Walnut Creek Mayor Cindy Darling opened a special City Council meeting on Nov. 4, 2025, to conduct interviews for city commissions and reminded attendees that, under California law, public comment at special meetings is limited to items on the agenda. "Under California law, public comments and special meetings are limited to subjects on the agenda only," Darling said, adding that public comment "will be received at the time" for the listed item.

Darling told residents the commission interviews would not be video recorded but could be observed in person. "Commission interviews will not be video recorded but can be viewed in person," she said. She also said that after an opportunity for public comment the City Council would conduct the interviews.

Moments later, the mayor commented that "nobody's here" and announced the meeting was adjourned. "We are adjourned," Darling said, followed by a direction to proceed upstairs.

No applicants, interview questions, or interview outcomes were discussed in the segments of the meeting recorded in the provided transcript. The transcript does not specify whether the interviews were rescheduled, whether any members of the public attended later, or where the interviews would be held beyond the mayor's note that they could be viewed in person.