [[Golden State Warriors|the Golden State Warriors]]. * [[J. B. Pritzker]], Governor of [[Illinois]] and co-founder of the Pritzker Group * [[Tom Proulx]], co-founder of [[Intuit]].<ref name="BusinessWeek">{{cite news|last=Cortese|first=Amy|date=August 7, 1997|title=My Jet Is Bigger Than Your Jet|work=BusinessWeek|publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/34/b354180.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=June 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108064147/http://www.businessweek.com/1997/34/b354180.htm|archive-date=November 8, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref> * [[Vivek Ranadive]], chairman, CEO and founder of [[TIBCO Software]]<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/21/LVT7184SGL.DTL|title=The Buzz – the week that was|date=June 21, 2009|work=[[SFGate]] |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc.|pages=K–1 of the San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> * [[Jerry Rice]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[gridiron football|football]] player<ref name="BDP">{{cite news|url=http://www.berkeleydaily.org/issue/2001-06-06/article/5297?headline=Jerry-Rice-becomes-newest-Oakland-Raider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922073745/http://www.berkeleydaily.org/issue/2001-06-06/article/5297?headline=Jerry-Rice-becomes-newest-Oakland-Raider |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |title=Jerry Rice becomes newest Oakland Raider |last=The Associated Press |date=June 6, 2001 |newspaper=The Berkeley Daily Planet |access-date=June 25, 2009 }}</ref> * [[George R. Roberts]], co-founder of [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]]. * [[Ted Robinson (sportscaster)|Ted Robinson]], sports broadcaster and former [[San Francisco 49ers]] play-by-play announcer * [[Maureen Kennedy Salaman]], author and proponent of alternative medicine * [[James R. Scapa]], co-founder, chairman and CEO of [[Altair Engineering]] * [[Eric Schmidt]], former executive chairman and CEO of [[Google]]<ref name="NYTIMES">{{cite news|last=Dolan|first=Kerry A.|date=n.d.|title=World's Billionaires List: The Richest in 2021|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> * [[Charles R. Schwab]], founder and CEO of the [[Charles Schwab Corporation]]<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|year=2009|title=#58 Charles R Schwab|work=The 400 Richest Americans|publisher=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/AX8B.html|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Komal Shah (art collector)|Komal Shah]], art collector, philanthropist, and businessperson * [[Shirley Temple]], child movie star and diplomat * [[Y.A. Tittle]], 49ers & Giants QB, NFL HOFer, resident until his death in 2017 * [[Bob Weir]], of the [[Grateful Dead]] and [[Ratdog]], raised in Atherton<ref name="mcnally">{{cite book | first=Dennis | last=McNally | title=A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead | location=New York | publisher=Broadway Books | date=2002 | isbn=978-0-7679-1185-6 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/longstrangetripi00mcna_0 }}</ref> * [[Steve Westly]], former [[State Controller of California]], major [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] fundraiser, and venture capitalist.<ref name="USA TODAY">{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-11-15-google-obama_N.htm | title=Google staffers quiz candidate Obama | date=November 15, 2007 | work=USA Today | publisher=USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. | access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Meg Whitman]], former president and CEO of [[Hewlett-Packard]], former CEO of [[eBay]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riponsociety.org/article/the-ripon-profile-meg-whitman-of-california-former-ceo-of-ebay-inc/ | title=The Ripon Profile — Meg Whitman of California, Former CEO of eBay Inc. | work=The Ripon Forum | date=November–December 2008 | access-date=2009-04-23}}</ref> *[[Dennis Woodside]], president of [[Impossible Foods]], former COO of [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] *[[Quadeca]], YouTuber/Rapper grew up in Atherton *[[Dr. Satwant Kaur, First Lady Of Emerging Technologies,]], lives in Atherton. {{div col end}} == See also == {{Portal bar|Geography|United States|California|San Francisco Bay Area}} ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="TMN 2022-08-19">{{Cite news |last=Toledo |first=Aldo |date=2022-08-19 |title=One in 10 Bay Area neighborhoods is ‘highly segregated’ enclave of White wealth, new report says |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/19/one-in-10-bay-area-neighborhoods-is-highly-segregated-enclave-of-white-wealth-new-report-says |access-date=2023-01-25 |newspaper=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> }} ==External links== {{Commons category|Atherton, California}} * {{Official website}} {{San Mateo County, California}} {{SF Bay Area}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1923 establishments in California]] [[Category:Cities in San Mateo County, California]] [[Category:Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1923]]'
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/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Holbrook-Palmer_Park_Atherton_California.jpg/500px-Holbrook-Palmer_Park_Atherton_California.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4344" data-file-height="2896" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Holbrook-Palmer Park</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Seal_of_Atherton,_California.png" class="image" title="Official seal of Atherton, California"><img alt="Tree on a yellow background" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Seal_of_Atherton%2C_California.png/100px-Seal_of_Atherton%2C_California.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Seal_of_Atherton%2C_California.png/150px-Seal_of_Atherton%2C_California.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Seal_of_Atherton%2C_California.png/200px-Seal_of_Atherton%2C_California.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="700" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg" class="image" title="Location of Atherton in San Mateo County, California"><img alt="Location of Atherton in San Mateo County, California" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg/217px-San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg.png" decoding="async" width="217" height="200" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg/326px-San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg/435px-San_Mateo_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atherton_Highlighted_0603092.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="462" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Atherton in San Mateo County, California</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r997900035">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:USA_California_location_map.svg" class="image" title="Atherton is located in California"><img alt="Atherton is located in California" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/USA_California_location_map.svg/250px-USA_California_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="286" class="notpageimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/USA_California_location_map.svg/375px-USA_California_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/USA_California_location_map.svg/500px-USA_California_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1022" data-file-height="1171" /></a><div class="od" style="top:47.893%;left:23.148%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><img alt="Atherton" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Atherton" width="6" height="6" class="notpageimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="font-size:91%;width:6em;left:4px"><div>Atherton</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in the United States</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of California</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r997900035"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" class="image" title="Atherton is located in the United States"><img alt="Atherton is located in the United States" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/250px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="notpageimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/375px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/500px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a><div class="od" style="top:43.738%;left:5.712%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><img alt="Atherton" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Atherton" width="6" height="6" class="notpageimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="font-size:91%;width:6em;left:4px"><div>Atherton</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Atherton (the United States)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="/enwiki//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Atherton,_California&amp;params=37_27_31_N_122_12_0_W_region:US-CA_type:city(7000)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°27′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">122°12′0″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.45861°N 122.20000°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">37.45861; -122.20000</span></span></span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-GNIS_Detail_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GNIS_Detail-1">&#91;1&#93;</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_counties_in_California" title="List of counties in California">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Mateo_County,_California" title="San Mateo County, California">San Mateo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">September 12, 1923<sup id="cite_ref-Atherton_History_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atherton_History-2">&#91;2&#93;</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Faxon_Atherton" title="Faxon Atherton">Faxon Dean Atherton</a><sup id="cite_ref-Atherton_History_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atherton_History-2">&#91;2&#93;</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;<a href="/enwiki/wiki/City_council" class="mw-redirect" title="City council">City council</a><sup id="cite_ref-Atherton_city_council_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atherton_city_council-5">&#91;5&#93;</a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> Rick DeGolia</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vice_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Mayor">Vice Mayor</a> Bill Widmer</li> <li>Elizabeth Lewis</li> <li>Robert Polito</li> <li>Diana Hawkins Manuelian</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">Assemblymember</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alex_Lee_(politician)" title="Alex Lee (politician)">Alex Lee</a>&#32;(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">D</a>) (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California%27s_24th_State_Assembly_district" title="California&#39;s 24th State Assembly district">24th</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-swd_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swd-3">&#91;3&#93;</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">State Senator</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Becker_(politician)" title="Josh Becker (politician)">Josh Becker</a>&#32;(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">D</a>) (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California%27s_13th_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California&#39;s 13th State 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class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;Total</th><td class="infobox-data">5.05&#160;sq&#160;mi (13.07&#160;km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;Land</th><td class="infobox-data">5.02&#160;sq&#160;mi (12.99&#160;km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.03&#160;sq&#160;mi (0.08&#160;km<sup>2</sup>) &#160;0.63%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-GNIS_Detail_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GNIS_Detail-1">&#91;1&#93;</a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">59&#160;ft (18&#160;m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap">&#160;</span>(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;Total</th><td class="infobox-data">7,193</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">&#160;•&#160;Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,433.01/sq&#160;mi (553.28/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/UTC%E2%88%928" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−8">UTC−8</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">&#160;•&#160;Summer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/UTC%E2%88%927" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−7">UTC−7</a> (PDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a><sup id="cite_ref-USPS_ZIPs_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USPS_ZIPs-7">&#91;7&#93;</a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">94027</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">&#91;8&#93;</a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Area_code_650" title="Area code 650">650</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0603092">06-03092</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature IDs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/1657960">1657960</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/2411651">2411651</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us">www<wbr />.ci<wbr />.atherton<wbr />.ca<wbr />.us</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Atherton</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/æ/: &#39;a&#39; in &#39;bad&#39;">æ</span><span title="/θ/: &#39;th&#39; in &#39;thigh&#39;">θ</span><span title="/ə/: &#39;a&#39; in &#39;about&#39;">ə</span><span title="&#39;r&#39; in &#39;rye&#39;">r</span><span title="&#39;t&#39; in &#39;tie&#39;">t</span><span title="/ə/: &#39;a&#39; in &#39;about&#39;">ə</span><span title="&#39;n&#39; in &#39;nigh&#39;">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_California" title="List of municipalities in California">incorporated town</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Mateo_County,_California" title="San Mateo County, California">San Mateo County</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. </p><p>Atherton is known for its wealth; in 1990 and 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">&#91;9&#93;</a></sup> Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. towns that have a population between 2,500 and 9,999,<sup id="cite_ref-1990_CPH-L-126F.html_Original_page_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990_CPH-L-126F.html_Original_page-10">&#91;10&#93;</a></sup> and the area covered by its zip code is regularly ranked as having the highest cost of living in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes20102_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes20102-11">&#91;11&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Forbes20132_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes20132-12">&#91;12&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">&#91;14&#93;</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Lawsuit_against_the_electrification_of_Caltrain"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Lawsuit against the electrification of Caltrain</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Land_use_and_housing"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Land use and housing</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2000"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2000</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Arts_and_culture"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Arts and culture</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Government"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Government</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Political_Party_Registration"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Political Party Registration</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Notable_people"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Notable people</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The entire area was originally part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rancho_de_las_Pulgas" title="Rancho de las Pulgas">Rancho de las Pulgas</a>. </p> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:172px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello.jpg" class="image"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello.jpg/170px-Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="253" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="363" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Californio" class="mw-redirect" title="Californio">Californio</a> politician <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello" title="José Darío Argüello">José Darío Argüello</a>; owner of Rancho de las Pulgas from 1795.</div></div></div> <p>During the 1860s, Atherton was known as <b>Fair Oaks</b>. In 1923, it was decided to rename the town in honor of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Faxon_Atherton" title="Faxon Atherton">Faxon Dean Atherton</a>, a former 19th century landowner on the south peninsula.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">&#91;15&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lawsuit_against_the_electrification_of_Caltrain">Lawsuit against the electrification of Caltrain</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Lawsuit against the electrification of Caltrain">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>The town has been involved in lawsuits to block or delay the introduction of high-speed rail in California.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">&#91;16&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">&#91;17&#93;</a></sup> Atherton was an early and vocal opponent of the electrification of the U.S. commuter railroad <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Caltrain" title="Caltrain">Caltrain</a>, which serves cities in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_Peninsula" title="San Francisco Peninsula">San Francisco Peninsula</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Silicon_Valley" title="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</a>. Residents opposed electrification and the proposed high-speed rail route because the overhead electrical lines would require tree removal and the town could potentially be divided by the closing of the two grade crossings at Fair Oaks Lane and Watkins Avenue.<sup id="cite_ref-SFC-040725_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFC-040725-18">&#91;18&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In February 2015, shortly after the project received environmental clearance from the state, Atherton sued Caltrain, alleging the agency's environmental impact review was inadequate and that its collaboration with the CHSRA should be further vetted.<sup id="cite_ref-SFC-150210_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFC-150210-19">&#91;19&#93;</a></sup> In July 2015, the suit proceeded after Caltrain's request to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Surface_Transportation_Board" title="Surface Transportation Board">Surface Transportation Board</a> to exempt it from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Environmental_Quality_Act" title="California Environmental Quality Act">California Environmental Quality Act</a> (CEQA) guidelines was denied. Atherton reiterated its opposition to electrification on the basis that overhead wires would require removing a significant number of heritage trees, and city representatives asserted that "newer, cleaner, more efficient diesel trains" should supplant plans for "century-old catenary electrical line technology". Atherton mayor Rick De Golia was quoted as saying "Caltrain is locked into an old technology and 20th century thinking".<sup id="cite_ref-SJMN-150708_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SJMN-150708-20">&#91;20&#93;</a></sup> After Caltrain issued infrastructure and rolling stock contracts in July 2016, Atherton representatives did not file a temporary restraining order to halt those contracts, preferring to let the suit proceed to a hearing.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> In September 2016, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Contra_Costa_County_Superior_Court" title="Contra Costa County Superior Court">Contra Costa County Superior Court</a> Judge <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Goode" title="Barry Goode">Barry Goode</a> sided with Caltrain, ruling that the electrification project did not hinge on the high-speed rail project's success, and was thus independent from the latter.<sup id="cite_ref-SMDJ-160927_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMDJ-160927-22">&#91;22&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">&#91;23&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Atherton sued CHSRA again in December 2016, stating that using bond money intended for high-speed rail for CalMod was a material change in usage and therefore was unconstitutional because such a change would require voter approval first.<sup id="cite_ref-SMDJ-161215_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMDJ-161215-24">&#91;24&#93;</a></sup> In response, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California Legislature</a> allowed the funding to be redirected by passing Assembly Bill No. 1889, which had been championed by Assemblymember <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Mullin" title="Kevin Mullin">Kevin Mullin</a> in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">&#91;25&#93;</a></sup> Mullin noted "this entire Caltrain corridor is the epicenter of the innovation economy and it's a job creation and economic engine. This electrification project, I would argue, is monumental with regard to dealing with [increased traffic and environmental impacts] effectively and efficiently."<sup id="cite_ref-SMDJ-161215_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMDJ-161215-24">&#91;24&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Atherton_station" title="Atherton station">Caltrain station</a> closed in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">&#91;26&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">&#91;27&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Land_use_and_housing">Land use and housing</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Land use and housing">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Atherton is the wealthiest city in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">&#91;28&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1990_CPH-L-126F.html_Original_page_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990_CPH-L-126F.html_Original_page-10">&#91;10&#93;</a></sup> According to the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>, "the town’s ascendance stems largely from its single-family zoning, 1-acre-minimum lot sizes, flat land, streamlined permits and changing buyer demographics — which have translated into soaring house sizes and skyrocketing prices."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">&#91;29&#93;</a></sup> There is no commercial zoning in the town, thus there are no restaurants, shops or grocery stores.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-30">&#91;30&#93;</a></sup> There are no sidewalks in Atherton, only road lanes.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">&#91;31&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Until 2022, the town’s <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zoning_in_the_United_States" title="Zoning in the United States">zoning regulations</a> permitted only one single-family home per acre and prohibit sidewalks.<sup id="cite_ref-Griffith_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Griffith-32">&#91;32&#93;</a></sup> Partly as a result of these regulations, the average home price in the city in recent years was more than 7.5 million dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">&#91;33&#93;</a></sup> Many of the inhabitants have strongly opposed proposals to permit more housing construction.<sup id="cite_ref-Griffith_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Griffith-32">&#91;32&#93;</a></sup> Among those include Golden State Warriors player <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Steph Curry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">&#91;34&#93;</a></sup> However, with the passage of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_HOME_Act" title="California HOME Act">SB 9</a> in 2022, the zoning regulations that limit how many units can be built on a property were nullified.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">&#91;35&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, the town blocked a proposal to build 131 multifamily housing units in the town in response to strong criticism of the proposal by the city’s inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-36">&#91;36&#93;</a></sup> Advocates for the construction of additional homes have criticized Atherton as being a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NIMBY" title="NIMBY">NIMBY</a> town.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-30">&#91;30&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-36">&#91;36&#93;</a></sup> In 2022, California Governor <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Gavin Newsom</a> singled out Atherton in a speech for its restrictive housing policies.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">&#91;37&#93;</a></sup> The mayor said in 2022 that they were focusing on building affordable housing for staff and teachers at the city’s eight schools.<sup id="cite_ref-TMN_2022-08-19_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TMN_2022-08-19-38">&#91;38&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In February 2023, the Atherton City Council approved a housing plan with 348 mixed-income housing units. Under California law, the units must be built over the next eight years, and the city must reserve 148 units for occupancy by as "very low income" or "low income" individuals, 56 units for “moderate income” individuals, and 144 units for “above moderate income” individuals.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">&#91;39&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>As of November 2022, Atherton's stated land-use goal is to “preserve the Town's character as a scenic, rural, thickly wooded residential area with abundant open space."<sup id="cite_ref-General_plan_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-General_plan-40">&#91;40&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Geography">Geography</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Geography">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>According to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13&#160;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 5.0 square miles (13&#160;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078&#160;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.63%) is water. </p><p>Atherton lies two miles (3.2&#160;km) southeast of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Redwood_City,_California" title="Redwood City, California">Redwood City</a>, and 18 miles (29&#160;km) northwest of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a>. The town is considered to be part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco metropolitan area</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics">Demographics</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>About 73% of the city’s inhabitants are ethnically non-Hispanic white;<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">&#91;41&#93;</a></sup> this makes it among the least ethnically diverse cities in Silicon Valley.<sup id="cite_ref-TMN_2022-08-19_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TMN_2022-08-19-38">&#91;38&#93;</a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1139752202">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> </p> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,324</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,908</td><td></td><td>44.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>3,630</td><td></td><td>90.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>7,717</td><td></td><td>112.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>8,085</td><td></td><td>4.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>7,797</td><td></td><td>−3.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>7,163</td><td></td><td>−8.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>7,194</td><td></td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>6,914</td><td></td><td>−3.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>7,188</td><td></td><td>4.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-42">&#91;42&#93;</a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2000">2000</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: 2000">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>At the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a> there were 7,194 people in 2,413 households, including 1,984 families, in the town. The population density was 1,467.6 inhabitants per square mile (566.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,505 housing units at an average density of 511.0 per square mile (197.3/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-43">&#91;43&#93;</a></sup> Of the 2,413 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 12.8% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.06. </p><p>The age distribution was: 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.2 men. </p><p>The median <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Income" title="Income">income</a> for a household in the town was in excess of $200,000, as was the median family income. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $68,393 for females. The per capita income for the town was $112,408. About 0.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: 2010">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>At the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a> Atherton had a population of 6,914. The population density was 1,369.5 inhabitants per square mile (528.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of Atherton was 5,565 (80.5%) White, 75 (1.1%) African American, 7 (0.1%) Native American, 911 (13.2%) Asian, 45 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 95 (1.4%) from other races, and 216 (3.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 268 people (3.9%).<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">&#91;44&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>The census reported that 6,529 people (94.4% of the population) lived in households, 385 (5.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. </p><p>There were 2,330 households, 787 (33.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,755 (75.3%) were <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">opposite-sex married couples</a> living together, 109 (4.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (2.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 34 (1.5%) <a href="/enwiki/wiki/POSSLQ" title="POSSLQ">unmarried opposite-sex partnerships</a>, and 15 (0.6%) <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Same-sex_partnerships" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex partnerships">same-sex married couples or partnerships</a>. 321 households (13.8%) were one person and 178 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 1,912 families (82.1% of households); the average family size was 3.03. </p><p>The age distribution was 1,543 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 579 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 966 people (14.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,264 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,562 people (22.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 95.3 men. </p><p>The median household income was in excess of $250,000, the highest of any place in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">&#91;45&#93;</a></sup> The per capita income for the town was $128,816. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. </p><p>There were 2,530 housing units at an average density of 501.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,116 (90.8%) were owner-occupied and 214 (9.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.9%. 5,921 people (85.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 608 people (8.8%) lived in rental housing units. </p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> ranked Atherton as second on its list of America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes in 2010, listing median house price as over $2,000,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes2010_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes2010-46">&#91;46&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: 2020">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>At the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a> Atherton had a population of 7,193 and 2,252 households, the homeowner vacancy rate was 0%. The population density was 1,424.3 inhabitants per square mile (549.9/km<sup>2</sup>). </p><p>There was an average 2.94 people per household, 89.2% of homes were owner occupied and 10.8% were renter occupied. The racial makeup of Atherton was 5,403 (75%) White, 1,655 (23%) Asian, 124 (1.7%) African American, 18 (0.3%) Native American, 107 (1.5%) Pacific Islander, 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 540 (7.5%) people. <br />The median age was 49. For every 100 females there were 100.1 men. </p><p>The age distribution was 1,472 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 862 people (5.6%) aged aged 18 to 24, 932 people (12.9%) aged 25 to 44, 2,123 (29.5%) aged 45-64 and 1,813 people (25.2%) over the age of 65. </p><p>Median income for a household was over $250,000. Males had a median income $102,192 versus $53,882 for females. About 1.1% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under the age of 18 and 1.1% of those 65 years or over. <sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">&#91;47&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census-48">&#91;48&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Property Shark ranked first Atherton for the fourth year in a row as the most expensive ZIP code in the United States in 2022 with the median home price at $7,900,000. <sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">&#91;49&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">&#91;50&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Arts and culture">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>There are a number of active community organizations: the Atherton Heritage Association, the Atherton Arts Committee, the Atherton Tree Committee, the Friends of the Atherton Community Library, the Holbrook-Palmer Park Foundation, the Atherton Dames, the Police Task Force, and the Atherton Civic Interest League. There are also home owners' associations in various neighborhoods. The Menlo Circus Club is a private club with tennis, swimming, stables and a riding ring located within the town. </p><p>There are also several tracts of contemporary <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joseph_Eichler" title="Joseph Eichler">Eichler</a> homes, most notably in the Lindenwood neighborhood in the northeast part of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">&#91;51&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Holbrook-Palmer_Estate" title="Holbrook-Palmer Estate">Holbrook-Palmer Estate</a>, was once an active rural estate and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gentleman_farmer" title="Gentleman farmer">gentleman's farm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-52">&#91;52&#93;</a></sup> The Holbrook-Palmer Estate was donated to the city of Atherton in 1958 and now serves as a 22-acre public park (8.9&#160;ha) and is listed on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> for the architecture.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-52">&#91;52&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>The city is served by the Atherton Public Library of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Mateo_County_Libraries" title="San Mateo County Libraries">San Mateo County Libraries</a>, a member of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peninsula_Library_System" title="Peninsula Library System">Peninsula Library System</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Government">Government</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Government">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>In the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California State Legislature</a>, Atherton is in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California%27s_13th_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California&#39;s 13th State Senate district">the 13th Senate District</a>, represented by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a>&#32;<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Becker_(politician)" title="Josh Becker (politician)">Josh Becker</a>, and in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California%27s_24th_State_Assembly_district" title="California&#39;s 24th State Assembly district">the 24th Assembly District</a>, represented by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a>&#32;<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alex_Lee_(politician)" title="Alex Lee (politician)">Alex Lee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">&#91;53&#93;</a></sup> In the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, Atherton is in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California%27s_18th_congressional_district" title="California&#39;s 18th congressional district">California's 18th congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>&#32;<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zoe_Lofgren" title="Zoe Lofgren">Zoe Lofgren</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">&#91;54&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_Party_Registration">Political Party Registration</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Political Party Registration">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>According to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_California" title="Secretary of State of California">California Secretary of State</a>, as of March 11, 2022, Atherton has 5,063 registered voters. Of those, 2,192 (43.2%) are registered <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrats</a>, 1,247 (24.6%) are registered <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California_Republican_Party" title="California Republican Party">Republicans</a> and 1,317 (26%) have <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Decline_to_State" title="Decline to State">declined to state</a> a political party.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">&#91;55&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Education">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Among Atherton's public schools, Encinal, Las Lomitas, and Laurel are elementary schools, while Selby Lane is both an elementary and a middle school. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Menlo-Atherton_High_School" title="Menlo-Atherton High School">Menlo-Atherton</a> is a high school. Atherton does not have its own public school system. Selby Lane is part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Redwood_City_School_District" title="Redwood City School District">Redwood City School District</a>, the high school is part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sequoia_Union_High_School_District" title="Sequoia Union High School District">Sequoia Union High School District</a>, Las Lomitas Elementary School is part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Las_Lomitas_Elementary_School_District" title="Las Lomitas Elementary School District">Las Lomitas Elementary School District</a>, and both Encinal and Laurel are part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Menlo_Park_City_School_District" title="Menlo Park City School District">Menlo Park City School District</a>. </p><p>Among the town's private schools, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sacred_Heart_Preparatory_(Atherton,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacred Heart Preparatory (Atherton, California)">Sacred Heart</a> is an elementary, middle and high school, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Menlo_School" title="Menlo School">Menlo School</a> is a middle and high school. </p><p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Menlo_College" title="Menlo College">Menlo College</a> is a private four-year college. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_people">Notable people</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Atherton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Notable people">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1147244281">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_Allen" title="Paul Allen">Paul Allen</a>, late <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> co-founder.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">&#91;56&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marc_Andreessen" title="Marc Andreessen">Marc Andreessen</a>, co-founder of Netscape and general partner at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andreessen_Horowitz" title="Andreessen Horowitz">Andreessen Horowitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">&#91;57&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mohamed_Atalla" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohamed Atalla">Mohamed Atalla</a>, Egyptian-American engineer, inventor of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/MOSFET" title="MOSFET">MOSFET</a> transistor, founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Atalla_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Atalla Corporation">Atalla Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gertrude_Atherton" title="Gertrude Atherton">Gertrude Atherton</a>, American author</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Faxon_Atherton" title="Faxon Atherton">Faxon Atherton</a>, namesake of Atherton, California</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/CiCi_Bellis" title="CiCi Bellis">CiCi Bellis</a>, tennis player</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lindsey_Buckingham" title="Lindsey Buckingham">Lindsey Buckingham</a>, of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">&#91;58&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Meta_Platforms" title="Meta Platforms">Meta Platforms</a> executive and former <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a>, and his wife, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miriam_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Dur%C3%A1ntez" title="Miriam González Durántez">Miriam González Durántez</a>, a lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">&#91;59&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ayesha_Curry" title="Ayesha Curry">Ayesha Curry</a>, NBA star and his family moved to Atherton when the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> moved to San Francisco in 2019.</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timothy_C._Draper" class="mw-redirect" title="Timothy C. Draper">Timothy C. Draper</a>, venture capitalist and founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Draper_Fisher_Jurvetson" title="Draper Fisher Jurvetson">Draper Fisher Jurvetson</a><sup id="cite_ref-BusinessWeek:_November_6,_2000_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BusinessWeek:_November_6,_2000-60">&#91;60&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clay_Dreslough" title="Clay Dreslough">Clay Dreslough</a>, game designer, raised in Atherton</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart" title="Douglas Engelbart">Douglas Engelbart</a>, computer engineer</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Drew_Fuller" title="Drew Fuller">Drew Fuller</a>, actor, known for role on <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charmed" title="Charmed">Charmed</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Army_Wives" title="Army Wives">Army Wives</a></i></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Gurley" title="Bill Gurley">Bill Gurley</a>, venture capitalist; general partner at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Benchmark_(venture_capital_firm)" title="Benchmark (venture capital firm)">Benchmark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">&#91;61&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes" title="Elizabeth Holmes">Elizabeth Holmes</a>, former biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">&#91;62&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ben_Horowitz" title="Ben Horowitz">Ben Horowitz</a>, co-founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andreessen_Horowitz" title="Andreessen Horowitz">Andreessen Horowitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">&#91;63&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(businessman)" title="Ron Johnson (businessman)">Ron Johnson</a>, former senior executive at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guy_Kawasaki" title="Guy Kawasaki">Guy Kawasaki</a>, venture capitalist</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bobbie_Kelsey" title="Bobbie Kelsey">Bobbie Kelsey</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a> women's basketball assistant coach</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andy_Kessler_(author)" title="Andy Kessler (author)">Andy Kessler</a>, author of books on business, technology, and the health field</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jan_Koum" title="Jan Koum">Jan Koum</a>, co-founder of WhatsApp</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robby_Krieger" title="Robby Krieger">Robby Krieger</a>, musician, former guitarist of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charlie_Kubal" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Kubal">Charlie Kubal</a>, music producer, created 2010's Mashup Album of the Year, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_notorious_xx" title="The notorious xx">the notorious xx</a></i>, grew up in Atherton</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Douglas_Leone" title="Douglas Leone">Douglas Leone</a> (born 1957), billionaire venture capitalist<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">&#91;64&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andy_W._Mattes" title="Andy W. Mattes">Andy W. Mattes</a>, CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Diebold" class="mw-redirect" title="Diebold">Diebold</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">&#91;65&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a>, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">&#91;66&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajeev_Motwani" title="Rajeev Motwani">Rajeev Motwani</a>, professor, computer science, Stanford University<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">&#91;67&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Farzad_Nazem" title="Farzad Nazem">Farzad Nazem</a>, former chief technology officer of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yahoo!" title="Yahoo!">Yahoo!</a> and one of its longest-serving executives, now an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Angel_investor" title="Angel investor">angel investor</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chamath_Palihapitiya" title="Chamath Palihapitiya">Chamath Palihapitiya</a>, CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Social_Capital_(venture_capital)" title="Social Capital (venture capital)">Social Capital</a>, and board member of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">the Golden State Warriors</a>.</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">J. B. Pritzker</a>, Governor of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> and co-founder of the Pritzker Group</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Proulx" title="Tom Proulx">Tom Proulx</a>, co-founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Intuit" title="Intuit">Intuit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BusinessWeek_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BusinessWeek-68">&#91;68&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vivek_Ranadive" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivek Ranadive">Vivek Ranadive</a>, chairman, CEO and founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/TIBCO_Software" title="TIBCO Software">TIBCO Software</a><sup id="cite_ref-sfgate_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfgate-69">&#91;69&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">football</a> player<sup id="cite_ref-BDP_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BDP-70">&#91;70&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_R._Roberts" title="George R. Roberts">George R. Roberts</a>, co-founder of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts" title="Kohlberg Kravis Roberts">Kohlberg Kravis Roberts</a>.</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ted_Robinson_(sportscaster)" title="Ted Robinson (sportscaster)">Ted Robinson</a>, sports broadcaster and former <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> play-by-play announcer</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maureen_Kennedy_Salaman" title="Maureen Kennedy Salaman">Maureen Kennedy Salaman</a>, author and proponent of alternative medicine</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_R._Scapa" class="mw-redirect" title="James R. Scapa">James R. Scapa</a>, co-founder, chairman and CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Altair_Engineering" title="Altair Engineering">Altair Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Schmidt" title="Eric Schmidt">Eric Schmidt</a>, former executive chairman and CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a><sup id="cite_ref-NYTIMES_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTIMES-71">&#91;71&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charles_R._Schwab" title="Charles R. Schwab">Charles R. Schwab</a>, founder and CEO of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charles_Schwab_Corporation" title="Charles Schwab Corporation">Charles Schwab Corporation</a><sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes-72">&#91;72&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Komal_Shah_(art_collector)" title="Komal Shah (art collector)">Komal Shah</a>, art collector, philanthropist, and businessperson</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shirley_Temple" title="Shirley Temple">Shirley Temple</a>, child movie star and diplomat</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Y.A._Tittle" class="mw-redirect" title="Y.A. Tittle">Y.A. Tittle</a>, 49ers &amp; Giants QB, NFL HOFer, resident until his death in 2017</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bob_Weir" title="Bob Weir">Bob Weir</a>, of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Grateful_Dead" title="Grateful Dead">Grateful Dead</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ratdog" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratdog">Ratdog</a>, raised in Atherton<sup id="cite_ref-mcnally_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcnally-73">&#91;73&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steve_Westly" title="Steve Westly">Steve Westly</a>, former <a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_Controller_of_California" class="mw-redirect" title="State Controller of California">State Controller of California</a>, major <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> fundraiser, and venture capitalist.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_TODAY_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA_TODAY-74">&#91;74&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Meg_Whitman" title="Meg Whitman">Meg Whitman</a>, former president and CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard</a>, former CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">&#91;75&#93;</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dennis_Woodside" title="Dennis Woodside">Dennis Woodside</a>, president of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Impossible_Foods" title="Impossible Foods">Impossible Foods</a>, former COO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dropbox_(service)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dropbox (service)">Dropbox</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Quadeca" title="Quadeca">Quadeca</a>, YouTuber/Rapper grew up in Atherton</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dr._Satwant_Kaur,_First_Lady_Of_Emerging_Technologies,&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Dr. Satwant Kaur, First Lady Of Emerging Technologies, (page does not exist)">Dr. Satwant Kaur, First Lady Of Emerging Technologies,</a>, 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bodega_Bay" title="Bodega Bay">Bodega Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carquinez_Strait" title="Carquinez Strait">Carquinez Strait</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clifton_Court_Forebay" title="Clifton Court Forebay">Clifton Forebay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Golden_Gate" title="Golden Gate">Golden Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Grizzly_Bay" title="Grizzly Bay">Grizzly Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guadalupe_River_(California)" title="Guadalupe River (California)">Guadalupe River</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay_(California)" title="Half Moon Bay (California)">Half Moon Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lake_Berryessa" title="Lake Berryessa">Lake Berryessa</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Napa_River" title="Napa River">Napa River</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oakland_Estuary" title="Oakland Estuary">Oakland Estuary</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Petaluma_River" title="Petaluma River">Petaluma River</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richardson_Bay" title="Richardson Bay">Richardson Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richmond_Inner_Harbor" title="Richmond Inner Harbor">Richmond Inner Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Russian_River_(California)" title="Russian River (California)">Russian River</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sacramento_River" title="Sacramento River">Sacramento River</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Leandro_Bay" title="San Leandro Bay">San Leandro Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Pablo_Bay" title="San Pablo Bay">San Pablo Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sonoma_Creek" title="Sonoma Creek">Sonoma Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suisun_Bay" title="Suisun Bay">Suisun Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tomales_Bay" title="Tomales Bay">Tomales Bay</a></li></ul> </div></td><td 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Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marin_County,_California" title="Marin County, California">Marin</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Napa_County,_California" title="Napa County, California">Napa</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Mateo_County,_California" title="San Mateo County, California">San Mateo</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Solano_County,_California" title="Solano County, California">Solano</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Major cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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California">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fremont,_California" title="Fremont, California">Fremont</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hayward,_California" title="Hayward, California">Hayward</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richmond,_California" title="Richmond, California">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_California" title="Santa Rosa, California">Santa Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sunnyvale,_California" title="Sunnyvale, California">Sunnyvale</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vacaville,_California" title="Vacaville, California">Vacaville</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vallejo,_California" title="Vallejo, California">Vallejo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />50k–99k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alameda,_California" title="Alameda, California">Alameda</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brentwood,_California" title="Brentwood, California">Brentwood</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Castro_Valley,_California" title="Castro Valley, California">Castro Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cupertino,_California" title="Cupertino, California">Cupertino</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dublin,_California" title="Dublin, California">Dublin</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gilroy,_California" title="Gilroy, California">Gilroy</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Livermore,_California" title="Livermore, California">Livermore</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Milpitas,_California" title="Milpitas, California">Milpitas</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Napa,_California" title="Napa, California">Napa</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Novato,_California" title="Novato, California">Novato</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California" title="Palo Alto, California">Palo Alto</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Petaluma,_California" title="Petaluma, California">Petaluma</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pittsburg,_California" title="Pittsburg, California">Pittsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pleasanton,_California" title="Pleasanton, California">Pleasanton</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Redwood_City,_California" title="Redwood City, California">Redwood City</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Leandro,_California" title="San Leandro, California">San Leandro</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Rafael,_California" title="San Rafael, California">San Rafael</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Ramon,_California" title="San Ramon, California">San Ramon</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_San_Francisco,_California" title="South San Francisco, California">South San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Union_City,_California" title="Union City, California">Union City</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walnut_Creek,_California" title="Walnut Creek, California">Walnut Creek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />25k–50k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Belmont,_California" title="Belmont, California">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Benicia,_California" title="Benicia, California">Benicia</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Burlingame,_California" title="Burlingame, California">Burlingame</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Campbell,_California" title="Campbell, California">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Danville,_California" title="Danville, California">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Palo_Alto,_California" title="East Palo Alto, California">East Palo Alto</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Foster_City,_California" title="Foster City, California">Foster City</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hercules,_California" title="Hercules, California">Hercules</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lafayette,_California" title="Lafayette, California">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Los_Altos,_California" title="Los Altos, California">Los Altos</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Los_Gatos,_California" title="Los Gatos, California">Los Gatos</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Martinez,_California" title="Martinez, California">Martinez</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Menlo_Park,_California" title="Menlo Park, California">Menlo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Morgan_Hill,_California" title="Morgan Hill, California">Morgan Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Newark,_California" title="Newark, California">Newark</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oakley,_California" title="Oakley, California">Oakley</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pacifica,_California" title="Pacifica, California">Pacifica</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pleasant_Hill,_California" title="Pleasant Hill, California">Pleasant Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rohnert_Park,_California" title="Rohnert Park, California">Rohnert Park</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Bruno,_California" title="San Bruno, California">San Bruno</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Carlos,_California" title="San Carlos, California">San Carlos</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Lorenzo,_California" title="San Lorenzo, California">San Lorenzo</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Pablo,_California" title="San Pablo, California">San Pablo</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saratoga,_California" title="Saratoga, California">Saratoga</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suisun_City,_California" title="Suisun City, California">Suisun City</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Windsor,_California" title="Windsor, California">Windsor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />10k–25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alamo,_California" title="Alamo, California">Alamo</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Albany,_California" title="Albany, California">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/American_Canyon,_California" title="American Canyon, California">American Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ashland,_California" title="Ashland, California">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bay_Point,_California" title="Bay Point, California">Bay Point</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cherryland,_California" title="Cherryland, California">Cherryland</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clayton,_California" title="Clayton, California">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Discovery_Bay,_California" title="Discovery Bay, California">Discovery Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dixon,_California" title="Dixon, California">Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/El_Cerrito,_California" title="El Cerrito, California">El Cerrito</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/El_Sobrante,_Contra_Costa_County,_California" title="El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California">El Sobrante</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emeryville,_California" title="Emeryville, California">Emeryville</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fairview,_California" title="Fairview, California">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay,_California" title="Half Moon Bay, California">Half Moon Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Healdsburg,_California" title="Healdsburg, California">Healdsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hillsborough,_California" title="Hillsborough, California">Hillsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larkspur,_California" title="Larkspur, California">Larkspur</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Millbrae,_California" title="Millbrae, California">Millbrae</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mill_Valley,_California" title="Mill Valley, California">Mill Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Moraga,_California" title="Moraga, California">Moraga</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Fair_Oaks,_California" title="North Fair Oaks, California">North Fair Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Orinda,_California" title="Orinda, California">Orinda</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Piedmont,_California" title="Piedmont, California">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinole,_California" title="Pinole, California">Pinole</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Anselmo,_California" title="San Anselmo, California">San Anselmo</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sonoma,_California" title="Sonoma, California">Sonoma</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford,_California" title="Stanford, California">Stanford</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley,_California" title="Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California">Tamalpais-Homestead Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Sub-regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Bay" title="East Bay">East Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Bay_(San_Francisco_Bay_Area)" title="North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)">North Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_Peninsula" title="San Francisco Peninsula">San Francisco Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley" title="Santa Clara Valley">Santa Clara Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Politics_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="Politics in the San Francisco Bay Area">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sports_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Transportation_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Whether or not the change was made through a Tor exit node (tor_exit_node)
false
Unix timestamp of change (timestamp)
'1685414306'