- sanmarinoca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Marino — City Clerk, Elections page: confirms the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election is for three (3) City Council seats (terms staggered so three seats are up one cycle, two the next); links the city's own "Notice of Offices and Nominations" (nomination period July 13 - Aug. 7, 2026, extendable to Aug. 12 for non-incumbents) and "Notice of Last Day to Submit Arguments" for the concurrent Measure U parcel-tax renewal
- sanmarinoca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Marino — "2026 City Council Candidates" page: states the nomination period closed Aug. 7, 2026, and names the certified roster directly — "Qualified Candidates for the Election: Shelley Boyle, Tony Chou, John Dustin, Calvin Lo" — for the three open seats
- sanmarinoca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Marino — Mayor & City Council page: names the sitting five-member council as Tony Chou (Mayor), Calvin Lo (Vice Mayor), Hunter Chang, John Chou, and Gretchen Shepherd Romey — used to confirm Chou's and Lo's incumbency and that Chang's and John Chou's seats are not up this cycle
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State — CAL-ACCESS campaign-finance filer search, checked by candidate name 2026-08-31: no filer found for Shelley Boyle or John Dustin. Tony Chou: "Chou to San Marino City Council 2022; Committee to Elect Tony" (Filer 1455385), status ACTIVE, no Form 460/461/450 e-filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval. Calvin Lo: "Lo for City Council 2017; Committee to Elect Calvin" (Filer 1396253), status ACTIVE, same — no 2025-2026 cycle filing on record.
- outlooknewspapers.com (opens in a new tab)San Marino Tribune (Outlook Newspapers) — "Local Businesswomen Find Strength in Numbers" (Oct. 17, 2020): names Shelley Boyle a member of the city's Planning Commission and a contractor consultant offering strategic planning, marketing, and PR services, who co-founded the city's Women's Business Club and worked with its Economic Development Team
- outlooknewspapers.com (opens in a new tab)San Marino Tribune (Outlook Newspapers) — "San Marino DRC Members Sworn In, New Leadership Elected" (Aug. 18, 2016): names a John Dustin, a former alternate, sworn in as a member of the city's Design Review Committee. Same small city and name; not otherwise confirmed as the same person as the 2026 candidate.
- outlooknewspapers.com (opens in a new tab)San Marino Tribune (Outlook Newspapers) — "Gretchen Shepherd Romey Announces Candidacy for San Marino City Council" (June 15, 2017): independently places Calvin Lo among the declared candidates for the Nov. 2017 council election, corroborating his multi-term tenure ahead of this cycle's reelection bid
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of San Marino
San Marino City Council
This person holds one of three seats up this cycle. The seats are on San Marino's City Council. The council has five members, elected to staggered four-year terms. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. The council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor. The Mayor's term is one year. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations.
San Marino is electing three of its five City Council seats on November 3, 2026. Four candidates are running for the three seats. Incumbents Tony Chou and Calvin Lo are running again. The third seat opened because Councilmember Gretchen Shepherd Romey did not qualify to run again. First-time candidates Shelley Boyle and John Dustin are running for that seat.
Each winner serves a 4-year term on San Marino's 5-member City Council, which sets the city's budget, zoning and land-use rules, and municipal ordinances for one of LA County's smallest, most affluent cities. The council doesn't elect its mayor directly -- members rotate the largely ceremonial title among themselves each year -- and day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager.
Two of the four candidates already sit on the council and are asking to continue; the other two have no council record and are running only for the seat an incumbent left open. With no campaign statement reachable for any of the four -- every one 404s on the city's own file server -- the practical choice comes down to how much weight you give continuity on the council versus a clean changeover.
Tony Chou
Tony Chou is San Marino's sitting Mayor, a title the council rotates yearly. They are a councilmember first elected in 2022 and are seeking another term. No campaign platform was found, and no 2025-26 finance report has been filed.
Calvin Lo
Calvin Lo is San Marino's sitting Vice Mayor. Lo is the longest-serving of the four candidates, with a campaign committee since 2017. No campaign platform was found, and no report has been filed for this cycle.
John Dustin
John Dustin is a first-time candidate for the seat Gretchen Shepherd Romey is leaving. No campaign platform was found, and they have no campaign committee on file.
Shelley Boyle
Shelley Boyle is a first-time candidate running for the same open seat as Dustin. She is a Planning Commissioner and a consultant offering strategic planning, marketing, and PR services. No campaign platform was found, and she has no campaign committee on file.
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