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Political division and the Porterville First social media page
A caller demanded each council member personally denounce racism and xenophobia by their supporters; David Horowitz countered with his own accusation of racism against Council Member Beltran's family. Several members responded at length — Rivas and Beltran shared personal history, and Meister denied calling anyone a DEI hire.
3 mentionsLast discussed Sep 1, 2026
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Downtown and Airport Entertainment Zone Ordinance
Council members celebrated the Main Street car show that drew thousands, doubled downtown sales, and netted the city a couple thousand dollars. McKervey asked to revisit the ordinance to restrict alcohol sales to existing ABC-licensed brick-and-mortar businesses.
3 mentionsLast discussed May 19, 2026